Let me take you back to when my Husband and I were first married.
We were young college students, in love and completely broke!
One day I found this AMAZING store called Real Deal's on Home Decor, oh be still my heart!
I would go there and just drool over everything.
Enter the Red Hutch.
One day I was wandering around the store when my gaze came upon something so beautiful that I could not take my eyes off of it.
It was the red hutch.
It was a beautiful corner hutch, with shelves and lights.
I had to have it!I looked at the price, hoping for some miracle that maybe I could afford it.
It was not.
It was $350!
But it was 50% off, so it was a great deal, I can't turn down a deal.
I went home without the hutch, but determined to find a way to be able to afford it.
We could eat ramen every night for the rest of the semester.
I could sell my plasma twice a week.
I was desperate, I was willing to do anything.
I went back to the store the next day determined to buy my hutch and figure out how to pay for it later. When I went back, my hutch was gone.
It was for the best.My Husband would have killed me and I like ramen, but not that much.
Since that day I have been on a quest to have my own red hutch.
Since we moved into our new house, I now have a garage to work in.
I had been searching Craigslist for one that will do, and finally found it.
Here she is!
$75 dollars, and in need of a bit of a face lift.
We were young college students, in love and completely broke!
One day I found this AMAZING store called Real Deal's on Home Decor, oh be still my heart!
I would go there and just drool over everything.
Enter the Red Hutch.
One day I was wandering around the store when my gaze came upon something so beautiful that I could not take my eyes off of it.
It was the red hutch.
It was a beautiful corner hutch, with shelves and lights.
I had to have it!I looked at the price, hoping for some miracle that maybe I could afford it.
It was not.
It was $350!
But it was 50% off, so it was a great deal, I can't turn down a deal.
I went home without the hutch, but determined to find a way to be able to afford it.
We could eat ramen every night for the rest of the semester.
I could sell my plasma twice a week.
I was desperate, I was willing to do anything.
I went back to the store the next day determined to buy my hutch and figure out how to pay for it later. When I went back, my hutch was gone.
It was for the best.My Husband would have killed me and I like ramen, but not that much.
Since that day I have been on a quest to have my own red hutch.
Since we moved into our new house, I now have a garage to work in.
I had been searching Craigslist for one that will do, and finally found it.
Here she is!
$75 dollars, and in need of a bit of a face lift.
First I sanded and primed.
Then I pained it red. This is when I knew something had gone wrong. It wasn't quite right, the red was off.
So I got some antiquing glazed and slathered it on.
It still wasn't right. Then as I went to get more paint. I realized I was using the wrong color paint.
Oh snap!
I decided that my hutch had to be just right, so I painted it again.It turned out great with the antiquing poking through in spots.
Notice how the picture above is a lot more of an orange red, so glad I painted over.
A new set of knobs and it is prefect!
Still a little more decorating to go, but I am completely in love with my red hutch.
And now i have a home for my place mats and serving dishes.
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