An old hutch finds a home

At the beginning of the summer, my mom mentioned the my Great Aunt was moving and had a couple of items in her home, that I might be interested in. We had just unpacked from moving, and the last thing I wanted to deal with was finding room for more items in already small house.

Fast forward to the the beginning of July and my Dad asked if Adam & I would be interested in helping him move a couple of the last items in her house. We walked in her garage and I knew instantly that I could make room for the hutch, which happened to be one of the items my mom thought I would be interested in.

This old white hutch would look perfect in our kitchen. We have a very spacious kitchen, or at least eating area. There is a whole area of the the kitchen that I had no idea what to do. I didn't want to buy anything for the space, especially since I knew we wouldn't be here long term. Since we have a lot less cabinet space and pantry space than we have had in the past, I knew the hutch would look great against one of the walls and provide extra showcase and storage space that I have been wanting.

 It had been painted white, which isn't really a problem, but it looked a little too polished for me. Nothing a little sanding couldn't do. This is the hutch before.

 And this is the hutch after. You can't really tell, but I roughed up the edges a bit. It must have had several coats of the white paint, because even with an electric sander, it was still a pain. Note that I took away the drawers to add more room and open it up a bit.

Here it is against the wall that I had no idea what to do with. I love the red mixed with the turquoise margarita glasses. Just a little pop of color.