design idea - hoosier

We're going to go see this one tomorrow on our way up to or back from the house.  Probably makes more sense to see it on the way back since the car will be packed to the gills with the hardwood flooring so we wouldn't be able to take it even if we love it.
Not sure which brand it is, but it is oak and it apparently has a nice finish and the enamel on the countertop is in great shape.  And it is 48" wide, whereas most are just 36" wide - so it's big.  I like the look of it - wish more of the wood were quarter or rift sawn though.  The only issue I know of is that the roll top needs to be fixed - apparently the canvas backing has deteriorated so it needs to be re-glued to new backing - how hard could that be?
OOOH! And it's on wheels!
What do you think? (and don't talk to me about the pottery next to it or that silly goose on top)

design idea - hoosiers

So, it turns out that there are these old oak kitchen cabinets called "Hoosiers" and somehow I never heard of them.  I've seen a few here and there, usually re-painted in awful colors, but these things are lovely.  They were the predecessor to built-in cabinets I guess.  They have a deeper lower cabinet-counter section with an enameled countertop and then the top cupboard section is shallower and is a separate piece with attaches with bolts or a bracket or something.
The details are crazy - most of them seem to have a flour bin with sifter-dispenser built in.  They have all sorts of weights and measures info inside the cabinet doors and who knows what other great details.  Plus, I love the brass hardware on the latching cabinets.
Anyway, so aside from the heresy (heresy?) of it (and maybe the price), what is to stop a person from just lining a bunch of the bottom sections up against a wall, putting on a single layer of stone or wood as kitchen counter and then mounting the upper sections to the kitchen wall and calling it built-ins?
Look at the detail on these things!