Repurpose hoosier cabinet

Late 1800s and early 1900s houses rarely had built-in cabinetry, and as family size began to grow, the kitchen was increasingly becoming one of the most important rooms in the house.

This antique (1920s) Hoosier cabinet was among the items salvaged from my grandmother’s home post-hurricane. I never liked it, but it meant a lot to my grandmother, and to my mother, so I worked on…

Amanda Griffith said "A friend messaged one day and asked if I’d be interested in her grandmother’s old Hoosier cabinet. I didn’t really have room for it, but I went ahead and picked it up.

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When I found this gem I swear I wasn't going to paint it, I thought I loved it the way it was! The wood was in great nick and everything was in tact, except for a couple of pieces of missing hardware! All I had to do really was to clean it up and add some new liner to the drawers! I had looked at a few pieces online and seen that they had been painted and they looked really good! You know what happened next!! Yip, and I'm so glad I did! I love how it turned out!! I chalk paint…

You'll love these creative and clever ideas to repurpose an old hutch top or china cabinet!

fastFACTS Hoosier cabinets were manufactured from the late 1890s through the 1930s. By the time production peaked in the 1920s, more than one in ten American households owned a Hoosier cabinet. Although the Hoosier Manufacturing Co. was the largest and best-known company associated with Hoosier cabinets, other major ma

When I found this gem I swear I wasn't going to paint it, I thought I loved it the way it was! The wood was in great nick and everything was in tact, except for…

This is how I turned this old, beat-up Hoosier Cabinet into a Coffee Bar for my kitchen. I always wanted to have a coffee bar in my kitchen. This old, beat-up…

This 1914 White Beauty Hoosier Cabinet has been in my clients family for over 100 years and has seen better days. They wanted this antique beauty to have some parts restored, like the flour sifter,…

Are you a fan of antique Hoosier cabinets? Perhaps you’re a collector who loves the simplistic beauty of antique Hoosier cabinets… Or even someone who just

It’s amazing what you could do with a little creativity and a piece of old furniture.

by Robin Over the past few months, I've spent a ton of time searching for ideas for painting an old hutch. I knew that doing an old hutch makeover would be a creative and affordable

I'm looking for ideas on how to spruce up this cabinet. It is not in the greatest shape. We want to use this to be behind our bar in our basement.

This is how I turned this old, beat-up Hoosier Cabinet into a Coffee Bar for my kitchen. I always wanted to have a coffee bar in my kitchen. This old, beat-up…

This primitive Hoosier cabinet restoration is a project of love. You won't believe the before, but its now beautiful and usable again.

Painted Mountain Green on the base frame and upper interior. Upper cabinet and doors/drawers stripped and white washed leaving some chippy remnants behind. Has original flour bin and sifter, hardware, and bread drawer.

I'm looking for ideas on how to spruce up this cabinet. It is not in the greatest shape. We want to use this to be behind our bar in our basement.

$25 China hutch top and upcycled into wall cabinets for my laundry room. This was quite an intimidating project. But WOW! I love it!