Tobacco Hutch Project

[AreBee]

Just finished a reclamation project of a bureau my Dad made over 60 years ago. I now have all my smoking accessories in one spot. Lighters, cutters, punches, ashtrays, humidors, pipes and tobacco, it’s all there. The first pic shows what it looked like two weeks ago and then pics of the stripped down piece, the final piece and finally set up with all my stuff.

 

[Yambo]

Nice! And I really like those jars also. What brand are they? Or are they antiques?

 

[AreBee]

Nice! And I really like those jars also. What brand are they? Or are they antiques?

Thank you! I don’t know if they are antiques, but I got them at a flea market last week. There’s no markings at all to tell what brand they could be.

 

[proteus]

Far out !! Truly one of a kind.

 

[Sgetz]

What a great project. Especially as your dad made it. Love it

 

[Choatecav]

I absolutely love this. The fact that your dad made it is just great.

 

[anantaandroscoggin]

You can tell that no cat has yet to discover this horizontal surface as a place to nap, curling up and stretching out, displacing all things onto the floor that are not the cat itself.

(looks purty nice!)

 

[AreBee]

You can tell that no cat has yet to discover this horizontal surface as a place to nap, curling up and stretching out, displacing all things onto the floor that are not the cat itself.

(looks purty nice!)

Thank you! For some odd reason our two cats don't get up on furniture or counter tops. Couches and chairs, yes, but mostly they just sit on us.

 

[bent1]

Looks good, dark finish against the light wood floor. Area looks neat & orderly, accessories, tobacco, & pipes can be stored or displayed as desired.

 

[kcghost]

Dark finish looks tremendous.

 

[upnorth1]

Thank you! I don’t know if they are antiques, but I got them at a flea market last week. There’s no markings at all to tell what brand they could be.

I have one of those jars. I got it in a grocery ant least 40 years ago with imported spreadable cheese in it.

 

[AreBee]

I have one of those jars. I got it in a grocery ant least 40 years ago with imported spreadable cheese in it.

I recently heard that’s what they contained!

 

[AreBee]

Dark finish looks tremendous.

Thank you. I am happy with the dark finish against the distressed hardware too. I couldn’t bring myself to replace the pulls because their light clanging against the back plate is something I remember vividly from my childhood. I also couldn’t polish them because my wife has a deep-seated hatred for brass, stemming from a childhood of cleaning it in her parents’ house!