Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Patience is a Virtue

Patience is not exactly my strong point, but I am slowly learning the benefit of waiting to find the perfect furniture piece!  Over a year ago we finished remodeling our dining room, which I shared here.  It was a big change in terms of the decor but we didn't change the furniture.  


 I really wanted a china hutch to center on the wall of windows.  I was fairly open, but knew I wanted drawers and glass doors - any combination of those things would work fine.  I also felt pretty sure I wanted something that was antique or at least old! So I've been searching and searching.  I would often find a nice piece but the price was never as nice!  Finally I found the perfect combination at a local store called Necessities.  The store itself is in an awesome building with little treasures tucked in every corner!  (Check out their website to see some of the inventory!)

I was so excited to get this new hutch to its new home!  The drive home was a bit nerve wracking, but we made it!
Those bungee cords held it the whole way home!  
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Nice empty spot perfect for a china hutch! 
Ahh!!!
Unfortunately the sun was so bright I couldn't get a matching picture with and without the hutch.   
Once we got the hutch in place I was super excited to clean it with a natural fresh lemon and olive oil mixture!  I mixed 1 part lemon juice to 3 parts olive oil.  (Yes, I read about it in Pinterest!)

Now that it's clean and fresh, my next step is to wax it to add the perfect sheen.  THEN I can finally fill it with all my goodies that have been hidden away for too long!  Although I am excited to fill my new "toy", the beautiful summer weather we've been having this spring has distracted me a bit! The rain this weekend should help me get this finished though! 

Linked to: Share The Wealth, Wow Me Wednesday, Hookin Up with HOH

1 comment:

  1. That hutch is so pretty! I have been thinking of getting something for our dining room just so we can have some extra storage.

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