Painting Furniture With Chalk Paint®

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I saw this old chunky hutch in our local Craigslist ads. After a little bit of back and forth negotiating I had myself a vintage hutch loaded into our truck. I didn't need a hutch (isn't that usually how it goes?), but I decided that the bottom part of the hutch had the perfect dimensions to be converted into a media console. I couldn't wait to get my hands on a paint brush and some chalk paint® with all of those fabulous carvings!

I've recruited help! Currently we're hosting this cute gal from Seattle, who happens to be my niece! In addition to doing some site seeing and getting in some R&R, we're also pooling our talents to transform this vintage hutch into a media console.

Tips for Painting Furniture With Chalk Paint®

These are the steps I take for any furniture makeover project!

Prep Your Piece of Furniture: It's so important to prep your piece of furniture before painting! After I vaccum the inside and out of a piece, I like wipe down it down with a TSP solution, then let it dry. Wiping your surfaces down with a solution will help eliminate any dust, dirt and oil build ups.

Chalk Paint® is very forgiving!: If this is your first time painting a piece with chalk paint®, don't stress! Don't panic when your first coat dries and it looks streaky. This is normal. All first coats look pretty ridiculous. ;) Everything will look very different after your second coat of paint.

Ziplock Bags/ Saran Wrap: Interruptions happen. In fact plan on them. If you need to step away from your project for longer then a few minutes, put your paint brush in a zip lock back, zip it up and put it in the fridge. This will help keep it moist for a long period of time. Wrapping your brush in saran wrap will do the same!

For This Chalk Paint® Makeover

Turquoise is one of Ray's favorite colors. We started this furniture makeover by dry brushing some Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan in Florence all over the console in random areas. We used this same dry brushing technique for this farmhouse media console. This would serve as a base highlight as we layer colors together. (You can see another example of how to layer chalk paint on furniture here.)

Then, we finished the entire piece with a custom color mix. 2 parts Provence with 1 part Florence. Blending these colors together gave this piece depth and the prettiest turquoise hue. After the paint cured for 24 hours we sealed it with General Finishes High Performance in Flat.

Here's an up close look at the hardware that makes my heart just putter. The original patina goes beautifully with our custom turquoise color.

We've named this Media Console Project, The Angelo Console after my sweet niece, Raylene. She has a heart of gold and is always thinking of others. I'm so grateful to have had her help with this turn furniture makeover....

Didn't she do an amazing job for her first piece of painted furniture? I think so! This project has been so fun to work on and we have BIG plans for this future TV console. 100% of the proceeds of this sale will be donated to an amazing Seattle based charity called The Angel Wings Foundation.


It always gives me such satisfaction to watch the journey of an outdated and unloved piece of furniture become transformed into something wonderful, beautiful and sought after. As individuals, we too can feel unimportant, have feelings of hopeless and feel unloved. Little acts of kindness can change a soul. Frowns become smiles, empty cups become full again and darkness turns into light.


We challenge YOU,  to use your time and talents to help support The Angel Wings Foundation, a favorite charity of your own choice or someone you know that could use help at this time! 

Pass your talents forward... :)

Would you like to see another furniture makeover where we took a hutch and created two separate furniture pieces with it? You can see what we did with the top of the hutch or you can read about how took this hutch and turned into a buffet and a separate cabinet simpley by adding legs.

Take Care!

Carrie || Thirty Eighth Street