Hamptons Style Buffet and Hutch

I've just finished this large two piece solid pine buffet and hutch, and I absolutely love it!

It is a bit of a departure from my normal pastel retro cute style, but I was inspired to do this in a more classic Hamptons style after our recent trip to the NSW South Coast and Southern Highlands - Bowral in particular has some stunning shops and a fantastic antiques emporium called Dirty Jane's.

Here's how it started out...

I gave it three coats of Graphite Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, and the inside of hutch got five coats of Pure White. I've sealed it all over with clear wax.  In another departure from my usual finishing techniques I didn't distress this piece - well I did a tiny little bit on the white but none at all on the black.  I thought that the combination of the colour and the shape of this piece made quite a statement and any more going on would have just been too much.  Plus the Hamptons look I was going for is classic and understated, not OTT!

This piece is available for sale, $650. It measures 1100mm wide x 550mm deep x 2000mm high.

Pickup is from Lake Cathie NSW 2445.

For any queries or to view please contact karen@restyledvintage.com.

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Paris Grey China Hutch

Hello....I've got a few projects that I've finished over the past few weeks and not yet written about them...will try and catch up, starting now!

This one I actually finished today.

I am a little bit in love with it!

Here is how it started out...

I immediately envisaged it painted in grey and white and filled with white china and natural coloured things, so styling it today and seeing my vision come to life was pretty fun!

I gave the exterior two coats of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Paris Grey. For the inside I used a custom mix of Pure White and French Linen (approximately 1/3rd of a tin of Pure White with a couple of tablespoons of French Linen) - this took the starkness off the Pure White and just gave it a nice antique white look without the yellowish tones of Old White.  I'm really happy with how the white looks.

The inside has had 3 coats of white.

New 4cm crystal knobs give it a nice bit of bling!

I'm taking this to my next market stall, which, weather permitting, will be this Sunday 24th November at Cassegrain Winery, Port Macquarie from 9am-3pm.

Linking up with:

* Elizabeth & Co. * Domestically Speaking * A Stroll Thru Life 
 * Miss Mustard Seed * DIY Show Off * Savvy Southern Style
*Funky Junk Interiors

Pure White Sideboard

Hello, today I've got a gorgeous sideboard transformation to show you.  It was a custom job for Paula, a lovely client of mine who has entrusted me with a few pieces of her furniture, such as this hall stand...

this china cabinet

and this desk.

Here's what the sideboard looked like before I worked my magic:

I just love to paint this type of furniture - it is solid, sturdy, has nice lines, and looks amazing once painted!

This one was hiding a bit of a secret.  It had been stored for a while and wasn't being used. As we pulled it out from the wall to load it into my car, we discovered this:

A very mouldy backing board! Our sub tropical climate is quite humid at times and as such, mould can thrive before you know it. 

Of course it looked bad, but I knew it would be simple to fix by removing it and installing a fresh new one.

I used 3mm MDF and got the lovely man at Bunnings to cut it to size for me. I primed and painted it in a fresh green (Dulux French Limestone) before stapling it on after I had painted the sideboard.

The sideboard itself was painted in Annie Sloan Pure White - it was my first time using Pure White as I would never choose to use a pure bright untinted white myself, as I find it too stark. However, after using this I am converted! It is a beautiful colour and goes so well on this type of furniture. It did take 5 coats to get a coverage I was happy with, but had expected that as I had read others say similar.

Here's the finished article, looking all beachy and fresh.

I delivered the sideboard back to Paula's gorgeous home yesterday, and came home with the next project - this bookcase which is going beachy in pale Duck Egg and White...really looking forward to this one - it's going to look beautiful!

Vintage Green and Cream Corner Hutch

Hello...funny story...I posted a progress shot of this project on my Facebook page the other day, saying how I had decided it was well and truly time to get it finished.  It kept getting pushed down the list because I was doing it to keep for our home...you know...a furniture painter's furniture never gets around to being painted ;)

So, Sunday afternoon I got it done!

The funny part is, now it is done, I've decided I don't have the room for it, particularly because last week I painted (then decided to keep) the French Linen Buffet.  I love them both but they are such different styles...and the French Linen Buffet fits better in our home.

Here's how the corner hutch started out...

I painted it using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® - Old White on the inside, and a custom 'vintage' green on the outside.  To make the green I used Antibes, Old White and French Linen in quantities I didn't really measure - it was approx equal amounts of Antibes and Old White with half the quantity of French Linen.  I did the first coat of green a lighter, cleaner shade to give it a bit of a layered effect.

It is very subtle but I think that it works well with this piece to add to the vintage feel.

Here's how it looks all finished...

It reminds me of this hutch I did last year...

That was pre-ASCP, and I used Porters Glossodia for the green and Resene Pearl Lusta for the cream. It's up there as one of my most-viewed posts...although nowhere near as many views as this one,or this one - which, ironically, has nothing to do with furniture makeovers!

This piece is for sale, please contact karen@restyledvintage.com for details.

Linking up with:

* Elizabeth & Co. * Domestically Speaking * A Stroll Thru Life 

 * Miss Mustard Seed * DIY Show Off * Savvy Southern Style

*Funky Junk Interiors