My "new" Hoosier Cabinet March 2016 

if you will take a block of canning wax or a wax candle and rub it on the bottom edges of your drawers and the rungs the drawers sit on they will slide in and out much easier.

I just got one in a consignment shop and I’m so excited! Been painting the inside and the pull out shelves. This is something that I have wanted for so long. It needs a lot of work, but has everything intact. I feel very lucky to finally have one. :)

My mum had a Hoosier with the enamel shelf and it was amazing. During October we did chili parties with roasters on them and after Thanksgiving she put her snow village up in it. We had a different one in the back room that I didn't like as much, but my sister got it when she moved out

You lucked out on this one! The ones we have around here are twice what you paid but in terrible shape (like stored in a barn for 50 years under the pigeon nests, LOL!!). But hey, old furniture may cost a few hundred dollars but they are built MUCH better than new which will set you back even more! Not to mention these will last another hundred years.

The Hoosier Company history is really interesting. My grandmother had a genuine Hoosier in her kitchen, across from her wood cook stove, which she used up to the day she died (and probably that day, too).

Beautiful piece. Mine has a couple upgrades, including a slim LED light strip, a surge protector for the mixer (which lives in the cabinet) and other items, a shelf for a small electronic scale and one for my cookbook/notebook, etc. Thanks for the video

Looks like a great deal. Haven't been able to find one I like yet. I keep looking. Yours is beautiful. I remember my mother too. It also held potatoes and onions in the bottom.

That's it' I'm officially jealous! A little beeswax on the bottoms of those drawers might help.

We have a hoosier, best piece of furniture for a small kitchen with no counter space. Inside our double doors is the original paper with measurments, etc. We also have drawers for cutlery, and a pull out cutting board just beneath the enamel counter (ours pulls out too). It's painted an awful green color but hubby won't let me strip it. Will have to look on the side now to see if the meat grinder bracket is there. Enjoy your new furniture, you earned it and it's lovely!

Don't kill me, Renee. I know I love the "old, fine " goodies as much as the next person. Ironically I have all these old time kitchens saved on my phone that are absolutely amazing for their time especially. But I wonder how bad would it be to have your husband, that would be my husband build one of these I know it's not old, LOL but it would be just as functional. I love yours. It's just gorgeous and certainly fits you and your personality and your kitchen! Congrats GF, you done real good! :-)

I just came upon your video. I wanted a Hoosier forever and finally found one on Marketplace. Paid more than I wanted to, but the outside was nicely refinished, and the inside was intact. It is a Sellers similar to yours. It has the pull-out flour sifter and also a hanging glass sugar jar. My husband has been fixing the inside where it was cobbled together at some point. I know just how you feel about your Hoosier, because I feel the same way about mine! Thank you for your video and information.

IDEA IDEA IDEA ----- the way that flour sifter swings down is like how the old time typewriter shelves would swing out of the cabinets under the desk - (they are made for the heavy weight of the typewriter too) - if you can't find the "real swing thing" maybe your husband can find/modify/re-work one of those typewriter shelves or get the "blue print" on how to make one

Wow, excellent explanation of the Hoosier cabinet! I've been looking at them for the first time just this year and I am almost obsessed with eventually owning one.

Congrats!!!! There is one in an auction in Mio this weekend that I was eyeballing. But I'm not ready for one yet. Kitchen furniture makes so much more sense to me than cabinets. enjoy your great cabinet.

Oh my gosh! I am so excited that I found your channel! Your sellers Hoosier is exactly like mine! And it has been hard to find one. But I think someone had painted mine white. That shelf in the long side door where the flour sifter goes does belong there. Mine has it also. The flour sifter goes below it and it’s smaller . Mine is attached I just don’t have the sifter part that goes on it. Which I am searching for! But I am so excited I finally got to see another one exactly like mine❤️❤️❤️

Greetings from New Hampshire! Found your video while searching for information on my original Hoosier brand baking cabinet. I think mine is around 1924 > 1937. Mine was stored on an unheated porch and is in stressed condition. Hence it is now storing my art supplies in the the kitchen, while awaiting restoration. A bit musty.Our farm cottage is open concept living room/kitchen and looks a lot like yours! I have to put my furniture in some form of friendly function. You made my day when I saw your kitchen dynamics is like mine :-) ~Diane

Someone left the bottom of a Hoosier in an apt and the landlord said I could have it. They had another wooden cabinet on top but it wasn't a Hoosier. Still, I absolutely LOVE my (partial) Hoosier. FUN!

What an awesome gift to yourself. I am the proud owner of my grandmother's cabinet. She received hers when they got married. My grandparents celebrated 50 plus years together. I remember it sitting in my grandma's kitchen. Mine has the zinc top, and of course the flour sifter. There are some things that I need to repair and will hopefully do it soon. I have used mine as a baby changing table, a scrapbooking center and just a place to display things.

As an English girl Im telling you when you do the scones make sure you either have heavy cream or clotted cream and jam for the inside, that recipe doesnt look like it had it but they look better if you put an egg wash ontop before you put them in the oven. English scones can have fruit baked in or you can do savory ones with cheese.

I love the enamel counter top. love the edges, remind me of old sponge-ware

Congrats on you passing your CATS board & your reward for doing so.

I have a modern day bakers rack. But would love one of those I went on kijiji and found 45 of them in Ontario ranging from $200 - 1400. One I absolutely love is a painted one from the 1920's that has an arched top. It would go just lovely in the place that the baker's rack is in and would fit this old house built in 1906 very well.

I have a Housier Cabinet and I love it!!! Yours is beautiful too!!! I got mine by a trade with my cousin. She wanted my bookshelf because her daddy built it and she knows I love old things so she ask me if I wanted to trade. I jumped on that one!! The Housier cabinet that she gave me belonged to her husband's grandmother that used it faithfully and was handed down to his mom. His mom used it every day to make biscuits and things on until she died a few years ago.

I grew up with one of those, my mom still has it. More of a bar all my life (wink wink ) It is supposed to be mine one day, at this rate I'll be to old to roll dough by the time I get it lol. Love the great description you gave on it. Only diff with ours is the cabinets have etched glass . Thank you great video :)

LOVE IT HUN !

Oh it's beautiful!! I LOVE it! A Hoosier cabinet is definitely on my "someday" wishlist. Enjoy yours!

Renee-so beautiful. I think I would just stare at it all day. I love old furniture. I also love how you use old vintage decor. Congrats on passing your boards.

What a great one it is! I too am looking for the right one - I'm ripping out all the old built-in prsssboard cabinets and replacing with furniture. Since the house was built in 1895, when they would have used free-standing furniture in the kitxhen.

My Grandma had one, I grew up watching her make the best bread and pies on that cabinet. So happy for you cant wait to see videos of the baking goodies you turn out on there.

I've always wanted one of these! I'm so glad you found such a nice one!

My Grandma had one of these when I was growing up and I have wanted one for a long time. Alas the desire for one happened after I had a kitchen rebuild done when we moved into this house and there is no room now. I love the way you oriented yours with the other living space and also what you plan for the back. It is just beautiful and so very functional. Makes you want to dive in there and make those scones. Thanks for sharing this lovely piece. have a Blessed day.

Love the cabinet! Gorgeous.

Oh wow. That is just ingenious. A flour sifter built right into the bottom of the flour container. Sure would need to bake a lot of cakes and cookies to go through that much flour's worth though lol

Wow! I love it. I love the the way some of the old kitchens were. Glad you got it.

This is so interesting! I will have to ask my grandma if she remembers Hoosier cabinets.

Now I'm on the hunt, and I'm going to start saving. I was so excited when you showed all the features.

Oh my goodness!!!! I love a hoosier cabinet and I Actually have the perfect spot in my kitchen for one. I am always on the look out! That is so cute how you have arranged it, I love the ads and such you are hanging on the back!!!! LOVE IT!!!!

Beautiful find! Congrats on passing the test!

Beautiful find! You and the girls will certainly enjoy that for many years.

Your cabinet is beautiful!!! Always have loved Hoosier cabinets--You are so blessed!

I'm so envious! I have wanted one of those forever. One day I will have one. So happy for you. And congrats on passing all your tests! :)

Congrats on your test and your beautiful cabinet, it really looks great.

I had never heard of one of these - I like it! Congratulations on passing your boards and getting your cabinet!

What a wonderful little history lesson! I guess i knew the basics of them but all the nifty features makes me want to own one myself someday. Thanks for sharing!

It"s beautiful! And congratulations on passing your CT Boards!

Beautiful Hoosier, the counter top is enamel I had not seen this before. Love it.

Thank you so much for sharing your 'new' Hoosier cabinet with us. I've always wanted to know how these were put together and used. I look forward to the follow-up showing us the flour sifter installed and working. Good for you!

Love this! Thank you for sharing - congrats! :) I have to say, I think you got a steal for the price.

That's a real piece of history. Great addition. When I build a house, I will be installing kitchen furniture. Cheers!

Congratulations on your wonderful achievement! I hope you have been enjoying your prize; it is a beautiful cabinet. And I loved hearing about your Grandmother and her cabinet! My husband particularly appreciated your mentioning the price after giving us the full tour of the cabinet's features. Very informative, and super fun!!!

mr. hoosier was a genius. nice piece of kitchen furniture.

I LOVE IT! I wish I had room in my apartment for one. wanted one of these forever. alas, no room to put one in my tin y apartment. enjoy yours!

It is absolutely lovely! Now I want one for my kitchen....which will be a furniture type kitchen....cannot afford new cabinets so I am going to salvage what I can and use this kinda stuff in there. I say stuff cause it will be old but not worth anything....except to me. :) refinish and re purpose!

Oh that is Beautiful!! I have always wanted one!

What a beautiful find, I love it. I had a very old rickety, very rickety one when I was first married soon to bee 57 years ago. Rnjoy it.

Beautiful, I have always wanted one, many years ago I was at an auction and missed out on one and have to this day regretted it. Way to go on getting yours.

Very nice! And congrats on passing the CATS board! Oh! I would love one of those Hoosier cabinets!!

It's beautiful! Congrats!

O my goodness I love it- 💖 great find - I hope you do a video on the tea time scones how fun-

Beautiful! I have one which was in the family for many, many years. I do most of my baking on it. It is one piece I intend to never give up. It doesn't have the flour bin in it, but bought one at a sale a long time ago, but finding someone to assemble it, well, that is a different story. So happy for you, Renee!

I have ALWAYS wanted one of these, and I just can't seem to find the right one, and now that I may be moving into a much smaller space, I may have to buy a smaller cabinet too! rrrrrrrrrrr I've even gotten to the point that I will even use new cabinets to make my own. I agree in a HUGE way about the sliding counter top. It's a MUST HAVE in the cabinet along with the flour sifter, without those, I would just keep my kitchen "stuff" and work with that. Congratulations on a fantastic deal, and a gorgeous cabinet. (that I wish was mine) LOL Bless, Sheila

Congrats on both .. I have always wanted one of those.. but no room sorry to say..It is very pretty.

I have a hoosier and I love it it's my favorite thing in my house

This is so cool and would be super convenient. Ty for sharing

Nice hoosier! Glad you finally got what you wanted. I looked for one for over 10 years! I finally got mine in 89 at an estate auction. I paid 600 for it way back then and it was painted white UGH! They are wonderful pieces of furniture for sure. Enjoy!

Wow I love you Hoosier Cabinet and Sellers was the best!

Congrats!I love those! Wish I had my grandmothers. A wonderful addition.(If I had room I'd be on the hunt too.) ; -) Try some bar soap on that squeaky drawer. I was just thinking I'd decorate the back when you showed the framed items.lol

LOVE your cabinet!!! I'd sure like to have measurements...... I'm about to build a couple of them, and yours is the best I've seen!

Simply a great find!!!!! Thank you for sharing this video of your new Hoosier cabinet, it was informative and concise.

I was wondering if the counter rolled out. LOVE that feature. I don't blame you for not budging on that feature. I don't understand why our kitchens don't have that feature.

oh Renee i absolutely love it!!!!!!! gorgeous and functional. now i have to bug matt to buy me one. hahahahahhaha

that is beautiful, would love one in my home too, congratulations!

It's lovely. An old fashion trick is to rub cake soap on the bottom of the drawers to make them glide smoother.

Great video!! Now, I want one!!! LOL My grandma had one, too. Also, once a year or so, there is this cabin up in the mountains we rent for the weekend. It has one. It's not even ever used. You can tell. However, it's made of a heavy steel or metal. It looks to be all original. I always look at it when we go. I like yours better though. The wooden one is much more attractive. Thanks for sharing.

Oh you Lucky Duck! Congratulations. Use in Good Health and Good Times and Not so Good Times. You so deserve this.

You found a beautiful piece!

Remember when my Mom had one. She inherited it from my Grandmother. Yours is very nice.

To help with the drawer movement take some wax (candles work) and rub it on the drawer slides. it will help with the noise and movement. Just in case you didn't know about it...and it will not harm the wood or metals

My sister has one that was in her ex-husbands family. (I think she still has it) It has a flour sifter, but I don't think it was working. Interesting about how you say the kitchens used to be with furniture rather than built in cabinets. I need a new kitchen and was thinking about doing more of a furniture style cabinetry rather than built ins. It's just a matter of whether it's going to be in this house or a different one.

love the cabinet, I,m thinking since its right there by your cutting island the back would be a great place to put one of those magnetic strips for all of your big cutting knifes.

you were blessed i want a all porclane one

ooooooooooh - i have Hoosier cabinet envy - lol - love them but not available in my country - wish i had seen these before i had my kitchen gutted and sorted - i would have had the carpenter build one for me if i could afford it - amazing piece of furniture

The place where you have your chocolate is for a open cookbook. It holds it away from the mess while you are mixing. I am lucky enough to own two. One we bought and the other we inherited from my husbands Grandmother. They are about 20 years apart in age. I love them both and am going to pass them down to my kids.

You got a great price on this. I've seen some in really bad shape for $400. I stopped looking for these cabinets because I can't afford it for some time. Instead I was looking at old wood stoves. lol Gotta stay off craigslist for now. lol I'm very happy for you!

It's beautiful. I was looking at these a while back when we lived in Massachusetts, there lots to be found but in in good shape like yours. If you found one in decent shape you had to jump on it because they went fast.

I've been wanting one of these and I'd go to auctions and of course you have people that have stores and you can't beat them on getting one....

What a nice cabinet! You got a good deal IMO.

The Seller's cabinets were made in Elwood, Indiana and I have one very similar to the one you have. Mine no longer has the porcelain top, I think maybe it had been zinc, but does have a pull out top. I do not have the sifter either. I live very near where they were made. I have had mine for years. Mine has all original metal pulls and it has the center cabinet with a mirror on the top cabinet door. It also has cabinet doors on both sides at the top and there was never a roll top to cover the opening which is smaller than yours. It looks to be the same size, and is oak. I also have two Seller's tall white cabinets. They have always been painted. I did have the big sugar jar but gave it to my son when he got married for their Seller's cabinet that is painted. I enjoyed your video very much.

My grandmother had one. When she died I asked for it, but my father didn't have room to bring it home.

Love your cabinet! Up here (Alberta, Canada) they are pretty pricey> I might be tempted on a trip south to pick one up but might not fit in the Rendevouz!

Ok. You talked me into it. I’m getting one!!

I'd love to go antiquing with you 😉 Nice find. Good Luck, +Blessings

This is so cool!!!

I want one! If I ever found one, I will also find somewhere to put it. I absolutely love that kitchen at 1:49!!!! I promised my husband no major changes (remodeling) of this kitchen for 2 years... 16 months to go. lol

A Hoosier and a butcher block. I am so jealous. :D

Beautiful cabinet! I live in TN, and my experience looking for these: Yes, in the south they are easier to find ,but you have to be very, very careful even with individual sellers. With the 'DIY mason jar decor' movement here, many of these pieces have cobbled together parts that have destroyed some of the functions. "Slap a coat of chalk paint on it, and voilá! Shabby chic and no one knows the plastic feet are taken from a fisher price toy!" Yep...I blame pintrest, lol.

I'm so jelly! I have the jars but no cabinet. :( one day, one day....

I LOVE it!!

That is ADORABLE

I had one years ago. I only reason why I didn't keep it was that the wood had dried out. I think the owners before me had it hear a wood stove. Anyway the wood was just getting to brittle. Loved it though.