Neutral Cottage Style Corner Hutch: In Love With This Transformation!

This neutral, cottage style corner hutch was the perfect addition to our dining room!

Hey friends! Today I’m sharing all about our new (old) cottage style corner hutch in our dining room. I can’t wait for you to see the before photos!

Before I get into all the details, man oh man. Life has been a little crazy around Pine and Prospect Home lately! Just recently I told you guys how I wanted to add dimension to our entryway by installing floor-to-ceiling bead board and case out the opening that leads into the living room. As DIY homeowners, this was a big project for us to take on!

We started that project 4 weeks ago and it’s still not finished, ha!! I told my husband when we began that I figured it would take about a month and he laughed and said no way. Well, turns out he was right! That’s life with three little boys and a very old, crooked, not-a-single-straight-line house. 

And please know that in NO WAY am I complaining. I love this old house and I love my sweet boys a thousand times more. But sometimes we watch decorating shows on TV and everything happens so quickly that we get discouraged when that’s not the case in our own lives. 

With children I think you have to stop 1,362 times before you even get started. It’s a challenge for a workhorse like me, but it has really helped me learn to have patience, enjoy the process and not rush so much just to get it done and checked off my list. My boys are so much more important, and like my mom always says – “your house will always be there Andrea, your kids won’t be.”

WISDOM. 

So life, along with trying to install bead board on 90 year old walls that are settled and warped, has been a much greater challenge than we ever anticipated. 

ANYWAYS!! Amidst the entryway project I have been just crazy enough to work on several other “mini” projects that I can’t wait to share with you guys!

Today’s post happens to be about a project I worked on last fall, but I never shared about it here on the blog and I thought it was finally time to give you all the details!

We got a new (old) corner hutch in our dining room! And oh do I love her. She’s such a beauty! And guess where I found her??

Facebook marketplace!!

I was sitting in our dining room one day looking at our old corner hutch. I had repainted it three shades three different times, switched out the hardware accents, and restyled the shelves more than I can remember. But something still wasn’t right. I needed some design inspiration on how to transform this space.

Should I paint it again? Add wall paper to the inside? Remove the doors?

I was at a loss, until I realized something.

I just didn’t LOVE it.

Guys, this has been something that I have been working so hard on lately with my decor in my entire house. When I style shelves or a table or pull in a different piece of furniture, I ask myself this question – do you love it Andrea?

If the answer is no, then why have it in your home? 

Every single piece that I use in my room’s decor should be something that I absolutely love. 

Now don’t get me wrong, sometimes that can be impossible. I settled on hand me down furniture and a yellow (yes, yellow) vintage sofa out of convenience until we could afford to buy new furniture. 

Which, looking back I’m so grateful for. It has taken me some time to figure out my style and what I really love, what speaks to me and what type of decor I’m drawn to. I never went to design school or studied paint colors or which textures flow best together.

My home decor style has taken a lot of time, trial and error and there are times I still feel stumped when it comes to interior design.

If I had been able to afford all new furniture when we first got married, who knows what I would have picked out!

SO back to my story, haha! Upon realizing that I didn’t love my old corner cabinet, I decided to search Facebook marketplace just to see if there was another corner cabinet out there that I liked. 

Almost instantly I found one, but it looked nothing like what it does now. The cabinet was dark green with some kind of antiquing glaze, but if you know anything about me, you know that cosmetics don’t scare me in the least.

The paint would be an easy change, but the beautiful scalloped detail across the top, the clean lines and the gorgeous glass paned door made me swoon. 

The only issue was the price: they wanted 150 bucks. Yikes! Now you may think that’s a good deal (and it probably is), but it was just way more than I wanted to spend.

So, here’s a tip. If you’re wanted to buy something new, try selling some of your own stuff to pay for it! That’s precisely what I did. I listed the corner cabinet that I already had (and got for free by the way – it was left here in the house when we moved in) for $165. 

Guys, it sold within a matter of days!! How awesome is that?! I’m sorry, I know I’ve been a little long winded today but I just want to encourage you with these thoughts. I was able to use the money to pay for my new cabinet.

Here’s what it looked like when we first brought into the house. Excuse the mess, I emptied out the old one before taking these! Also…more ugly cell phone shots, sorry!

For whatever reason, I chose to use regular latex paint on this project. 

You can find my homemade chalk paint recipe here if you’re interested. I seriously love chalk paint and I use it all the time, I can’t really tell you why I decided to prime and paint this time around. I guess it all depends on what I feel like doing at the time, ha!

First, I primed the entire cabinet with Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3 primer. It’s a great primer that adheres to any surface. I love using this brush whenever I paint. The handle is short and made of rubber and just plain genius and so comfortable to use.

Next, I gave the whole hutch two coats of “Kingsport Gray” by Benjamin Moore. I love this color!!

It’s a beautiful mushroom like putty color with hues very similar to weathered wood. I painted the inside of the cabinet as well, and boy was that a project. A small foam roller came in handy for the large shelves.

Finally, I switched out the hardware to some oil rubbed bronze knobs. I love the way the darker finish pops against the new color!

I chose to keep the styling simple and minimal by going all white with my vintage Pfaltzgraff dishes. I collect the older Heritage pieces, they are just so beautiful to me and I think they look so lovely displayed in the new cabinet!

The dough bowl and faux stems on top were both Hobby Lobby finds. I love mixing textures, the soft flowers against the rustic wood is the prettiest combination. 

What do you think of my cottage style corner hutch makeover? Let me know in the comments below!

Thanks for stopping by today friends!! 🙂

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