I expected to see some of my old posts, which I have, in the past, but to my surprise I saw a link with a picture of the hutch in my porch to the HGTV website in a feature on porches!
Okay, that was flattering, (I used to post on RMS a couple of years ago and I understand that once you press the "agree"button when you are downloading your photos on to their site, your pictures and ideas belong to them), but it would have been nice of them to email me and let me know ! I have no idea when it was "published", just glad I had my 15 minutes of fame!
So here is the "article":
Decorating Patios, Porches and Decks: Make the Most of What You Have
See inspired ways for creating or transforming an outdoor room without spending a dime.
You can push the boundaries of design in an outdoor space. Think about existing furniture in a new way. Rate My Space user santamaker converted an old hutch into a plant stand, using garage-sale silverware as a whimsical accent.
more From HGTV.com
So, how is this a Metamorphosis post, you might ask?
Because this hutch has seen many faces...
I could not find a picture of it in it's original state, when we first bought it, circa 1980.... It was "blond" with some stencilling on it. It was our first major furniture purchase as a married couple and it was part of a dining room set. We still have the oak table and use it in the kitchen.
When we moved to Chattanooga in 2000, I wanted to paint some parts of it white to go with my kitchen. (Notice I had already started my love affair with blue and white.)
When we moved into a house in Columbia, S.C. in which there was no room for it in the kitchen, so I transformed it to my crafting hutch and painted it all a solid white and got silver knobs for it. It looked nice in my craft room, because I had white cabinets and everything looked cohesive. This is the only picture I have of it in this stage, you can barely see it on the far left side (profile of it).
Then we moved here and I decided to put it in the back porch, but it didn't look right stark white, so I "distressed and antiqued" it.
Got some rusty fleur de lis knobs...
Found these fun spoon and fork cabinet pulls at a garage sale:
Here it is as in the "article"... I emptied the drawers of my junque and used the drawers as planters for pretty flowers in the spring.
Here is what it looks like today:
This old gal has seen lots of days, but she keeps changing with me and my homes...I guess we all have to take a lesson from my old hutch...(bloom where you're planted). This is a fun piece to play with.... I love to change it up all the time.
Enjoy a lot more transformation's over at Susan's place....BNOTP for Met. Monday!
39 comments:
Hi Rose...I think I was aware of it from a while back...couldn't say how I knew. Maybe I went back there for a visit. In any case, you already know how much I LOVE your porch from RMS days...wonderful!! And it (and you) should be stars! Happy Sunday...hugs...Debbie
That is a great post seeing all of the metamorphoses. BTW, you will always be famous to us with your amazing talents. Sally
You really have done a lot of imaginative things with this cabinet and I love them all. The use of the drawers as planters is very clever. And I applaud you on your 15 minutes of fame {It should have been longer!}. What a lovely cabinet!!
xoxo
Jane
Wow! I can't believe I am friends with a famous person;)! I am so excited!
I don't blame HGTV for stealing your darling cabinet for their site...It is just wonderful! I like it in all of it's previous lives...but it is pure perfection now! I adore the way you planted the drawers and the way you have it staged is gorgeous!
Do you think you'll change it again;)?
Enjoy!
Cathy
I love all her reincarnations!! It looks great on your porch and congrats on your 15 minutes of fame!!
It's like a cat with nine lives! I like it in all it's phases and stages, but I like the current stage the best.
It's like a cat with nine lives! I love it in all it's stages and phases, but I like the current one the best!
You did a truly amazing job on that hutch. It looks beautiful. I also love the chair!!
-FringeGirl
I love everything about your porch and remember saving it in my favorites on rms. Hgtv put my sunroom in one of those articles, too and did not tell me. Another rmser told me about it. They really should let you know about it I think.
I love the transformation, it looks like it was meant to be!!! Your Santas are amazing too, very talented LADY. . .
How funny was that to find yourself on hgtv's site??!! I found pix of myself taken last year at the press day viewing of the SF Design showhouse posted on House Beautiful's site. Bet you did a double take like I did when you saw your hutch on the site!
My favorite is the drawers open with the flowers inside. What a great piece of furniture. And cool radio too btw!
Come by and see what Allison found antique shopping!
Jane T.
Now that is one amazing hutch! Your transformations are outstanding! No wonder, they stole, I mean borrowed you idea. It's really just too gorgeous! I love every change it has gone through. You certainly have the artistic touch, and an eye for decor.
Cindy
What a beauty!!! No wonder HGTV decided to steal it! I'm sure glad you happened upon it and can claim your moment of fame...it's wonderful!
I really like to spruce up my patio too. But this year I am doing something new and it is taking longer than I want. However, I have then bench and some snazy pots so far. Great job!
How sad you weren't notified they were using your photos. You would think that it would'nt be to hard for them to find and notify you. Oh well, it is a gorgeous photo w/the flowers, so I can see why they would want to use it. Great inspiration! I like how you have it now also. Very pretty and nice history. Your hutch has seen alot of changes!
This hutch is one of my favorites! I have admired it on your blog before and probably coveted it! The buttermilk color and the distressing is so pretty and the dishes contrasting colors just make sigh...how gorgeous! Your porch looks like a place I would love to spend some time. The silverware drawer pulls are great too! I can see why HGTV chose to feature you! Glad you found out that your hutch is famous!!
Miss Bloomers
I love how you redid it. I love it and love your style?taste..beautiful.. mishelle ps. Am i really talking to a famous person? wow...lol
That must have been weird to see that on HGTV. I'm so gald I left RMS. I tried it a couple of times a few months ago and got all of the rude comments again. I'll never go back again. Your hutch is so great. You've accessorized it perfectly. I could learn a few thing by looking at it.
PS~I wish you were still in Cola.
Kelly
This hutch, and the way you've styled it, is so very charming!! I'm glad I dropped by to see it!
Victoria @ DesignTies
Beautilful hutch, and congrats on the HGTV shout out!
Love the hutch and all it's tranformations through the years, but it's current look is my fav. Your porch is a dream, that chair is great.
Sandy
This is a fabulous piece of furniture anywhere you put it and anyway you use it. You'll continue to get more famous with this post!
This is such a wonderful piece of furniture and I love all the way you have it decorated. The plants in the drawers...how creative!
Hello Rose, I just love what you have done with your hutch. I think it looks so much nicer destressed than it looked when it was once white. So cute how you used the drawers for planters, it all looks so stunning! I too had my 15 minutes of fame when a few of my winter crafts were featured online at Better Homes and Gardens the year before last. It's exciting, yay for you! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Hugz,
Kim
I just love this in it's present incarnation. Tell me please why the bottoms of the drawers are rounded?
~ ~Ahrisha~ ~
Dear Rose,
I got completely lost in your wonderful post today. Photos, design, creativity, beauty, inspiration ~ all of it contained in just one post! Wonderful!
How wonderful! Yes, it would have been nice! lol I google my site, a few months ago, and wow I found myself on many websites, with my photos. Not the fame you have! I adore this hutch, she has had many faces, but the last move she went to she is at her most loveliest! I adore it! Oh, and there is your wonderful chair sitting beside it, that I just fell in love with! Love both of these pieces!
I love all the incarnations, but especially the current one. Anything blue and white is fine with me.
That's one of the best uses and reuses of furniture ever! I just love how it is now.
I'm pretty sure I saw it on RMS but assumed you knew. You are famous!
Rose, everything you do is spectacular! Your craft room from years back looks almost exactly like the one I had. It must be the "Santa" in us. Jackie
You're just so amazingly clever. You always have the greatest ideas for projects and much to Steve's distress, they usually involve him! I loved your hutch in all her transformations. ☺♥☺
I love it on RMS and still love it..you are one very talneted lady....thanks for sharing...Pat H
Hi Rose, this is lovely, as is everything you do. Your first two craft projects are just beautiful too. Love, Abuela4
Hi Rose....I love what you did with the hutch...the silverware handles are the cutest...Your porch looks wonderful!! Love how you put the plants inside the drawers...you too clever.
Rose, I remember this piece so well. The first time I saw it on RMS, I fell in love with it. It certainly deserved the spotlight on the HGTV site! Congratulations! laurie
Okay - now I know some one famous and I can see why - beautiful work and displays. sandie
GORGEOUS!!! And so clever! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving some comment love! Blessings to you and yours!
Love love love this piece! I also have always loved your chair!
Gorgeous transformations! How fun and neat to come across your photo being featured! Yes, It would have been nice to have been notified :o)
Blessings & Aloha!
(I just wanted to stop by and say hi and see how you are doing.) It's after midnight! better get to bed!
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