Walking through our favorite consignment store, I spotted this hutch and pointed it out to Heidi. She wasn’t keen on it because it was painted. I pointed out that it’s style was similar to the bookshelf I painted earlier and I could repaint it to match the bookshelf. She said if I wanted to.

I did.

I figured it would be easy to paint since all I had to do was lightly sand the existing paint for the new coat. WRONG. The paint just flaked off meaning I had to take it all the way down to the wood from top to bottom. Look at that first picture. Notice all those grooves in the wood? Where did that ever become a good idea for furniture? I got to the point where I was trying to sand the grooves out of existence. What should have been a weekend job, stretched out to weeks.

This past Saturday, with the help of my boys, we finished it.

Have I mentioned GROOVES? What a headache. I’m into grooveless furniture.

Finished Product

All photos are copyright © Timothy J. Hammons, 2023.