Happy Match

Looking for a primitive hutch? Make your own by setting a glass-front cabinet on top of a cupboard. Sue paired these antiques in the living room to showcase yellowware and crocks. The make-do chair, portrait and sconce reveal Sue’s love for homespun artistry.

The rich wood tone of the flooring and neutral walls reflect the natural light in the sitting room, decorated with a pewter-filled corner cabinet and a simple doughbox display of crocks and bowls. Candles in wall sconces flanking the portrait and a push-up candlestick holder on a slender side table aim for authenticity. Lighting that mimics candles continues the period look, from a lantern suspended on the open cabinet door to the iron chandelier to the candelabra on the side table.