Freshening up an Old Hoosier for Gardening Storage.

Somewhat Quirky
by Somewhat Quirky
My back porch Hoosier cabinet had deteriorated enough that I was worried it was going to become unusable. So I set out to freshen it up a bit and chase off the spiders. More info and pictures are available in the blog post.
A couple of summers ago I bought this Hoosier cabinet at a garage sale. It was covered with peeling white paint. I scraped off all the peeling paint and left it as it was and put it on the back porch. I loved the colors.
Over time all the white paint and several layers of green paint fell off. I got tired of sweeping up paint so I did a final scraping and got it ready for paint.
I painted it with Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint in Lucketts Green and added some new knobs then dry brushed a little paint on them.
After using hemp oil and wax I covered the entire piece inside and out with 2 coats of Modern Masters Exterior Dead Flat Varnish. The paint store guy promised me that this wouldn't yellow.
I use this cabinet to store small garden stuff, tools and garden shoes.
I still need to replace the backing for the upper cabinet. It is water damaged and doesn't hold the cabinet square any longer - thus the crooked doors on the cabinet. I am really liking the finish though.
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  • Angelia Christenson Angelia Christenson on Apr 25, 2015
    never heard it called that before but still one of my favorite pieces of both my nanny and my aunt marie and brings back memories of them standing and making homemade biscuits and pies and such.
  • Lisa House Lisa House on Apr 26, 2015
    I have my grandmothers...mine has doors that slide into the cabinet when open, these are in the area that is open on yours, between the top and bottom pieces. The metal "shelf" pulls out when in use so my cabinet is the highlight of my dining room and I use it as a sideboard during holiday meals. You did a fabulous job, enjoy it!
    • Somewhat Quirky Somewhat Quirky on Apr 26, 2015
      Yes mine had those but they functioned poorly so I took them out to try to repair them. But that may never happen.
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