Hoosier Cabinets

Can you guess how much this oak Hoosier cabinet is worth? Search the appraisal archive on the lower right to find more Hooisers and other antiques values. Ever since the early 1900s the Hoosier cabinet has been one the most favored piece of...

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

This mixed-wood I-X-L is nicely-refinished in a medium red-brown stain and features a cream and mint-green-edged enamel top. The etched glass up top gives it a classic look and it has lots of great-looking, original hardware.

Well it's Friday and I realize I'm a bit late this week with my weekly updates, sorry, but in my defence, it's hot, the kids and I are still getting used to getting up at the crack of dawn, and to be honest I've been so busy in the workshop that I really haven't had a moment to spare to write. So, this morning I am making myself sit down and update you all on the happenings at the shop. Here we go! One of the things I love the most about what I do is the look of excitement from my clients…

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…

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Here is the farm house kitchen cupboard, a fairly usual style in the early Twentieth Century. That is evidenced by the woof green flour bin and sifter. At least you can tell when you are running down on flour. That would still make a lot of sense in a modern kitchen when a lot of cooking goes on. Other items include legumes and rice on top. Some serious baking must have been done in the day if a kitchen scale was used. Old fashioned slow cooking oats are there. I am guessing the jar with…

Bob finished-up the refinish job on this Hoosier just a couple weeks ago and it looks gorgeous. It's a 1916 model and was probably a Hoosier "White Beauty" when it was made -- with the oak painted over in white. He's now calling it a Hoosier "Wonder" in the red-oak, factory-style refinish. It has a 5-door top, rare (and interesting) hardware that was only used for one year, the useful swing-out sugar jar, spice carousel, and flat (rather than paneled) sides. There's a choice of tin-top or…

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 IS SORTA WHAT MY MEMORY IS TELLING ME, WITHOUT THE STENCILS AND HAD DIFFERENT HARDWARE & NO TOP CORNICE, ALSO REMEMBER GETTING FINGERS PINCHED IN THE ROLLTOP.