The three hutches

The Story of Mrs and the Three Hutches

So you may have already read about our humble beginnings in furniture restoration 

($100 in hand and a curiosity about ebay). 

Included in that bulk purchase (which filled a large trailer and ute) 

was this two door hutch...

This hutch was definately not as pretty as the photo suggests when we picked it up in BrisVegas, but for $20 I thought, "eh."

Mrs seemed to be keen on this whole 'Shabby Chic' thing and even when she explained it to me I wasn't totally convinced. But again, "eh." $100 for an experiment is not an exhorbitant amount. Very long story shortened significantly saw a very unpretty two door, pine hutch turned into this very presentable (and practical) piece of work which went on to sell at a nice profit! Once I had retrieved my jaw and congratulated Mrs, I suddenly found myself in a state of convincedness (I've just officially made that a word) and asked her what was next."A three door hutch." was the response. Mmm, ok. 

three door - before

four door- before

"But we haven't done the three door hutch yet"

"I know, but they're willing to accept $200 and we're going to Brisbane anyway"

"Grrr"

The photo's don't really show that the four door totally dwarfs the three door (that white box above the four door is the air con head). I'm actually quite impressed with myself that I was able to transport it from Brisbane to Toowoomba in a rusty old dump trailer that lost its tail gate and ply floor on the same trip (there aren't any police officers reading this are there?...nah). A trip that had us lost countless times all over Brisbane and spending lots of money on petrol. I was not a happy camper and Mrs and I agreed that this would most likely be our last 'ebay run' to Bris, especially when the Tender Centre is just 10 mins down the road. 

To be continued...

---Mr---