Alleged User wrote:mezmo wrote:Here's a rave for the Hoosier Cabinet ! Our's is also still
serving its purpose in the kitchen today. It wouldn't seem
to be a complete kitchen without it.
That's awesome! We just found our Hoosier on Craigslist for a steal. It's in near-new condition and just beautiful for being almost 100 years old. Can't believe our luck. We're actually having our kitchen redone, and removing a couple of the traditional cabinets so we can use the Hoosier instead. Also matching the new cabinets to the rustic Hoosier style so it looks at home.
Screw resale value!
That's what we'd do too if we were in for redoing a kitchen [Been there, done that, two redone is enough !]
We got ours in Ohio @ 15 years ago at an antiques fair, at a reasonable cost. Ours had never been painted
in it's life [a rare thing], but the finish had been cleaned and 'renewed' - not refinished, so we were told.
It was totally complete also - all the interior accessories etc. - but when we moved down here the movers
lost the brackets that mount the top section to the bottom ! We were NOT happy, but all we could do was
get some reproduction brackets. It fits great in the kitchen here. Ours is frame and panel style oak. I think
they're a timeless design and are still totally functional/usefull.
Good luck with the kitchen remodel - you can always cook from the TD in the meanwhile !
Cheers,
Norm/mezmo
