We took a poll to see what our viewers wanted to see in the month of February and the highest, by far, was hutch inspiration. I went online and found a hutch for $75 dollars and my husband went and picked it up for me that night. It wasn’t all that pretty but I liked the lines and knew it had some potential.
I started by painting the whole thing white. I used Annie Sloan pure white chalk paint ($38), I then distressed it by sanding off the edges and letting some of the green show through. I added a coat of wax (already had on hand) and then stepped back to take a peek. Now normally I love all white, but in this case, it still seemed to be lacking some character and was a little too plain for me. My husband and I went to Home Depot and found the skinniest shiplap I have ever seen. This was perfect because the shelves are not deep at all and normal width shiplap would have taken up too much room. It came in a bundle and was only $10. I only needed one pack so this was a huge win.
We came home and my husband cut the pieces for me, I stained them using Minwax Early American I found in the garage and then glued them on using wood glue that we picked up for $5.
I styled the shelves using decor I had on hand. I made an effort to only use neutrals and muted tones. My husband thought it was funny I had the books turned around, but the other side had a lot of color and pattern and that was not what I was going for. I brought in lots of vintage items and items with texture. I focused on staggering groupings of books and then added decor around that to compliment it. I didn’t want it to be too heavy on either side or too packed full of stuff. I left some open areas and made an effort to keep the eye moving. I added greenery as the final touch to keep it more organic feeling. The process of styling took me a few hours to get just right.
Total cost for this project was $128!!!!
My plans to complete the room…
I want to add some art above the hutch with a few more vintage pieces. I plan to add a chair next to the hutch (that is what the pillow is planned for). You all asked for some IKEA curtain hacks which I might pull into this room. Subscribe for some further additions!
I absolutely love the hutch makeover. This is my first time working with shiplap and we have a similar piece I’d like to add that shiplap backing to. Would you mind telling me what size/width ship lap you got for this project so I can have an idea what to get for it? Thank you.
Hi Amy-
We went to Home Depot and found a pack of shiplap that was very thin. 4 to 5 inches wide. I can’t find it online but it was on one of the ends at my store if that is helpful for you. Good luck with your project!