Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. With the blue and cream paint, we won. The next time we pulled the brushes out, though, it was a loss. This black window paint is fun in isolation, but too attention-grabbing in this dining room. It needs to go white instead. The painted vintage china hutch, put us back in the win column. It was the find of a lifetime. Its charcoal interior provides the perfect backdrop for the drama of china. More on where we found it , and why it’s a great place to shop in this post. To make sure you don’t miss any posts EVER, subscribe to email notices here or scroll to the bottom of the page!

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