data_ferret t1_j4649n2 wrote on January 13, 2023 at 12:53 PM

Reply to comment by AdequateSteve in I made a makeup table for my girlfriend's birthday out of an old bar cabinet by Sorkill

Only if you really want to hear the genuine agony when folks realize he took a nice piece of solid oak furniture and painted it.

BrainScrambled t1_j46ckdo wrote on January 13, 2023 at 2:01 PM

That's where I thought I was at first and was genuinely confused by the warm reception. It's beautiful work, but it also hurts a little lol.

HephaestusHarper t1_j46sfjs wrote on January 13, 2023 at 3:49 PM

Oh ffs. It was a kind of ugly, clearly-not-antique cabinet, and now it's a lovely piece of furniture that will get used. Folks who worship at the altar of WOOD™ drive me nuts. He didn't chalk-paint a Georgian antique.

AdequateSteve t1_j48oi9s wrote on January 13, 2023 at 10:53 PM

Thank you! I hate the “natural wood” worship. Yeah, I love the natural look, but not everything needs it. Perfect example of over doing it: Scott Philips. Love his work, love his skill, hate his taste. The dude’s house and shop look like a lumberjack’s whorehouse.

[deleted] t1_j46x04p wrote on January 13, 2023 at 4:18 PM

[removed]

KakariBlue t1_j46614b wrote on January 13, 2023 at 1:08 PM

That hurt for sure but the work that was put in seems good and the recipient is happy.

Aside from the paint I also had some misgivings about dismantling the original piece but I got over them a few pictures in because it means a piece that clearly wasn't working for someone in its original form now gets a new life. If it were an antique Chippendale that's a different story, not sure I could've let the paint go 😉.

Good job to OP.