Finally! The hoosier that moved into our garage, patiently waiting for a face lift, before we moved into this house, now has it's rightful place in our kitchen:
My baking corner! And my wine corner. Given my lack of baking affinity, it is best to keep these close together. I almost gave up on those original handles, they were caked with decades of kitchen grease and grime. I'm so glad I decided they were worth some elbow grease and TLC.
So, why did it take SO long to put this cabinet in its rightful place? One, the garage was a disaster zone long after we'd settled into the rest of the house. I simply couldn't get to the hoosier to start my project.
Two, it involved more than a coat of paint. Originally, the doors had a center panel that had a PA dutch style tulip stencil. But not in a good way. There was also scalloped edging under the cabinet doors, way to country kitchen for me. Here's some pics between before and after (I neglected to take pics early on):
Luckily, organizing the garage motivated my husband to bust out his tools, so he happily jigsawed off the unwanted elements of the hoosier. From there, all it needed was primer, chicken wire, custom paint (me mixing random colors in an old yogurt container), a staple gun, shelf liner...ok, a lot went into this. And we are so happy with the end result! Extra storage, a vintage meets modern feel and a piece that we can both look at as a labor of love. It's amazing what we can accomplish in a year and a half when we work as a team. ;-) 
