Well, this isn’t quite a woodworking project, but…
My wife and I have a pine hutch that was used as display shelves in a store that she used to own. The hutch isn’t old, and it isn’t well made. It is mass-produced, about 10 years old and is made of “pallet” grade pine…ugly. I’m not sure exactly where it came from, but it was called “French Country” in style. It was bare pine with a very thin coat of some sort of clear finish.
It made its way into our dining room a few years ago because we needed a piece like it, and it was to be serviceable until I got around to making a better one. I haven’t gotten around to making a better one yet, and likely won’t for some time to come.
I have always hated that hutch…
So, my wife suggested that we paint it, and even though I am generally against painted furniture, I figured that it could only help this piece. On Sunday, in one day, we put on a coat of thick primer and one coat of latex paint. I then “weathered” it with a wash of dark brown latex paint that I quickly wiped off to give it an aged look.
I have to admit that I like it. I won’t be so embarrassed to have this piece in our dining room now. I still don’t care for painted furniture, but this piece needed to be painted. See finished pictures below. I wish that I had a “before” picture to post also, but I don’t.
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About mattsanf
Matthew Sanfilippo is currently Executive Director of PSII (Pennsylvania Smart Infrastructure Incubator) and the CenSCIR (Center for Sensed Critical Infrastructure), Associate Director of ICES (Institute for Complex Engineered Systems), and Associate Director of PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).
Prior to CMU, Matthew was Director of Applied Technology for Michael Baker Corporation, a large engineering and energy services firm. Matt managed a technology consulting division for Baker including Geographic Information System (GIS), software and web development, multimedia, virtual reality (VR), visualization, Global Positioning System (GPS), mapping and surveying services.
Before joining Baker, Matt was an Innovation Director for Redleaf Group, a Venture Capital/Operating Company focused on Information Security, Supply Chain, Network and Mobility Solutions. While at Redleaf, Matt managed technical due diligence for seed-stage investments and coordinated relationships between Redleaf and their partner companies after investment.
Prior to Redleaf, Matt was CIO of GZA GeoEnvironmental Technologies, a Boston-based engineering firm, and operations manager for their Internet start-up division that focused on web-technologies for health and safety and manufacturing metrics.
Matt is current board member and past Chairman of the Board for the Botanic Garden of Western Pennsylvania, a board member of the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation (PHLF), and a former member of the Information Sciences and Technology Advisory Board for the Pennsylvania State University Beaver. Matt is also a former Vice President of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association of Internet Professionals and former Vice President of the Board of Trustees for Baker Combined Charity of Pennsylvania.
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