PJH Designs

I so enjoyed going to Canton, Texas to one of, if not the biggest, flea markets in the country. Acre after acre of junk, collectibles, crafts, and more junk. My kind of place.

If you have never been to First Monday Trade Days you should definitely go. They start setting up on the Wednesday before the first Monday of every month. To find out more go here.

I was not able to go until Sunday this time and feel that I missed out on a lot of treasures. :-) Then again, Sunday is the best time to get bargains because the vendors usually do not want to pack up what they have left, so they will give you a good price.

I found some lovely pieces of McCoy and Hull pottery. I also found some lovely, late, carnival glass goblets. No furniture this time.

Well that's enough about Canton. Let me share a hutch with you I recently finished. I tried to find a before picture, but I took it so long ago I guess it just got deleted.

I found this piece at a local re-sale shop and trust me it needed some TLC. It was a ugly, brown stain and the top was busted out of it. My sweet husband replaced the top and rewired the light, but I couldn't decide what I wanted to do with it. I let it sit on my carport for a couple of months then decided it needed to be white with gray stencils in the back between the glass shelves.

P.S. I found the before picture.

I did find this picture of another piece with the hutch in the background. You can see where I painted the bottom inside dark gray. I can't tell you how frustrated I became with this piece. I finally just quit and later realized the reason I was frustrated was I painting it the wrong color. I just wasn't feeling it.

Finally, one day inspiration struck. I removed all the glass and replaced it with chicken wire. Then I mixed one-third Antibes Green, two-thirds white (I used primer), and to add a hint of blue I added a cup of Louis Blue. Yes, you can mix Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and latex paint or primer.

I love the color. I just need to think of a name for it. Any suggestions?

The inside was painted with a yellow I achieved by missing Arles and white primer, half and half.

After the paint dried I applied a coat of Clear Wax. I let that set for 24 hours then distressed it before I applied a tea stain with "Golden Oak". (A tea stain is just applying furniture stain over the paint and wiping it off with a soft rag.)