Show and Tell Friday - Hutch

Kelli @ There's No Place Like Home is hosting Show and Tell Friday. Don't miss seeing Kelli's Springtime centerpiece and all of the other treasures of the ladies participating this week!

In previous posts, I have shown some of our heirloom items.

This hutch also came to us from my husband's dad, and originally belonged to his grandmother.

Right next to it in our kitchen are the pitcher and bowl, and early American picture that I have shown you before.

My kitchen's decor has fruit on the wallpaper border, and displayed on the hutch are my set of dishes with a fruit design.

I read that in early America, these were called cupboards- a hutch was for rabbits:)

It's shelves and drawers offer plenty of storage space. The two outer smaller drawers are lined with felt for silverware. And the long drawer is perfect for storing table linens.

The warm wood golden oak color adds warmth to our kitchen. Our home has a large eat-in kitchen and no formal dining room, so this stands by our oak kitchen table. We treasure this because of its history in the family.

I was watching the Andy Grffith show one day and noticed that our hutch is very similar to Aunt Bea's hutch on the set. I taped some of the show and paused the tape to see it clearer. Her hutch also has a scallop design on the top and the same shelf design and number of drawers. Ours has metal hardware, while Aunt Bea's has wooden knobs.

You can go to tvland.com here and see Aunt Bea's hutch at the beginning of the episode titled, Andy's Rival.
The Andy Griffith Show is one of my favorites! So it's nice to know that you can go back and visit Mayberry, in full episodes of the show, anytime you want at this website:) Enjoy!