Happy Tuesday everyone! This week’s makeover is super fun! Very few houses before 1930 had built in kitchen cabinets and free standing cabinets were for the up and up. Many different manufactures made a hoosier style of cabinet but the most popular was “Hoosiers” so the name stuck. I love all the hidden treasures you find with Hoosier Cabinets. There’s usually anything from a built in cutting board to a pull out counter-top and metal flour drawers.

Tricia reached out to us about this piece. Her mom had passed away and she wanted her furniture to go to a place where artistic input, love and creativity would go into the pieces. Her mom loved art and painted herself. I could tell when I walked into her house. I could actually picture myself living in her cute little cottage. It wasn’t grand, but you could tell that she made the most of the space she had and loved every little inch of that place. Thank you, Tricia,  for being so kind to us. I hope we would have made your mom fall in love with each piece again.

Here’s the Hoosier cabinet before.

Back and forth I went with so many different colors and design ideas. I was thinking green, then teal… you know I always have to think about everything being teal. Red hutches are really popular so I’ve painted many a red hutch. That being said, I almost didn’t want to go with red. Mostly because I like to try new things when it’s not a custom order. Well, after mulling it over time and time again, I just couldn’t get away from red. I knew it had to be red.

I thought it would be fun (and useful) to incorporate chalk paint because I like being able to write scripture verses, recipe ideas or to do lists in my kitchen and the top doors were the perfect place. I replaced the knobs with ones from Hobby Lobby. They actually weren’t that different from the knobs that were the original. Just a little different style and definitely a different color! 

Then, I distressed it and glazed it heavily to give it a primitive feel. The best part?? It’s FOR SALE! Check out our Furniture for Sale Page to see if it’s still available.  

And a quick before and after recap for…

Have a wonderful holiday week and enjoy the 4th of July festivities! :)

Happy redesigns everyone,
Sarah