10 times the artistic enthusiasm of DIYers almost ruined beautiful objects
Indulging in a bit of DIY is often the source of much joy: you can express your personality and, perhaps, actually make something noteworthy and/or useful.
There are times, however, in which it would be better to curb your enthusiasm somewhat: there are pieces of furniture that do not need any "help", and if you really want to do some DIY, it is best to do it using the right materials and tools.
Often, then, hidden treasures end up in second-hand markets, antique shops and other places, marred by horrendous paint, or some other "sacrilegious" treatment. If someone has a keen eye, or even just a lot of luck, they can find these treasures and restore them to their original splendor, as in the examples we show below:
A Broyhill Brasilia II sideboard returned to its original glory. The look is really different, and in the original dark wood tones, much more elegant.
Sometimes it's a matter of taste, but other times it's undeniable that the coat of paint neutralizes the character of the piece of furniture. Here's what was underneath the sad gray: an American Martinsville chest of drawers.
Another chest of drawers, smaller and with a decidedly more common design, perhaps even bland in the eyes of the original owners. But the enamelled, peeling paint look was far worse!
When you go to a flea market and try your luck: the string-covered jar wasn't particularly attractive, but who knew it had been mutilated twice?
You see the turquoise-painted piece of furniture and you think it's a cheap object.But after the restoration, you realize that it is quite elegant.
With the two-tone paint, it looks like a piece of furniture suitable only for a 70s garage. But once restored, it looks great in a living room!
When the shapes are really simple and basic, perhaps off-white is not the best paint to us to enhance the beauty of a wooden piece of furniture...
Uhm.. Maybe the intent was to make the base of this lamp look like an aged piece of porcelain? But it was already beautiful "au natural"!
While Tiffany-styled lampshades can age the look of a room, nothing justifies what was done here.
Another vase with a singular and fascinating shape that someone tried to transform, without success, into a piece of (faux) precious metal. But then it was saved...
In your opinion were these pieces better before or after the restoration?
