Monday, March 14, 2011

Project MIA

I’ve really been MIA from blogland lately.  I wish I could say it was because I was off having the time of my life but that would be a big old lie.  I’ve been spending my spare time hanging out with this….

Hutch
……monster!

It’s been a thorn in my side from the time I picked it up.  I bought it at the SA about a month ago but didn’t have a truck at the time so they allowed me 3 days to pick it up.  A friend agreed to come with a few days later.  Of course in the mean time we had another snow storm!
With the help of an SA worker, we loaded this monstrously heavy thing into her van.  Ooops…….the door won’t close.  We drove about 15 miles in the middle of February (in New England!) with the hatch partially open.   Brrrrr.  It has sat in my (unheated) breezeway ever since. 

About 10 days ago the weather was on the warmer side so I decided to tackle the project.  The curvy lines and details were what attracted me to begin with…….

Hutch doors

Hutch top
………are a huge nuisance to paint! I think I am on coat #4.  And now I have to buy more paint!  Like winter though, I’m in the homestretch.

8 comments:

  1. Oh but when you get it finished you are going to love it! The hard work will pay off.

    Can't wait to see.

    hugs
    Sissie

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  2. Get busy, we are so curious. A really good primer is key I think. I would have been one of the people looking out the window watching you drive by in the snow and thinking that you were crazy. Sorry

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  3. It was worth a "little" cold for this beautiful piece, wasn't it? Can't wait to see the finished product.

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  4. dear dear maureen...

    please put your email in your profile..so many times, like tonight, I wish to email you back to talk to you after you leave a comment but I cannot because you are a "no reply comment".

    Simply go to your profile and add it and you will be surprised to see how much more communication you receive.

    This is what I tried to send you tonight. : D

    xx
    z

    Neither could my daughter! She saw it and said "oh that is neat: and I said let's take it and she said "oh no Mom it's Ok and then I started dragging it down the street. We took it on the 6 and the L!!!! lol

    that girl is always surprised and ( embarrassed at times) by her mama...haha


    On Mar 19, 2011, at 8:12 PM, Maureen wrote:

    Maureen has left a new comment on your post "HOLE IN THE GROUND":

    Sounds like you had a wonderful time but it's always nice to get back to your own bed.

    Love the bookcase. I can't believe you hauled it on the subway!

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  5. Hi, thanks for visiting my blog! That hutch does look like a beast! A nice one, but still. Good luck working on it.

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  6. Ooooo, that's a gorgeous piece! I'm going to guess that you're painting it white. I can't wait to see it when it's done, full of all kinds of treasures. Isn't it crazy, the lengths we'll go to, to get something home? I remember cramming some really old trellises that I found curbside into our station wagon. When I shut the hatch, the trellises knocked the rear view mirror right off the windshield! All of a sudden my free trellises weren't free anymore!

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  7. Even though you had to go througt some bad times, looking at it, to me it was worth it.

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