Antique Hoosier Cabinet Makeover Before & After

We love seeing large, antique furniture get a facelift. This royal blue and white cabinet has a new lease on life thanks to the hard work of AT Boston reader Casey in Brighton, MA...

That delicate pattern, icy blue wallpaper is by Lena Corwin for the Curiosity Shoppe and we think it is a lovely touch to this makeover. Great work, Casey!

Comments (8)

Lovely. The ice blue is so delicate and femme. Were the ice knob handles antique or repro?
Katy
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Thanks --- the knobs are not antique, but I might replace them with finds from the Brimfield Fair next time I go! So, next year in other words. :-)

Visualingual - I saw that hutch too... the green they chose is a little more subtle than the blood-blue of the hoosier, but I'm def. partial to the incorporation of patterns, esp. using wallpaper.

The 'before' here is obviously a previous owner's 'after' since no original Hoosier would have sported those colors.

Even so, and though I usually abhor wallpaper -- on OR off walls -- I think Casey's makeover is handsome and a definite improvement.

I like the ice blue color - just hate the wallpaper. It's not going to be that easy to get off and is no where near the time period.

would look great in a bathroom... modify for a sink, would be a wow, with storage!!! I have one in my kitchen, that I had rfinished and love the space but prefer the antique look

I was getting ready to brace myself since I am a preservationist and own a Hoosier of my own... but I like the after. Someone really wrecked that Hoosier with the bright blue paint... but the after is a nice balance of old and modern. I don't mind updating a historic piece as long as it is done respectfully.

The original hoosier was a sage green color. I think. It used to be in my great grandparents' lake cottage kitchen, but unfortunately I don't actually have any original photos of it. Even if I did they would be black and white.

The wood isn't in great condition, which is part of the reason I chose to put the wallpaper in the inset parts of the doors instead of "restoring" it. If I should choose to remove it one day, it could be done with a lot of sandpaper, and then wallpaper paste remover stuff. So yeah, a lot of work, but no more work than sanding the awful blue paint off was!