I PAINT Furniture

Lately for some reason I've been seeing people get upset about wood furniture being painted -( especially on Hometalk to be honest with you )There's a lot of beautiful wood furniture out there - I know that - some pieces leave me drooling at times ( not often because I truly love painted pieces ) so I kind of - sort of- get it - that it troubles some people to see a perfectly fine piece of antique or vintage furniture covered up ( and in their minds " destroyed " ) with paint.I GET IT - and so I never go to someone's site and say - YOU SHOULD PAINT THAT -And to those people - I say - NEVER paint a piece of furniture - it's obviously not for you - and you can, after all, do whatever you like with a piece that you own.But, there are, many many people out there that are very close to getting rid of a piece just because they're sick of looking at it - or because they've inherited it and don't like it very much - or they want to hold on to a piece for sentimental reasons but want it updated to fit the decor in their home because it just doesn't " belong " and then there are those that are thinking of the environment and don't want to put a piece in a landfill.These are the people I paint furniture for.
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This is what's sparked so much controversy - The BEFORE
And the AFTER
Simply Vintageous...by Suzan
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  • Rose Calenda Rose Calenda on Apr 30, 2016
    did you strip and then paint and what kind of paint did you use. PLEASE EXPLAIN!!!!!
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  • Cynthia H Cynthia H on Apr 20, 2014
    I sometimes see the before and after, and say "why?". This piece is amazing. Tasteful and I like it so much better. I feel you have every right to do with a piece as you see fit. I jumped over to your site and I must say that I like the way you bring pieces together. I'm not a big fan of words on furniture, or at least rarely, I am. Some of the bolder pieces I can see in a fun room especially for a child or young adult. I do like graphics that are subtle and I enjoyed the ones I saw. The soft colors you are using appeal to me. Right now I am sanding an older dressing table for my granddaughter. It was purchased new when her mom was about twelve or so. I've removed various colors of fingernail polish, scraped some gum off the bottom, etc. and scrubbed and sanded really well. I plan for it to be a pretty white to go with her bedroom furniture.
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