Bisecting A Hoosier Cabinet to Make Media Stand AND Console Table

AT Boston readers Molly and Adam were searching high and low for an attractive media stand, when they stumbled across this vintage hoosier cabinet and brilliantly turned one piece of furniture into two: a media stand and a console table! See the media stand below the jump as well as the source for where they found this affordable piece...

They used the bottom portion of the hoosier cabinet for the media stand, drilling some holes in the back for cords. Molly and Adam report that they get tons of compliments on the two pieces and that they love living with "a much funkier alternative than a lot of the products we saw at stores in the Boston area."

They found the piece at Salvage Chic Antiques in Bryantville, MA. Check out Salvage Chic's website; they have a great selection of affordable vintage furniture.

Thanks for the great idea Molly and Adam!

Comments (15)

Why is it called a "hoosier" cabinet? anything to do with Indiana?

posted by sassydo on January 30th 2009 at 2:00pm
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The Hoosier Mfg. Co., New Castle, Indiana. But just as not all facial tissue is made by Kleenex, not all Hoosier cabinets were made by the HMCo.

posted by southcook on January 30th 2009 at 2:34pm
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Great idea. Most Hoosiers are made with two separate pieces to begin with, right? So bisection is easy peasy! And that salvage shop has amazing prices. Too bad they're on the wrong coast for me...

posted by rosenatti on January 30th 2009 at 3:00pm
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Yeah, many of them are highly sought after too - The best part about this bisecting - - nothing is damaged that can't be reassembled and restored.

I think they might need a stronger rack holding up their CD player on the top there.

posted by kvh on January 30th 2009 at 3:08pm
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How about the colored frames?? Very vibrant! Love it!

posted by drica on January 30th 2009 at 3:45pm
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thanks, southcook!

posted by sassydo on January 30th 2009 at 4:01pm
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The second cabinet can't be the same as the first or am I missing something?

posted by Joan52 on January 30th 2009 at 4:33pm
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I think both pictures were one piece at one time. They aren't showing a before picture. Just the after picture.

posted by junk573r on January 30th 2009 at 4:36pm
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yay molly! great idea - and looks sooooooo cute!

kimmie.

posted by kungfookimmie on January 30th 2009 at 6:29pm
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Love this! I always like too see people think outside of the box and search for the unusual before plunkiing down hundreds for store manufactured stuff that everyone else has.

posted by moon10 on January 30th 2009 at 9:03pm
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Brilliant... I love the irreverence and creativity this cabinet fostered.

posted by medusa12120 on January 30th 2009 at 11:18pm
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UGH

posted by sunrise on February 1st 2009 at 8:30am
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will have to check out Salvage Chic next time I'm in the area... great tip!

posted by s_boston on February 1st 2009 at 11:23am
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I have to agree with sunrise.

posted by jon on February 3rd 2009 at 12:51am
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I love that you just left it alone and it has this charm and character that can't be had any other way.

posted by click212 on February 4th 2009 at 8:08am
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