French-inspired Craig's list hutch. . . .

The dining room saga....was I even sane thinking that I could pull off a room flip a week and a half before Thanksgiving???  I'll be sharing with you later my paint disaster.....because I'm still somewhat in the middle of it!

I found this hutch for the dining room on Craig's list.......I've been stalking Craig's list for a couple of months.....

I sold a pair of these the same day, so it was basically an even swap.... 

Wanting to save time and money, I mixed my own chalk paint. I used the recipe from Kim at Too Much Time On My Hands.  This recipe works great!

1 1/2 cups of paint 
1/2 cup of Plaster of Paris
1/2 cup of water.

I mixed it all in a washed out applesauce jar....be sure to shake it well!

As I continue to work with chalk paint, I am beginning to understand it better. One thing that I am learning is that you don't necessarily want complete coverage...

I did add a second coat to this (and then a third, but I shouldn't have!).  I ended up sanding off most of the third coat....

Before I got to this point, I had moments of extreme panic.....it looked terrible!  I thought for sure that I had ruined this piece of furniture!

One of my favorite parts is hidden inside the hutch......beadboard wallpaper and thrift store glass!!

I had leftover beadboard wallpaper, so I lined the back and side with the wallpaper!

I bought the glass dishes (with the exception of my Grandma's cake stand!) at the Goodwill for 50 cents each! Some were even half-price!!

I love how the hutch turned out....the color on the walls.....still giving me fits.....