I showed my friend a photo of this lovely Tiger Oak antique desk that I’m buying off craigslist and she immediately asked what color I was going to paint it.
It’s no secret that I’m a really big fan of painted furniture, so it might surprise you how much I actually love the look of wood. It adds so much warmth that I always try to use at least one all-wood piece in a room.
My paint brushes will be coming nowhere near this pretty little desk.
One of my very favorite ways to incorporate wooden furniture is using antique chests in entry ways. The best way to pull this off in a fresh way is to pair the traditional wood with modern art and some quirky accessories. A great lamp is always welcome!
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What do you think? Have you warmed up to wood again? Or were the embers of love always burning?
I love a good piece of wood furniture. It is always very tempting for me to paint anything wood, but if you find something with a little character I say keep it that way. I love how it give you that lived in feel. Good luck with your new apartment.
I do love wood. I buy lots of antique pieces and It's often the color of the wood that attracts me to the piece. I've never once painted a piece because I like the contrast between wood and a light room. Beautiful piece you found!
Trina
I hope you have saved many beautiful wood pieces of furniture. I have cringed watching paint slapped on fine furniture. I have bought a couple pieces I didn't need just to save them from the shabby chic paintbrushers. Thank you for this!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! After a night of reading decorating blogs I was getting depressed. I have a house full of antique oak furniture that are either family "heirlooms" (not really but no way in heck will I ever paint my husbands great-grandmothers cherry spool bed), or quartersawn oak antiques my husband and I got in our estate sale craze before the kids were born. Everywhere I look I see people paining furniture to make the perfect room, I need ideas and inspiration for working with the beautiful wood we have to have a welcoming and comfortable home.
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