With Mother's Day fast approaching, I've got a special gift I want to make for my wife
I grabbed this old hutch for free and I want to do some magic with it. First things first, got to get all these doors off. I also want to get it all cleaned out and
I used an air blower. As you can see, it is really dirty and really dusty. I also need to make sure
all the surfaces are clean because we're going to prime and paint. Also, I need to get all of
the hardware off of the doors. I don't need those anymore, but the hinges I do need and I will save
for later. Next thing, I need to get some primer on all of the wood parts. I'm going to put them on
the shelves and on the side and inside of the hutch. A good primer is what is needed to keep
the paint from sticking and keep it from peeling. When you get the primer on, you want it to sit for
a good 24 hours. Now I'm going to go to a good cabinet paint and put it jet black. I love this
color. It does take a couple of coats, sometimes three, because it's going to give you a nice
smooth finish. Once that's drying, I'm going to hit those hinges with some gold paint, make them look
really nice. The next step, I'm going to grab some pre-primed shiplap and I'm going to start cutting
that because it's going to go into the back of my hutch. I'm going to cut as many pieces as I need
Once I get those ready, I need to paint them. Again, it's going to take two coats of some nice
white cabinet paint. I'm going to paint all of these shiplap pieces, making sure I also get the
sides. Then I'm going to use some glue because I want to fasten it to the back of the hutch
This glue is really strong, but I also, what you don't see here is I use the staple gun to put it
in place Once I get all of these pieces on it time to put the shelves back in These again look really nice and really smooth Back to the doors I going to put some hardware on there I grabbed these gold pieces and they look really good against the black Then I found some glass that I going to use to fill in the doors with I want to give them a fluted look
So I grabbed some liner that I ordered off Amazon and I cut them to size. These fluted pieces are
really good and you just roll them out and again, trim them as you need. You're also going to peel
the backs off of them. Now, when you pull the backs off, they actually don't stick just like that
Look at that. It just comes right off. What you have to do is take a spray bottle and spray it
with some nice clean water. And you're going to do this also to the backside of the fluted sheet
Spread that over, take it, smooth it out, and then you're going to use a little squeegee
You're going to start squeegeeing the water out between the two of them. This allows the fluted
sheet to stick to the glass. You can also use plexiglass if you want, but the glass is nice
and clear and gives it a great look. Once I get it squeegee down, I'm going to take a razor blade
and I'm going to trim off the sides, all four sides. Once that's trimmed up, it's time to put
the glass panels into the doors. And then I use these little hooks that I got that squeeze together
and put them on. Now, now that I got it, look at how amazing this looks. Let's take that hutch
inside, put the doors on and look at this. It absolutely looks amazing. I know my wife's going
to love it. And what I love the most about it is those fluted doors. They look awesome. I hope this
inspired you to take an old hutch or any type of furniture and recycle as you need. Thanks for
watching Home Talk and we'll catch you next time