Craft hutch DIY

First of all....a BIG THANK YOU to Y-O-U!!!! 

Thank you.Thank you.Thank YOU!!!  We won the American Crafters contest, wee!  We feel like we're now officially friends with the other contestants too, especially Jen & Marni.  And the generous sponsors gave out awesome prizes & we're so thrilled Marni & Jen get to be spoiled for their hard work too! Please visit all their AWESOME blogs & give them some love, the contestants, host & sponors!  And a grand thank you to Miss Amy for hosting too!  xoxo

  We're so happy you all loved the craft hutch, here is the before/after as promised.  [Sorry it took so long, my hubby took my computer apart without telling me {we're in the middle of moving} and I've only been able to use my iPhone which is no bueno for blogging!] 

BEFORE:

This is how it looked on the craigslist ad, can't you just see the potential??

BEFORE SHOTS:

Tip: The best paint re-do is using REAL WOOD.  Say no to laminate, lol!!   

Step #1:  Sand. 

 Tip: Use a gunk remover if necessary.

Step #2: Prime.

Step #3: Paint.

Note: There are 2 types of painters:  sprayers & hand rollers. Kelli tends to be a latex paint/hand roller. Kristi prefers spray paint...to each their own. This was painted by hand, fyi.  Either is great (: 
Also, there were glass inserts for the shelving on the top portion of the hutch, a simple switch with bead board matched the look much better!

Step #4: Distress

Note: This was sanded PLUS lightly painted with black acrylic paint on a small foam brush.

Other embellishments not shown step-by-step: green background is actually contact paper.  All hardware we had on hand, but it would have cost about $10 on eBay {cheapest place we've seen it!}.  What else?-we had the bead board on hand, and all the paint supplies.

Cost breakdown:$40 for hutch on craigslist { just got lucky!!}

$3 for contact paper from dollar store

free hardware, paint

More tips: use mason jars for storage. It's hard to tell but on the tops of the lids are circles of quarter foil fabric to dress them up even more.  Also, hide all the ugly/bulky items behind cabinet doors. 

Hopefully you now feel inspired to craft in your new hutch! (: