When we think of kitchen furniture, what comes to mind is tables and chairs or counter stools and not much else. But, if you were a fashionable bride in Canada or the U.S. in the ’20s or ’30s, chances are you would have asked for a Hoosier cabinet for your first kitchen. This indispensable storage closet would become the centerpiece of the room along with your stove, kitchen table and chairs, fridge and the white enamel sink hung on a wall, hopefully under a window.
These pieces were part of the category of kitchen furniture common until the late 1950s. The Hoosier Manufacturing Co. of New Castle, Ind., was one of the earliest and largest manufacturers of these cabinets, hence the affectionate name: Hoosier cabinet. The company sold millions and…
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House & Home (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2018 - Fall Decorating + Dream Kitchens