I’d say keep the buffet’ bottom part, then re-configure the uppers (remove the curved parts) then stay with clean uppers to allow 3- or four glass doors. And By all means save those 2-doors.. Use somewhere else later. Possibly GO all the way up to ceiling (of course Crown molding top.). Very regal to have Tall glass cabinet over that buffet

I am not a pro, but if you want to keep the look I would suggest keeping the top part and having new, more functional drawers made for the bottom.

I need more info as to the design of the new kitchen for sure. I am all for 21 st century kitchens so I would lose it for better storage but it all depends on the rest of the kitchen plan. I think you never have enough counter ans storage in a kitchen and this piece really does not meet either of those criteria

A classic 1920s to the 50s style I think it’s beautifully 1 strip it bring it back to its original beauty of course it’s constructed well.make it your stand out piece If not repaint it in your color scheme.some are black and white kitchen with your alcove in the hutch and accent of your favorite color and inside the glass shelves areas a fun node to the past. Or rip out the top and put great open shelving..

Seems like it’s not functioning particularly well considering it’s a bit cluttered with stuff. I’d do some thing more functional in it’s place.

A photo from further back would help. I see the adjacent wall and window trim overlap or butt up to the side panel of the hutch. Will this be a problem as you start to renovate. Painting the hutch, install drawer glides, new knobs, and utilizing the open shelf for a space for a special serving piece instead of a catchall would preserve this architectural feature and increase usefulness.

Post the entire kitchen and the new plan for context. We cannot make recommendations based on that picture. It probably was always white. Will the kitchen be eat-in? In the house I grew up in there was the same piece but it was in the dining room so maybe it could be in the eating area of the new design

This would’ve a great Beverage bar coffee machine toaster cups just your go to place in the morning

If you post more photos, a complete layout with measurements and an inspiration photo you will get better advice. I am an old-house lover so my first instinct would be to keep it, fix it and repurpose it to work in my new kitchen. If you’re not that kind of person, then the space it is using can be part of your new design. More information is needed but I would make it a feature of any new kitchen if this were in my home.

Thanks everyone. The cabinet is in the dining room, not the kitchen, so the back of the cabinet takes up kitchen space. Usually it is not so loaded with stuff, but we are sorting and packing for the move out during the remodel. If we take out the cabinet, it might just be wainscoting all the way across.

Ahhh, now I see it in context. I can see why you would consider removing it and just keeping the dining room paneling all the way across. If you have it removed CAREFULLY, you can hold onto the doors, mounding and drawers for repurposing. (I’m thinking it was a linen chest. It probably held tablecloths and napkins in the past.)

Hi Red Ryder,

I was thinking of repurposing the doors as a furniture type cabinet in the new kitchen or as part of an island. The doors are roughly 36x36 inches together, so they may be too large for either of those ideas. I do hope to repurpose them somehow as the leaded windows are part of other spaces in our home.

Thanks,

Angelita