What do you keep in a hutch?

Traditionally used in dining rooms to hold entertaining essentials like china, linens, and tabletop accessories, hutches are a great storage piece to move into your kitchen space, like homeowners Melissa and Sonny did in their Canadian countryside home.

1. What should I put in my hutch?
2. What should I display in hutch?
3. What can you do with a hutch?
4. What animals can live in a hutch?
5. Are hutches still in style?
6. What can you do with a hutch top?
7. What else can I use a china cabinet for?
8. What lives in a cage?
9. Can I keep a cow in my garden?

What should I put in my hutch?

Like buffets and sideboards, the bottom half of a kitchen or dining room hutch should be dedicated to storing dining room necessities, such as spare dinner plates and napkin rings. If an item doesn't belong there (say … a pad of stationary), relocate it elsewhere in the house where you'll remember to use it.

What should I display in hutch?

An office hutch is a great place to display any degrees, diplomas, credentials and favorite books along with your other office furnishings. Awards, commendations and photos look great in an office hutch.

What can you do with a hutch?

Hutch Top Flipped Upside Down!

Flip Hutch Top Upside Down For a Unique Furniture Piece!

What animals can live in a hutch?

They should never only live in a hutch. Gerbils and some hamsters love to dig and they love making tunnels out of potting compost and shredded cardboard. Most rodents like Hamsters, Gerbils, Mice, Rats, Guinea Pigs and Rabbits love to chew and enjoy shredding toilet roll inserts and other cardboard toys.

Are hutches still in style?

Even though contemporary designers are busy designing modular shelves that unite the living space, kitchen and dining area into one flowing family zone, the allure of a classic hutch or china cabinet still remains as strong as ever.

What can you do with a hutch top?

From just one china hutch you create a stylish glass curio cabinet for your dining/living room AND a media console for your television in your family room, or a custom bookcase for your office AND a sofa console table for the back of your couch. OR a custom console for your entry way AND a buffet for your dining room.

What else can I use a china cabinet for?

Antique malls, flea markets, and consignment shops typically have china cabinets in a wide range of styles, sizes, and price points. Don't pass one up just because your dining room is already full. Well-made china cabinets can make stylish storage and display pieces in other rooms of your home.

What lives in a cage?

Cages are often used to confine animals, and some are specially designed to fit a certain species of animal. One or more birds, rodents, reptiles, and even larger animals of certain breeds are sometimes confined in a cage as pets.

Can I keep a cow in my garden?

Robust traditional breeds can often be kept outdoors all year round, although it is a sensible idea to have indoor housing available for particularly harsh winters. As a general rule of thumb, each cow will require approximately 2 acres of grazing in order to supply it with sufficient grass to eat.