Antique furniture in good condition is getting harder and harder to come by since the natural wear and tear of time always takes its toll. Imagine the horror of going to a flea market or yard sale, and seeing a fresh, but out-of-place coat of paint over an item made almost 100 years ago.
This online group documents these cases, where enterprising or possibly well-meaning individuals ‘converted’ items to look more like aesthetic trends straight out of Pinterest. Fortunately for viewers and buyers alike, they also document how people restore these items. So scroll down, upvote your favorite ‘rescues,’ and check out our previous article here.
#1 Restored This Beauty To Its Original Glory. $20 Goodwill Cedar Chest Returned From Crackled Paint Torture
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#2 $75 Craigslist Find. Ended Up Getting It For Free After He Saw We Were Expecting. First Time Refinishing Something!! Pleased With How It Came Out
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#3 Lent A Helping Hand To This Poor Cedar Chest (Henderich Furniture Company). Boy, Was I Pleasantly Surprised To Find Such A Gorgeous Grain Beneath That Paint
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#4 Liked The Shape Of This Vase And Knew It Was Spray Painted, No Guess As To What Was Underneath But Decided To Give It A Go. Pleasantly Surprised
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#5 Goodwill Rescue Of The Week
Saw Some Cobalt On The Bottom Of This Bud Vase. Got The Twine And Hot Glue Off Only To Find That It Had Three Layers Of Paint On It (Black, Gold, And Red). Some Soaking In Boiling Water And Some Very Satisfying Paint Peels Gave Me This
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#6 $25 Solid Teak Table
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#7 For $8, I Couldn’t Pass Up The Challenge
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#8 This Weeks Goodwill Find. Why Would Anyone Have Painted This??
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#9 I Was Not Looking For A Project But Walked Past This Table In A Thrift Store And Felt Obligated To Address This Monstrosity
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#10 My Uncle Fixed Up This Desk That You Guys Identified As A Jan Kuypers Piece. I Think It Looks Pretty Neat
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#11 My Dad Didn’t Have Much Respect For Nice Furniture, So He Painted This Glossy White And Wrote On It With A Sharpie. I Restored It
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#12 I Had No Idea How Beautiful It Actually Was!
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#13 Refinished A Painted Gem. Harlequin Line For American Of Martinsville Designed By Merton Gershun
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#14 Before & After: Mcm Hutch From Fb Marketplace
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#15 My First Before/After. Any Id Help Would Be Awesome
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#16 Saved At $30 Bassett Mid-Century Nightstand
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#17 Bye Bye, Yellow “Antiqued” Paint!
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#18 Saw This At Goodwill For $30 And Knew Something Amazing Was Underneath. Never Restored Furniture Before So It’s Not Perfect But I Love It
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#19 Not Sure If This Counts As “Reverse” Or “Slightly Un-Pinterested”, But I Like It
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#20 Before And After Refinishing A Painted Zenith Mid Century Record Console I Got For $25. Please Please Please Don’t Paint Nice Furniture
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#21 Teak Table Restoration
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#22 First Time Restoring Furniture/Woodworking!!! Found This Mcm Dresser On The Side Of The Road🤩
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#23 Finally Finished My First Restoration Project! It’s Not Perfect But I’m Pretty Satisfied! (White Was Before)
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#24 I Refinished A Blonde American Of Martinsville Credenza
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#25 A Recent Save
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#26 Before And After: Green Secretary
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#27 Never Would’ve Thought Such Beautiful Grain Was Hiding Under This 70 Year Old Paint Job
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#28 Finally Finished Rescuing This 1954 Beauty! (Details In Original Post Comments)
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#29 No Idea Who Would Buy This, Paint It, And Throw It To The Curb, But I Love My New Lamp 👍
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#30 Got Me An Old, Damaged Bookcase For 5€
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