Baskets~Pip berries~Decorating~DIYS~My Hoosier Cupboard

Lots to share with you today! I’m decorating with baskets and pip berries, making two DIYS and showing you my vintage Hoosier cupboard that my cousin gave me.
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[@lindascribner6602]

Love how the ladder and window turned out!! I'd just clean up the cabinet, the paint is part of its history.😊❤

[@melaniethompson6353]

Yes, you are so right Linda!! I’m also planning to keep the papers that were in the drawers. It was very nostalgic to look at them. Thanks for the kind comment I’m happy you liked it! Hugs 🤎🤎🤎

[@angelanapier4248]

I would clean it up and leave it as is. It is just beautiful. I love what you did over your kitchen window.

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks so much! So far it looks like most everyone agrees on me cleaning and keeping it as is🤎🤎🤎

[@TeresaLuna-xx4ed]

I would just clean it up and leave it as is! Its beautiful!!

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks so much 🤎

[@vickymartin8879]

Omg beautiful cabinet my vote would be to give it a good cleaning and leave it as is the chippy paint tells its story 😊

[@melaniethompson6353]

You are absolutely right! And I love thinking about all those stories 🤎🤎🤎

[@dorothybiss6249]

Mel I love how you decorated your window , with the table cloth you used as a curtain,and the home made ladder ,above your window, that you hung , your baskets on I like it I can’t wait to see how you decorate your cupboard Love You Mom ❤️❤️❄️❄️☃️☃️

[@melaniethompson6353]

Aww thank you dear mom! You are so sweet and I’m so happy you liked it! I can’t wait until you come up for a visit and you can see everything. Have fun tomorrow! Love and hugs 😘❤️❤️❤️Xoxo

[@susanzeller8887]

Love everything about the window , ladder and all the berries and baskets! Great job......

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked it 🤎

[@aprilmogensen]

I would just clean the cabinet up and decorate it. The ladder idea really turned out great! Your kitchen window area looks fantastic.

[@melaniethompson6353]

Hi April🙋‍♀️it’s amazing what a few pieces of scrap wood and a table cloth can do🤣 I recently was out running some errands and thought I’d take a look and see how much the decorative ladders cost… the ones I saw were $60!! Yikes 😳!! It pays to think outside the box. Thanks for your sweet comment 🤎🤎🤎

[@sandyscountrycrafts]

I absolutely love the way this turned out! I would just clean the cabinet up. That is a beautiful piece. I would love to find one.

[@melaniethompson6353]

Hi Sandy 🙋‍♀️thanks my friend! Just cleaning it is really starting to sound like a good idea and a LOT less work. Hope you find one sweet lady 🤎🤎🤎

[@TheCuratedHome]

Oh my I’m in love with that hosier cabinet!!! I would clean it up and leave it chippy!!! I may even try to use some elbow grease and get to that green layer in spots. You definitely could chip at the whit spots a bit. Yes you can sometimes heat and strip, it won’t give an overall removal method but if you’re going for the chippy look it’s a good option to try! I would just deep clean the inside and line the drawers with some vintage paper. There are many good strip solutions you can get at lowes or Home Depot that would take it to the bare wood, just spray or wipe them on and then let it sit and do all the work, then you go back and scrape it off! The top is original and I would not touch it! It’s perfection as is! What a treasure!!! I can’t wait to see it after you’re done with it. And I love your ladder and the tablecloth curtain. Great video Melanie! ❤️ ❤️

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks sweet friend ❤️

[@melanienance4920]

Love the ladder and baskets and the curtain idea

[@melaniethompson6353]

Hi Melanie 🙋‍♀️do you get called Mel for short? I do 😊thanks so much, I’m glad you like it!

[@TeresaLuna-xx4ed]

I love the vintage green too! My favorite❤

[@melaniethompson6353]

It truly is a beautiful color 🤎💚🤎

[@tammyaswell4562]

I love the way your kitchen window and ladder turned out. ❤

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks so much Tammy🤎

[@TeresaLuna-xx4ed]

Love it! The baskets and berries added the perfect touch!❤

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks so much Teresa for your kind comments!!😊🤎

[@TheTuffee]

I stripped a Hoosier in the 1980’s, had three coats of paint. I love the raw wood color. I added an oil to it also. It is gorgeous. Mine had a dark blue band on the edge of the metal.

[@melaniethompson6353]

Hi there🙋‍♀️thanks for commenting. Can I ask what the oil is that you used? I like that idea to help condition the wood 🤎🤎🤎

[@hmc3142]

I love what you did on your kitchen window! The baskets look great too!❤️

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@angelastrozier7467]

I love the window! It’s beautiful! The cabinet is gorgeous! I am on the lookout for one. ❤❤❤

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks so much Angela! I hope you find one!!🤞🤎🤎🤎

[@deborah3055]

Hi Melanie I love how the ladder and the tablecloth turned out. The baskets look awesome. I have never stripped paint before but I think I would clean it up and leave it like it is. I’d be afraid to mess it up . Good luck!

[@melaniethompson6353]

Hi Deborah 🙋‍♀️thank you for the kind comment. I’m definitely a little nervous about doing anything to the cupboard.. I definitely don’t want to mess it up. I’m a little worried that I might damage the wood and I definitely don’t want to do that. Have a wonderful week 🤎🤎🤎

[@debby891]

Yes, green around the edge of the hoosier, that’s original. Love the ladder over your window!

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks so much for commenting 🤎🤎🤎

[@oneproudarmymomboston5960]

Looks great... Love the ladder, well it all really comes together...~~!!!

[@melaniethompson6353]

Oh thank you so much 😘❤️

[@rosemaryskierski7564]

The curtain and ladder looks so pretty. Wonder job.

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks Rosemary! So happy you like it ❤️

[@araceligomez3735]

Loved your curtain idea. Thank you.

[@melaniethompson6353]

You’re very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@CatherineOgrodowic]

Melanie I LOVE the way your ladder looks!!!!! 🤎. So pretty!!!! And your kitchen window!!!!!!!! Have a blessed week xo

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thank you so much!😊 🤎

[@jeannineboyce3957]

I would just clean the Hoosier in and out and display it with all your lovely items!

[@melaniethompson6353]

I love your idea Jeannine! Thanks so much for commenting! Have a great week 🤎🤎🤎

[@DeannaMoyers]

I would scrub it up and leave it with the spots of green showing through....then since you like the green, I would load it with green decor

[@melaniethompson6353]

That’s a wonderful idea! Thanks so much 😊🤎🤎🤎

[@user-qp4lw2nc3g]

You scare me.i can't stop watching !

[@melaniethompson6353]

😂🤣

[@tracijennings]

Great DIY on the ladder - so cute with the baskets. My thoughts on the hoosier is to leave her as is after a good cleanup. The refinishing could ruin that gorgeous patina. She's pretty just the way she is in my opinion. You can accent with your favorite green things inside instead.

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks so much Traci! It took a long time to get all those beautiful chips…how could I dare consider changing her😘🤎🤎🤎

[@barbkenas5663]

Love the ladder! Good luck with the Hoosier! Cool piece.

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks my friend! It is cool😎

[@pummillsvintiquities]

Love your window display Melanie! I would just clean the cabinet and whatever comes off In the process is meant to be 😊. But honestly, it will look great however you choose. 🤍💚🤎

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks so much Michelle 💚

[@eunicenield9631]

Cute idea. I really like what you did with the tablecloth and baskets.

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thank you very much!

[@jeane561]

Melanie I love above your window. The baskets look great. John has stripped several of those in years past. Typically on cupboards that were originally painted they didn’t use really good wood so the color of the wood isn’t the prettiest when it’s stripped. It also is a major job and very time consuming to refinish it. The wood under the paint will not be the aged wood color that the drawers and inside the cupboard are. I’m sure whatever you decide to do will be fine. Love and blessings 💚💛💚

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks so much dear friend I appreciate the info. Oh how gorgeous it would be if the wood underneath the paint looked like the wood inside the cupboard. I’m going to leave it as is. It took a long time to get its beautiful aged look. You are in my thoughts and prayers sweet friend ❤️❤️❤️

[@leochavez7184]

Looks great

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks so much ❤️

[@laceywright8933]

I have the same ladder & basket situation going on across our kitchen window cabinets. I had faux “dried” florals hanging in bunches for fall/halloween. So many possibilities for decorating a hanging ladder like that. My mom now wants the same look over her kitchen window and I plan to go help her this coming weekend. Haha

[@melaniethompson6353]

Hi Lacey🙋‍♀️great minds think alike! You’re so sweet to help your mom with her ladder, happy decorating!🤎🤎🤎

[@user-qp4lw2nc3g]

Yes clamps as you go across it helps ❤

[@melaniethompson6353]

Great idea!! Thanks 😊

[@wildflowerhomedecor14]

Hi Melanie! First off love what you did over your window!!!! So well executed and so charming!!!! Your Hoosier cabinet is gorgeous!!! My suggestion is to get a led paint tester before scraping or disturbing any layers… if so, that would require some protective gear and quite a lot of prep. I’d start there, and then make next decisions. Stripping that piece would be a project for sure, but it would be worth it… just take your time! Alternatively, if there is lead paint and you didn’t want to risk exposure, you could seal the entire piece as it is to prevent further chipping and be able to use the cabinet for decor and display! Good luck!! A great heirloom nonetheless’❤

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks so much for all the great info I really appreciate it! 🤎🤎🤎

[@conniewiles3678]

Baked on enamel. I’ve stripped a Hoosier before but they came painted as there usually isn’t very pretty wood underneath.

[@melaniethompson6353]

Hi Connie 🙋‍♀️did you repaint your cupboard after stripping the paint or leave it bare?

[@pamhill5927]

Oh my gosh Miss Melanie... absolutely love your window treatment..❤️❤️❤️ That Hoosier 💚💚 I was given a Hoosier years ago that had a 1980's country stencil paint job but had the green band enamel top..so I did some research..gotta love Pinterest..and saw some examples with the green and I mixed paint until I got the right color ..now this was 12 years ago I painted it and I'm actually tired of the color now. and I just bought paint stripper to see what it would look like taking down to bare wood... Love yours by the way..

[@pamhill5927]

Not sure how to attach a picture..lol

[@melaniethompson6353]

Hi Pam🙋‍♀️thanks so much for the sweet comment! I too love Pinterest 😊I’ve been getting a lot of great feedback and everyone says the green band and white enamel is original so I’m really happy about that. I’m definitely on the fence about what to do with it…I’m a little nervous that I might scratch the wood when scraping off the paint…if you’d like you can send me a picture to my email address it’s linked in my description box of my videos and on my home page. I’d love to know how it turns out after you strip the paint off. Please keep me posted. Have a great week 🤎🤎🤎

[@jeanmcbride5629]

The enamel is original. You could sand in spots to distress more & maybe show more green. Some came from the factory with a painted finish. Depends what wood was used. No matter what finish you choose, it will be so sweet all decorated. I just got mine recently...her name is Stella Sellers & she's gorgeous. (Sellers is the manufacturers's name.)

[@melaniethompson6353]

Hi Jean🙋‍♀️thanks for your comment, I really like the idea of distressing it a little more to let the beautiful green peek through. I’ll have to check out the sellers site. Thanks for the tip🤎🤎🤎

[@brendaguin1515]

We have stripped furniture a few times. Not difficult. You brush it on, wait until it buubbles up and loosens, then lift the paint off with a flat scrapper tool.Wipe it down. May have to redo it depending on how many layers of paint.

[@melaniethompson6353]

Hi Brenda 🙋‍♀️thanks so much for commenting. That sounds easy enough. Does the stripper have a lot of fumes? Or is it something that can be done indoors?

[@brittney4513]

So cute! I wish I had a window over my sink 😢 I have a mirror that looks like a window lol

[@melaniethompson6353]

Aww🥺I wish you had a window too… hopefully someday 🤎

[@doggiemama7192]

The top hasn't been painted. It's the original enamel top and you wouldn't want to strip that if that's the direction you take. Personally I think the paint is quite lovely on this piece. I love the green paint under the white. A heat gun may remove the top layer and you could have some green peeking through in some areas. Any way you decide to go it'll be lovely!

[@melaniethompson6353]

Hi there🙋‍♀️thanks so much for your sweet comment. I love your idea about just chipping some of the white paint off to allow more of the beautiful green to peek through! That would look beautiful! That old green just Appeals to me. I looked and looked for a couple years for green handled rolling pins and had no luck then last year my sister in law surprised me with 2 of them for my birthday. I have a few different vintage pieces in that green and I treasure them. Have a wonderful week 🤎🤎🤎

[@mylittlecoloradocottage]

Hi Melanie, your window treatment is great and the ladder idea worked out great. love the Hoosier, I think the enamel surface is original, also the cream color paint is original. Someone else commented about the wood that was used during the time wasn't all the same kind of wood,(scrap wood)? As always great video.

[@melaniethompson6353]

Hi Vicki🙋‍♀️how you doing? Thank you I’m glad you like it. I love the look of the bare wood on the back side and inside. It has that beautiful aged patina. I’m definitely nervous about stripping it since I’ve never done that before…. Think if I do decide to go that route I might try stripping something else first. Thanks for stopping by sweet friend! Hugs 🤎🤎🤎

[@brendaguin1515]

We always strip outdoors. Best to check directions as different products may say outdoors or indoors.

[@melaniethompson6353]

Thanks for letting me know 🤎

[@ruthgoddard6539]

Love the window. That Hoosher will take a lot of work if you strip. I think the top is orangilal and not painted.moms had a big drawer that oped for flour and a flour board that pulled out.my brother strupped c it and it is georgious

[@melaniethompson6353]

Hi Ruth🙋‍♀️your moms cupboard sounds lovely! I’m not sure what a flour board is so thank you because I’m going to look it up and learn something new😊I agree it will be a lot of work especially on the drawers and doors. And I don’t have lots of extra time 😊How wonderful that your mothers is still in your family. They are definitely a heirloom to be treasured. Have a wonderful week 🤎🤎🤎

[@ruthgoddard6539]

@@melaniethompson6353 to make biscuits and pies.roll them on the giant wooden board

[@stephaniemeadows6796]

You can do 2 pieces of twine on curtains like swag it in middle like a u and the ends kinda hang on the sides

[@melaniethompson6353]

That sounds nice ❤️

[@jeanettebrown5783]

That green was my mothers color all over I ne er knew what happen too it.

[@melaniethompson6353]

Your mother had great taste! Thanks for sharing 💚

[@rhondagrant2399]

Your enamel top is original.

[@melaniethompson6353]

That’s awesome!! Thanks for commenting 🤎

[@janetelliott3788]

I felt so bad for you struggling to get the curtain up. You should have did it on the table and then slide the rod inside, get up to the window then. Just something I learned years ago.

[@melaniethompson6353]

Aww 🥰 thanks so much for your thoughtfulness Janet, and for the wonderful advice 😘

[@stephaniemeadows6796]

Mine if you pull the roll thing all the way down part of the top is missing so I either keep it up or half up and i have to prop it up with a tall candle or cook book so it doesn't come flying back down lol

[@melaniethompson6353]

Great idea, do what works 😁

[@dedeodell1016]

When the camera doesn't move it looks like a picture in a Prim magazine.

[@melaniethompson6353]

Aww 🥰 what a sweet comment! Thanks so much ❤️❤️❤️