Saturday, October 9, 2010

Before and After

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정말 오랫동안 가지고 싶었는데... 드뎌 저에게도 그릇장이 생겼습니다.
일주일전에 인터넷 중고시장을 돌고 돌다가 맘에 드는 그릇장을 150불을 주고 샀습니다. 친구트럭을 빌려 집에 가지고와서는  하루는 신랑에게 사포질과 밑칠페인트를 부탁하고, 이틀동안은 본격적인  페인트를 하고 마지막날은 손잡이 교체와 글레이징... 꼬박 4일동안의 수공업을  거쳐 드뎌 내 맘에 꼭 드는 수납장을 만들었습니다. 힘들긴 정말 힘들었지만 다 만들고 나니 왜이리 뿌듯한지...나중에 내 딸에게 물려줄까 합니다.
마지막으로 가사일과 바깥일로 바쁜 와중에도 불구하고 가구 픽업과 사포질과 가구 디자인에 대해 아무 불평없이 큰 도움을 준 울 신랑에게 감사를....

After many years of wanting one, I finally got a China Hutch!  After spending about a week looking all over Craig's list, we finally found a "winner" for $150 in Huntington Beach.  We borrowed a friends truck, picked it up on a Saturday afternoon and had it all sanded and primed by Saturday night.  Then I (Insun) spent two days painting it, and finished it off by putting on new hardware, and then "glazing" the cabinet with black tinted glaze.  It was 4 days of pretty hard work, but I ended up with a hutch that I really love.  After all of the work we put into it, I feel really satisfied every time I look at it :)

15 comments:

Jill said...

Oh my gosh!! I LOVE IT!!!! Don't you?! Yay! I'm so glad you found success on Craig's List! Nice work!
Now, translate this in ENGLISH please!!

Jill said...

you should also put the link up on "how to" glaze on your blog from www.allthingsthrify.com.

Jocee Bergeson said...

i can't believe the transformation of your ROOM or your HUTCH! love both a ton!! the room looks so great more modern. way to go insun!

Jessica said...

Wow! You rock. Seriously an amazing job you did! Can you do a hutch for me? I have been wanting one forever, but can't find one I love. I wouldn't have a clue how to make an old brown one look so cute like this. I am impressed!

Cathy said...

So cute Insun!!! Love what you did to your home!

Colette Brady said...

Insun that is so awesome!!!! It looks amazing. Nice work!

Tara Lauren said...

That is an AMAZING hutch! Good work girl!

Kelly Leigh said...

i love this!

Shinny said...

LOVE IT! I see those ugly hutches being given away on craigslist all the time and never would have thought to do what you did. My husband is going to be so mad at you for giving me this idea. ;) I won't tell him who told me.

Unknown said...

The hutch is beautiful!! I'd be in love with it too if it were mine.

The Greevers Posse said...

Very nice handiwork!
Looks gorgeous!
Linked over from Sugardoodle.net on Facebook.

~DeAyn
www.greeversposse.weebly.com

Kaylynn said...

I also linked over from Facebook. Your hutch is beautiful! It makes me wish I had room for one in my house! I hope you don't mind, but when I saw that you were Korean I just had to look at more of your blog. My husband is Korean and we also have 2 little girls so it is fun to see other families like ours. Your girls are beautiful by the way!

Kaylynn
benandkay.blogspot.com

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Celeste said...

Just saw your hutch on allthingsthrifty.com and I love it! Did you have to replace the glass? If not how did you change the diamonds in the glass to white? I really want to do my own hutch and I think that was a great finishing touch.

Nate Insun Olivia & Sophie said...

Thanks for all the comments. In answer to your question - The glass actually came out pretty easily. Then we just painted the brass diamonds white. The glass was being held down by little brackets that I had to loosen with a screwdriver. Hope that helps.