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lovely thrifted hutch, any guesses?

4 years ago





Can anyone provide any guesses on make, style, etc? i think it is just gorgeous but i could not find any makers mark anywhere, ill be honest the only place i have not checked is the bottom before putting in place. Green felted silverware drawers, the screws are just fascinating and appear to be handmade…




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  • 4 years ago

    Not antique....not even vintage...well Maybe1 970ish but likely 2000. The finish has faux worm holes created with paint. A mish mosh of styles, colonial batwing pulls and bracket feet, square doors with handles rather than bales, Colonial-ish styling on the top with still a third style of pulls.

    Appears a sturdy piece in good shape, but it's not old nor is anything on it is handmade

    rylee Brandt thanked linda campbell
  • 4 years ago

    I agree with Linda, my first thought was 70s reproduction.

    As a piece of furniture, it’s nice enough and more interesting than, say Scandi modern, but it’s not an antique.


    rylee Brandt thanked colleenoz
  • 4 years ago

    It is vintage, likely 1970’s - 1980’s by the finish. Mass-produced.

    Vintage usually refers to anything at least 20 yrs old. (Some people say 30.)

    Search ’1970’s Early American hutch’ to see similar. I found two exactly like yours when I looked. They were inspired by old English and Welsh ”dressers”, then later, mid-century Early American furniture.

    Nice to see it being loved again. I remember this style being popular when I was a kid. :)

    Twins of yours:




    rylee Brandt thanked Jilly
  • 4 years ago

    That was one of two popular styles of furniture...one was Mediterranean design made from pecan wood. The other was a simulation of Colonial style, made in pine, or walnut or cherry.

    Your piece was made to look like the wood called "wormy"....little holes left by insects. The real deal is very desirable by collectors. Unfortunately, your piece is not made from a wormy wood. I can tell because what ever application that was used, is also on the brass hardware...so guessing a spray on something.


    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In our neck of the woods, you couldn't give it away. But, I see on ebay, there are several available, so there must be a market for the style.

    I'd paint it.

    rylee Brandt thanked elcieg
  • 4 years ago
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    I'd say it is from the 70s. We bought a new bedroom furniture set when we were first married in 75. It had the same wood and door design.

    Yours would look cute in a farmhouse, country or rustic decor home.

    rylee Brandt thanked functionthenlook
  • 4 years ago

    Looks like ’70’s pine. If you plan on painting you’ll need a shellac based primer to seal the knots.


  • 4 years ago

    Perfect for a homestead I bet you'll continue to find similar styled pieces. Anything well mad3 and cared for has value.

    Years ago, an antique was 20 years old. I'm unsure how/when that changed

  • 4 years ago

    IME antiques are over 100 years old, vintage is usually about 70 years old or more, retro is 20- 30 years old.

  • 4 years ago

    I like your hutch. It has attractive proportions, lines and nice details. I agree it is probably 70s. When I was young I bought some great pieces that I loved at garage sales. They are still my favorites. 1960s soap stone top buffets that remind me of Daren Steven's on Bewitched. Skinny legs and all straight lines lines. Duncan Phyfe style table, chairs and buffet someone brought back with them from England. Petite and exactly the size I needed at the time. Owned both for about 30 years and gotten alot of enjoyment out of them. Yours is also a nice looking piece and you will get alot of enjoyment out of it.

  • 4 years ago

    It's great, especially as a lonely statement piece. Also practical and probably better made than almost anything built today.


    Some of us remember the gloomy 70s styles, with the depressing prints and dark woods that this would go with. But in a contemporary setting, without all the fuzzy gold and orange upholstery associations, it's really nice. Great details and a pretty stain.

  • 4 years ago

    Antique has always been items 100 years old or more, no change. I keep hearing people say that anything from before 2000 is vintage. It doesn't seem right to consider things from the 90's vintage.

    You have a nice piece of furniture, even if it isn't antique or very valuable. I envy your future plans for a homestead.

  • 4 years ago

    Antique, when I first began buying, was anything produced before the induestial revolution, roughly 1830....somhwo that has been modified. I think, for import, to be allowed as an antique you need proof that it's at least 100 years old. Not sure about the particulars, perhaps it varies by country.