Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Hutch Cabinet: A Re-style

We Live Upstairs blog Hutch Cabinet Re-style

It became apparent as soon as we moved into our new apartment that we desperately needed more storage space; specifically, more space for Matt's books. But unfortunately, as it sometimes goes when you get married and then immediately move across the country, there's not a ton of extra money lying around to be spent on new furniture. So, to Salvation Army we went.

We Live Upstairs blog Hutch Cabinet Re-style

As you can see, we came back with a real...looker. Missing molding, nonexistent cabinet handles, chips and scratches like you wouldn't believe- but we both saw the potential. Also, please excuse the just-moved-in mess. Things are were still finding their homes.

We Live Upstairs blog Hutch Cabinet Re-style
We Live Upstairs blog Hutch Cabinet Re-style

Matt We added some caulk and wood putty, and bought new handles. Sanded, primed, and painted our way to this...

We Live Upstairs blog Hutch Cabinet Re-style

Yay! She's still not perfect, but looks pretty damn good for setting us back only $25.

We Live Upstairs blog Hutch Cabinet Re-style
We Live Upstairs blog Hutch Cabinet Re-style
We Live Upstairs blog Hutch Cabinet Re-style
We Live Upstairs blog Hutch Cabinet Re-style
We Live Upstairs blog Hutch Cabinet Re-style
We Live Upstairs blog Hutch Cabinet Re-style

What do you think? Have you ever done a re-style like this? I'd love to see : )

13 comments:

  1. i love it!! i love a white piece of furniture, and i love the hardware you chose!

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  2. WOW. I'm super impressed. That is really pretty/stylish I would not have seen that potential.

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  3. LEAH. It looks so good. And if you guys ever wanted to sell, you would totally make money on it. That's how great it looks.

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    1. Thanks, Lyds! It wasn't the easiest thing in the world, but we're really happy with it.

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  4. Holy shit! It looks amazing!!! Couldn't believe the before picture, your shelf looks like its straight from an anthro catalogue now and I can especially appreciate the books arranged by color!

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    1. Haha, yes Hannah, the arrangements on the shelf totally make it ; ) thanks for noticing!

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  5. Omg great job! It seriously looks great.

    Rachel

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  6. Whoa! This is nuts! Big projects like this are so intimidating to me, but this looks incredible.

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    1. Thank you, Jess! It was intimidating at first, but we kept at it ; )

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  7. I see that Bukowski, excellent taste. It's amazing what some paint and a little love can do to make an old piece of furniture like new.

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  8. That looks so good! Those handles you chose are awesome & really add an awesome detail! Nice elephant too ;)
    -Kait

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  9. That looks so good! Those handles you chose are awesome & really add an awesome detail! Nice elephant too ;)
    -Kait

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