Farmhouse Cabinet

I was lucky to find this unique, farmhouse cabinet at a yard sale recently.  This cabinet would be the perfect piece in a farmhouse style kitchen, for extra storage or as a  pantry.

The old latex paint was peeling and dirty, but this cabinet had great bones.  I did not plan on leaving it bare wood, but as Mr. Rubbish started sanding the paint off, I loved the look of the rustic, natural wood that was being exposed. 

The only part of the cabinet that did not have nice looking wood was the center of the door, which was a cheap plywood. To cover it up, I painted it with three coats of Graphite Chalk Paint to make it into a chalkboard.  I used Annie Sloan clear wax over the rest of the cabinet to protect the bare wood.

I love the little bit of green paint left on the edges of the door.

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Old Ochre Farmhouse Hutch

I had been looking for a second display hutch for our Chalk Paint at Loot, when I came across this vintage one at a community sale.  

It was plain and boring looking, but all the shelves and storage made it quite functional for displaying our Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and accessories. I love the spacious cupboard below that holds all of our extra cans of paint.

I painted the hutch with two coats of creamy Old Ochre Chalk Paint.  I love open shelving and they are more practical for display, so I removed the upper cabinet doors before painting the hutch.

Then, I bought some 220 grit sanding discs for my palm sander and distressed it all over.  Sanding the entire surface burnished the paint, making it silky smooth without needing any wax for protection.

I was going to order some hardware online, when I vaguely remembered that I had bought some beautiful, old bin pulls at a yard sale several months before and stuck them in my glove box.  I remembered them at the perfect time!

I love the dark, rusty bin pulls against the distressed Old Ochre Chalk Paint.

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