Should I paint or stain a hoosier cabinet?

I think we would like a picture too, in order to advise you more precisely.

Hello Linda! Whether you paint or stain your Hoosier cabinet depends on whether you like paint or whether you like stain! Stain would require more work as you have to get down to the bare wood before you can stain and then you have to finish with a poly. Painting, especially if you use chalk paint with a finish of wax or poly, would require less work. I have seen Hoosier cabinets done both ways and I like both ways! It would be a difficult decision to make like you are finding out! Here are some inspiration ideas from Pinterest:

https://www.pinterest.com/topics/hoosier-cabinet

It's a lot easier to paint than to stain. If you want to stain it you'll have to remove the original finish first by sanding it all down