s/o painting nice furniture

[lemondrop]

iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/2012/10/some-thrifty-bathroom-updates.html

Before:


After:


Isn't the original brass? It should have been polished... The after looks plastic to me.

[mrs.jacinthe]

SOB

I love the original. The tarnish and visual is perfect. The after could be found in the Target clearance section. (Not that there's anything particularly wrong with that)

[lemondrop]

I would have polished up the original a little, but you're right it does look like it came from Target. That really defeats the purpose of going to a junk sale.

[tarheels]

It looked so elegant before. Whoever said it looks plastic said it right.

[stephm0188]

I just died a little inside. That's just WRONG.

[TBM]

Oct 16, 2012 17:27:13 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

I just died a little inside. That's just WRONG.

This.exactly.

:-(

[kellikans]

boo. I love the original.

[pitterwoo]

wow, that's a great example of paint not being an improvment

[sunshineandwine]

What is with so many bloggers painting everything white??? I don't get it. The before pic was so much more interesting.

[adhdfashion]

Rage! :N:

[sillygoosegirl]

I'm generally against painting furniture, but in this case, I hate both equally. What is that even for? Catching dust?

[cza]

Oct 16, 2012 22:28:59 GMT -5 adhdfashion said:

Rage!

OMG I'm crying.
I love Iheartorganizing however I feel like her home has become something that I would be uncomfortable in. It is too orderly and not lived in and homey.

[lemondrop]

Oct 17, 2012 6:42:58 GMT -5 cza said:

Oct 16, 2012 22:28:59 GMT -5 adhdfashion said:

Rage!

OMG I'm crying.
I love Iheartorganizing however I feel like her home has become something that I would be uncomfortable in. It is too orderly and not lived in and homey.

I agree with all of this. She's a bit too Monica Gellar for my taste. I do appreciate that she recognized that she had too much Ikea and Target in her home, but this wasn't a step forward.

[lemondrop]

Oct 17, 2012 9:27:49 GMT -5 FormerlyRR said:

Part of my problem with that is that it was poorly done. The inside isn't fully painted, and the outside looks like it still has spray paint texture. Yuck. If it were all smooth and nicely finished I'd probably find it acceptable. As it is, it's just a tacky little piece. Bummer.

It's Annie Sloan's chalk paint, so it's supposed to be that texture. :N:

[TBM]

Oct 17, 2012 10:28:06 GMT -5 lemondrop said:

Oct 17, 2012 9:27:49 GMT -5 FormerlyRR said:

Part of my problem with that is that it was poorly done. The inside isn't fully painted, and the outside looks like it still has spray paint texture. Yuck. If it were all smooth and nicely finished I'd probably find it acceptable. As it is, it's just a tacky little piece. Bummer.

It's Annie Sloan's chalk paint, so it's supposed to be that texture.

Why would someone use chalk paint on that?

I feel like every paint/finish/texture has a place, but this one does not work for this application. Not at all.

[lemondrop]

Oct 17, 2012 10:34:17 GMT -5 TBM said:

Oct 17, 2012 10:28:06 GMT -5 lemondrop said:

It's Annie Sloan's chalk paint, so it's supposed to be that texture.

Why would someone use chalk paint on that?

I feel like every paint/finish/texture has a place, but this one does not work for this application. Not at all.

While this shouldn't have been painted at all, I think the chalk paint is what makes it look plastic.