Why You SHOULD Paint that Antique!

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@jameycollins725 3 года назад

I think most antiques should never- ever be painted and should be left alone because the painting can and does really bring their value down. I would NEVER paint my beautiful old primitive Hamilton flat file cabinet. Also, many of the old wooden crates, boxes and items with the old imprinting burned into their wood surfaces should never be covered over with paint. However, I believe a few antiques and many vintage furniture items can be painted and even look much nicer painted to suit a person's style and decor. I think yourr painted furniture looks great!

@carolsloss8440 3 года назад

It took me a year to strip a piece of antique furniture. When i was done I just did not like it. I painted it white. I now love it.

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

So glad that the paint helped you love it! :)

@denisevalentemcgee4802 3 года назад

You go girl! What some others don't seem to understand is that the "owner" can decide what she wants to do with her furniture even if it is solid gold. There's always the turn off button if it kills you to watch it. Rather than leaving a thumbs down, why not just move on. Since when did people get so opinionated on things that don't belong to them. Do what makes you happy! This turned out just beautiful. Hope you enjoy it every single day. That green is beautiful. I have wondered how that green looked as I'm thinking of painting my bathroom cabinets that color.

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

I say go for it, the green is beautiful! :)

@tenak7278 3 года назад

Denise, I am able and it's my right to be opinionated. Remember the Constitution? Now, I'm not the one who gave a thumbs down, okay. But, you too are opinionated.

@denisevalentemcgee4802 3 года назад

You can certainly give your opinion. But at the end of the day, it's the person who owns it that has the final say. Hope that clears it up for you.@@tenak7278

@Christinalovespink91 3 года назад

@@denisevalentemcgee4802 Exactly, I don't get why people care. It's not like i snuck in your house and painted your furniture 😂

@merrileemcdonald448 Год назад

@@Christinalovespink91 yes! It's completely ridiculous you care about other people's furniture.

@jac1797 3 года назад

Waterfall style furniture from the 30s and 40s and even 20s are veneers. In European homes there are multiple woodtones because they have furniture from every era and Century. Only in the United States are we matchy matchy. I am a designer too. That being said I do whatever I want to my furniture. It's mine.

3 года назад

Absolutely do whatever you want! I hate matchy and after watching a few friends do this I realized they design the way they dressed. Most don't have knowledge of color theory let alone mixed metals and wood. I have seen several RU-vidrs /self proclaimed designers have a room full of mirrored furniture which confused me.

@janetsways4176 3 года назад

I have several “antique” pieces in my home. The pieces I would and want to paint are the ones I don’t have a “connection” to. My grandmother’s maple buffet doesn’t match anything else in my home, but I treasure it as is because of the fond memories I have. However, the curio cabinet I picked up at a thrift shop I would love to paint. I have to say, my eyes opened wide when you showed the green you had decided on, but of course it turned out beautifully.

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

I can totally understand your thoughts! If keeping a piece as-is helps cherish a loved one's memory, that's a special thing I wouldn't want to disrupt, either! I hope you have fun with your curio cabinet! :)

@ce1581 3 года назад

I love antique furniture ❣️❣️❣️❣️ However, after living thru dark winters in Indiana I had to make a choice. Paint what I have or find cheap ,or sell it to buy painted furniture. It's amazing how bright and cheerful my home is now 😊❣️

@allysonh6410 3 года назад

As a fellow Hoosier that's Exactly what I went through. Can't stand these dark winters, had to do something about it I chose paint

@pennyadams2865 3 года назад

This turned out beautifully! I agree with making antiques fit with your style. Why store them away or worse yet throw them out. Make them new again and give them life!

@royuriah890 2 года назад

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@dominikkai1452 2 года назад

@Roy Uriah instablaster ;)

@royuriah890 2 года назад

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@royuriah890 2 года назад

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@dominikkai1452 2 года назад

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@heatherannekennedy9368 3 года назад

So so pretty - I loved the beautiful wood tones and I love the fresh painted look as well! Hopefully the heat has passed and more fall like weather is on the way ... I can't wait to see how you transform this for each season - the green you chose will play nicely with autumnal, Christmas, winter and spring decor! So fun!

@staceykixmiller2654 2 года назад

The Green is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS

@katiecoleman9847 3 года назад

I so appreciate how genuine you are. Thank you for not talking down.

@margaretrosin7853 3 года назад

That is truly a piece to treasure for generations. The two tone is adorable! I love painting furniture and making it my own. 😊

@patriciapartch5617 3 года назад

This is beautiful and love the green color inside. It fits perfect on your front porch. 👍😊🌸🌸🌺

@rennemoore958 3 года назад

Love the green on the inside, such a beautiful piece!

@nancybourland2323 3 года назад

Love how your cabinet turned out. Green is my favorite color. 💚 TFS

@bebetaylor3547 3 года назад

💚Absolutely fun, whimsical, and gorgeous ...well done! Thank you for the tips and sharing the products you use. 😁

@chattykathie7129 2 года назад

I use to sell lots of painted, mostly white, French farmhouse etc furniture. I’ve been really into raw wood recently, but now I’m starting to love certain oiled wood.

@heidihalderman1118 3 года назад

Good call. Love the green interior with all white exterior...perfect. Good luck with the knobs!

@mariettawarkentin2799 2 года назад

Super adorable porch! I love the color combo!💕

@heathahlee 3 года назад

Thank you for giving me permission to paint my dining table and china cabinet. They were my grandmother's, but not solid wood (probably bought in the early 60's), but the wood color is just blah. Now I won't feel guilty painting them! :)

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

I hope you love the end result!

@DeborahDede 3 года назад

I really love how this turned out. I recently began collecting vintage/antique decor items and really enjoyed this video!

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@kfrankism 3 года назад

I love this green and makeover. You are so talented.

@christineboone2850 2 года назад

This piece is a perfect example of what paint can do for wood furniture! It turned out gorgeous! I really love the green interior.

@bonzibonnie 3 года назад

A little doily would look great hanging over the edge of your shelves. You did a beautiful job. Love it.

@TheZMom_Emmelia 3 года назад

I’m so glad you went all white on the outside!! It really makes the inside pop! Beautiful 😍

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Me too!!

@jerigabbard6825 3 года назад

I do love the colors! I believe that painting old wood furniture that it saves the wood.

@thisboymomlife 3 года назад

this china cupboard turned out beautifully! I can't wait to decorate my spaces when we buy our farm. You are such an inspiration for inexpensive and affordable design ideas....love all your thrifted finds.

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Thank you so much!

@ginamaria2579 3 года назад

I love how it turned out, the green is gutsy and perfect your wreath just popped 🤗👍🏻💕

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Thank you, Gina!

@carmenbower5732 3 года назад

I am so happy to have found you on RU-vid, I love your shows, such a talented lady.

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

So glad you're here! :)

@terrychancellor4593 2 года назад

This turned out super cute!!! But I must admit that I did love the way it originally looked. It's always wonderful to have a piece of family history live on in your own home, recalling happy memories and giving you to opportunity to pass those stories and legacies on to the next generation! ❤

@ljclauson 2 года назад

I did paint an antique China hutch years ago and I always get compliments. It’s a chalk paint aqua with dark stain and I still love it.

@chattykathie7129 2 года назад

Love the 2 pic white cabinet with beautiful wood doors. I just did something like that but black and wood.❤️

@christygelting6131 3 года назад

SO true! We tried to love the wood trim in our house for 3 years and it has affected every decor style we’ve tried to use to blend it in. Finally scheduled a painter!! So excited!

@robinbirdj743 Год назад

Please shellac first. It’s a great primer.

@Julie-rc7wl 3 года назад

It feels more youthful and fresh now, I think!. It's so pretty!!

@cbb_creationsceciliabaca775 3 года назад

I love the raw wood but also love to paint furniture and if you don’t like it in a few years just sand it down like you said! My favorite colors are white and green 🤍💚

@donnaendres3235 3 года назад

I love how the cabinet turned out! Love, love, love the olive green color. Perfect!!!

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Thanks so much! 😊

@J_acke 3 года назад

It really does look amazing, and I love all of the pieces in and around the porch as well!

@marywest2896 3 года назад

love that cabinet!!! the lines are beautiful. and heck yes I'd paint it and make a place for it in my house. if you get tired of the color, just strip it and do something different. the teardrop pulls will be stunning.

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Thank you! So excited for the pulls!

@brendabradley6215 3 года назад

Love it, wish I had a covered porch to decorate. I will just enjoy yours.

@thepennycrafters7616 3 года назад

OMG I absolutely love this!! I have a wooden shelf bookstand outside and it needs some love and something to make it more "special" . Thank you for the inspiration! Oh FYI, it's stupid hot here this weekend too! 104°! Fall can't arrive soon enough 😳😳

@J_acke 3 года назад

New to the channel.. That looks amazing!! Thank you for all of the tips and insight. It’s so hot, my kitchen cabinet painting has been on hold for 5 weeks! 😮 Well, it is the heart of summer right now! Also, loved the video with you and Lisa from Farmhouse in Boone! Love her channel also! TFS 😄

@susantykesson3337 3 года назад

Gorgeous transformation Sarah! Really loving your style. I agree that its far better to paint an old piece of furniture and give it a new lease of life than let it go to landfill. Thank for all your inspiring content. Greetings from Australia.

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Thanks so much! 😊

@truthofthematter9409 3 года назад

I LOVE it! You're making me want to use green!

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

You should!

@harley8680 3 года назад

Love how it turned out! it is so cute! Words of wisdom that I was given by a professional painter years ago, do not paint when it is hot like that.

@shelley_quilts 3 года назад

That green is gorgeous!!!!!

@tammyleer9268 3 года назад

Turned out great love it! I have an old buffet, china cabinet and table that match, I want to paint it so bad. I lived with it for years now, getting tired of it, it’s dark wood, boring! You gave me the inspiration to go for it!

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

You can do it! I hope you love the final result!

@terrigodfrey8260 3 года назад

Vintage 50 or more. Antique definition 100 years plus. Love this video. I love old furniture that can be painted and become something useful and outstanding in the decor. Especially white paint.

@mariannedressler6784 3 года назад

Love the transformation!

@BexfromTexas 3 года назад

Omgosh this piece would be ideal to display the quilts I've made:) Great job! A few years ago I decided to paint an antique bed. It was in bad shape & looks great now. I had real big problem with bleed thru even with primer. This bed apparently had been dip died at the manufacturer. Part of the headboard was mahogany. So after 10 coats!!! Yes 10! Including 2 of primer. I had to embrace the very pale pink instead of white. I also put a carved wood design on it. I'm very proud of the piece:) I saved it from deterioration.

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Oh my! 10 coats of paint! I feel for you! Glad it all worked out OK in the end.

@serenakoleno9338 2 года назад

Wondering if you used cheap quality paint. We used to have a store called Forest City in the Detroit area and the inexpensive paint I bought there was so bad, I painted and painted a table, and it never got good coverage. Lesson learned. For walls I like home depot Behr brand. Great coverage and not as pricey as some.

@resellrescue4941 3 года назад

Antiques are 100 years old and vanneer goes back 4000 years. yes painting is furniture is ok. It protects the wood for another 100 years and can be stripped in the future. Thank you for being on our side.

@amandapowell4394 3 месяца назад

Vintage is 50 years old. Antiques are 100 years old. Love your designs!

@Dollgrl1 3 года назад

Can’t wait for your pro paint antiques ! Some people are painting beautiful furniture that shouldn’t be painted but ok I get it . I am not to proud to say I am a self taught trash picker and I love it !

@reneeluvsdesignerslawsin9987 2 года назад

ABSOLUTELY LOVE!!!

@pamwalmsley1865 3 года назад

Love the cabinet, love the color !

@sharongrimaldi8958 3 года назад

One word--S T U N N I N G! I am drooling how you styled the cabinet with other greens, the painting and the variegated plant next to it--to die for!

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Oh thank you, Sharon!

@LazyDIY-THRIFT 3 года назад

LOVE your channel! Learning so much ❤️❤️❤️

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

So glad!

@cameliafranco4497 3 года назад

Good morning Sarah!... Turned out so pretty I have this cute white Hutch that I want to paint the inside and green is bean on my mind.🍁🌾💙

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

I bet it will be beautiful!

@brendafalk5162 3 года назад

Your porch is so inviting! Love the cupboard redo!

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Thank you so much!

@carolswindler8692 2 года назад

It’s beautiful!

@debivanravenhorst8894 3 года назад

Hi Sarah, I'm having such a difficult time deciding if I should paint my Grandma's very large antique sideboard.... It's so beautiful with it's large mirror but it doesn't go with my decor but still such a hard decision... Thank you for your advice, yours turned out amazing.. I love your channel and look forward to your future videos.

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Do you have a color in mind already if you were to paint it? I'd maybe get a swatch of that paint or something similar like a piece of paper in the same shade and tape it to the outside of the sideboard and live with it like that for a week. See if the color brings you joy as you're going about your daily life! Once you have a specific color in mind, and can see a little piece of it in our space, it might help solidify the decision one way or the other! :) I hope you come back and let us know what you decide!

@annieoli28 3 года назад

Love it, it turned out beautiful.

@cindymolleur6097 2 года назад

Perfect!!!❤️❤️❤️

@kelliez9991 2 года назад

I love the celery green with the white!

@dannagordon9618 3 года назад

Yep, this one is a Winner! Love it! You make it look SO easy. But luckily if you Had to move the piece inside, you have men in the house who can easily do this for you. Sometimes I think it's best to paint very large pieces indoors where the movers moved them to. I have a huge Armoire that needs painting and I Dread it! I keep putting it off since I can't decide what color to paint it! Truly!

@reneeadolph1309 3 года назад

Absolutely love it! That green is beautiful!

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Isn't it lovely? I'm really pleased!

@doricelamoray7293 3 года назад

I enjoyed listening to you, you gave a lot of good common sense. I am a 92 year old and not quite ready to paint my cherry hutch buttttttttttttt I am giving it a lot of thought.

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Dorice, I'm glad you're here and that I helped give you something to think about! Do come back and let us know what you decide!

@chattykathie7129 2 года назад

Love that green I think it would look fab with wood left on the doors

@stormychavez4018 3 года назад

Dang I would have liked to see you put items in the cabinet SO nice

@gwendolynmedley4112 3 года назад

My niece lives in Gig Harbor and was saying she felt like she was in Kentucky with it being so hot. I love your new piece!!!

@kelliez9991 2 года назад

We had some family antiques from the 1920’s they were solid wood but had some stained wood veneers over the solid wood.

@janet1816 3 года назад

This piece would look great in a bathroom to hold towels and linens since it is not very deep. Nice job .

@lindahyatt3935 3 года назад

You're in the Pacific Northwest!! I'm on Vancouver Island! If you can leave furniture out in our rainy climate, I can too! I love furniture on the covered porch as it adds a ton of character and really looks like an extension of the house. (I always thought you were in the South) And, we had that stupid hot weather, too.

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Why hello, fellow PNWer! We do have a shop we can bring outdoor items in to if needed, but they're safe on the porch for most of the year!

@labresults3650 3 года назад

Gorgeous!

@ardicesaugar5475 2 года назад

I am stripping layers and layers of paint off several antique pieces from my (Rachell Ashwell Days) just loving the wood underneath. Sometimes you just need a change.

@sharonmcmann-morelli4896 3 года назад

It’s fantastic, i am going on the look out for a china cabinet now!!!!!!

@cathykirkmcrae7727 3 года назад

Definition of an antique is 100 yrs. old or more. Vintage has to be at least 50 years or for example anything made from the 30's to the 60's. My parents owned an antique store, so I know from where I speak.

@ginnysummers7018 3 года назад

I was going to say the same thing.

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Yep, you're not the first one to catch that! I mis-spoke and updated in the description. :) ;) Thanks!

@hollyshappyhome 3 года назад

If it is furniture it has to be 100 years to be antique. If it is a vase or decorative object it is 50 years for antique

@heartbeatsandbabyfeet8087 3 года назад

Wow....manners much?....there certainly could have been a little more gentle way to make your point I'm sure..🙄

@m.l3434 3 года назад

You’re correct with antiques being 100 years or more, but a vintage item is anything over 20 years.

@nancydahl8209 3 года назад

I agree!!! Do what you love.....

@tuhesse 3 года назад

Love that green!!!!!♥️♥️

@Readingandgardening 3 года назад

I think that the people who made the furniture all those years ago would actually be delighted to see that their furniture was being used, admired and really enjoyed in someone’s home every day rather than sitting somewhere unused and unloved. Furniture was made to be used. You are changing the color, not destroying it. X

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Totally agree, Liz! :)

@robinbirdj743 Год назад

The problem is stripping when this particular fashion for color or paint goes out, and most of the paint these days is chalk based, but much of the previous paint was plastic. Have you done it? Painting has caused much unloved furniture to become loved again, but has also caused wonderful pieces with hundreds of years left in them to become seen as cheap junk and discarded. The intensive labor time needed to trip outweighs their decreased value. I see both sides, and if I paint, it’s a piece like this one shown, with little beauty in the wood and not much value. And I still shellac first so that the paint won’t settle into the wood grain in the crevices and corners and the piece can be heat stripped ( no chemicals used).

@anastasiakapetanopoulos2830 3 года назад

Just paint if you want ,your furniture give it life🌸

@davidpeter9784 3 года назад

Great ideas! Thx 4 sharing. Paula xxoo

@casaranacasita8459 3 года назад

Ummm glass does not move over time. You may want to look that up thru a reputable site. like MIT If left undisturbed at room temperature, glass really doesn’t change - no matter how old it is - says Michael Cima, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Faculty Director of the MIT Glass Lab. Contrary to the urban legend that glass is a slow-moving liquid, it’s actually a highly resilient elastic solid, which means that it is completely stable. So those ripples, warps, and bull’s eye indentations you see in really old pieces of glass “were created when the glass was created,” Cima says. They are the result of old-fashioned glass fabrication methods, not aging.

@margorockhold6366 3 года назад

Love it!❤️

@maryannemckay3606 3 года назад

Great discussion!...☺️

@designingkitchensmore5413 2 года назад

I am sure someone else caught this! “Glass gets wavy over time” it actually takes 1500degrees to melt and move glass.

@lindaannino4528 3 года назад

It's ok to let it go to a goodwill .i love shopping at goodwill for my home furnishings, and glass kitchen things .

@cindybrittt183 3 года назад

I love it.. looks good

@robinbirdj743 Год назад

I’m a huge proponent of using two coats of shellac as primer - it goes on pretty easily in 10-15 min and dries in 45- as it will allow paint removal later with a heat gun. Nearly no one will be able or want to strip it later and dig every bit of stubborn paint out of crevices, but shellac makes it at least POSSIBLE, and will also seal in odors and seal tannins. Please include this info when encouraging others to paint wood furniture, especially if it has beautiful graining. Stripping is difficult, is labor intensive, and can be made much easier with so little effort by shellacking first. Also please mention that the value can be mostly forfeited if painted.

@SheHoldsDearly Год назад

Good tips, thank you!

@txspacemom765 3 года назад

I just bought an vintage hoosier. It has been updated, with plastic handles and a decorative blue and red finish. The glass is circa 1970's, in a yellow color, color is awful but I can see the good bones underneath. It is going to get stripped next week. I will install chicken wire for now. If the wood looks crappy, it's getting painted white. The lines will be stunning! The lady I bought it from was mortified.

@lynnnovak889 3 года назад

Love the pulls! How about green inside, white outside but wood doors?

@StephanieBacks 3 года назад

thank you. i like light kinda raw wood look or pine furniture. unfortunately, i inherited a lot of dark 'walnut' stained furniture including a 1941 sewing machine desk.... and i tried sanding it down to the raw wood to no avail, its different types of wood, and the stain penetrated deep in certain types wood and not others, its a mess... yet i resisted painting it... i might try. the age thing is so confusing, here 25 year old car is considered a 'historic vehicle' and considered an antique car. plus theirs the whole reproduction thing for furniture, a piece of furniture might be copy of a 150 year old piece, but might be 25 years young.

@vra735 3 года назад

Love all your videos, you have taught me so much. I want to try the drop cloth curtains but cannot find your video on it. Does anyone know where it is? It might be included in another vid but too many to watch all!

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Here's the blog post about it! sheholdsdearly.com/farmhouse-drop-cloth-curtains/ That was from before I was doing videos as much!

@susan-thegracefullilymarke622 3 года назад

I love the cabinet for my kitchen nook. Do you know the era of this piece? I need a piece for my collection of milk glass. It came out so nice.

@andrea.rivers 3 года назад

I can appreciate an antique or quality vintage piece. However, I have zero qualms about painting wood. We might as well give future generations a hobby. lol I have a hope chest my grandfather made me back in the early 80s. It's neither antique or vintage. It's simply a well made solid piece of furniture with the UGLIEST orange shellac! While solidly built, I encountered some cosmetic issues (gramps used a lot of wood filler) that I have zero desire to deal with staining. I will be painting it (obviously not the inside), but I've finally stripped it and just not going to deal with figuring out how or what to stain it with.

@ljclauson 2 года назад

I absolutely agree with you.

@jenniferguzman9659 3 года назад

Use hemp oil and then a wet sanding on your painted desk - hemp oil will bring the richness out in typewriter chalk pain - just a suggestion.

@Simplyfarmhouse7 2 года назад

??? what is the green color and brand of your little step ladder? thanks

@sarahblack3811 2 года назад

Do you have a product that you recommend for removing polyurethane from a table top to return it to the raw state?

@serenakoleno9338 2 года назад

I believe in painting dark wood furniture and trim and have done so, but the grain in the back of the cabinet was so beautiful! Couldn't you have done an opaque stain, whitewash treatment to preserve that, and paint the rest? Also I always thought you shouldn't paint when it is very hot and humid? Just asking, cause I delayed some painting projects a few months ago for that reason. I am also interested in if you have any issues with the wood doors or drawers sticking with heat expansion and contraction? That piece is so beautiful, I would try to find a place indoors. TFS.

@SheHoldsDearly 2 года назад

Yes, actually the doors and drawers on my porch china cabinet have shifted a little. :(

@somethingbeautiful2212 2 года назад

Oh my goodness, in every other part of the world, France, Poland, China, Sweden, Holland, Italy etc. very beautiful and priceless wood furniture has been painted and embellished with gold and silver leaf, quite literally for millennia! If you think about it, whatever application, weather it be stain, wax, varathane, or chalk paint etcetera is and should remain the sole decision of the owner and her interior decorator. ♟

@triciamazariegos570 3 года назад

Quick question: I do have a beautiful little antique desk that I LOOOVE, BUT it’s very orange... I don’t necessarily want to pant it... it has such a beautiful design in the actual wood grain. But I was wondering if maybe just cleaning it & adding white wax over it would lighten it up & perhaps make it not so orange... thoughts, please???

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

Hi Tricia! In my experience, you will need to strip it with Citristrip. rstyle.me/+bbsJXFCrtOt_MsxD4W7FnA Here is an article that might help, as well: www.pineandprospecthome.com/how-to-make-orange-wood-look-weathered/

@hollycolbert671 3 года назад

I have almost the same identical piece that was my mother’s. I don’t know where she got it but I always remember it being in her home and now it’s in mine. I’m not sure I can bear to paint it since it is a family piece but I love love what you did with this. It’s making me think........ ❤️

@SheHoldsDearly 3 года назад

I think the important thing is loving it, regardless of what you decide about painting or not! I'm glad you have it and the memories that come along with it!

@ljclauson 2 года назад

I have been wondering for I should paint my old desk. It’s boring & needs some joy. I know my family doesn’t want it. But what color?