I love painted furniture if it is done well but sometimes when I walk around some antique centres it seems that anything and every piece of wood has been painted and I don't think this is always right. I also like wood particularly oak and mahogany to be left looking like wood!
I recently bought these two pieces - a sewing box/stand which I have decided should be left as it is but I am unsure about this screen. There are two panels of embroidery but would it look better given the Farrow & Ball treatment and with this lovely Kate Forman fabric. What do you think?
I also bought these two silver brooches which would be lovely to give for a Valentine's present. Both have horseshoes and ivy on them. Ivy leaves were used on jewellery as a symbol of fidelity and, of course, horseshoes bring good luck so these may have been given to a bride on her wedding day.
I agree with what you have said about painted furniture,we have a few pieces that are unpainted although i must admit they could be getting a change...i love the sewing box/stand and it looks really fabulous against the white floorboards.
ReplyDeleteI think painted with that beautiful fabric would be beautiful for the screen.
Loving those brooches too,lovely finds x
so funny that you say this today about painted furniture- I was looking through some blog posts last night with photos of antique centres and fairs and thought crumbs, everything is just a sea of gustavian grey!
ReplyDeleteNow I'm as guilty as everyone else because I do think many things look better painted, and fashion dictates the current colours sell better but sometimes I do feel wood needs to shine through!
I agree, don't paint the sewing stand it is beautiful as it is, but the screen will look great painted with your Kate Forman fabric.
ReplyDeleteF and B French gray would pick out the soft leaf colour perhaps?
Julie x
I love painted furniture too....beautiful items!!
ReplyDeleteIt does seem a shame to paint the screen - but having said that I think if I was going to put it in my home I'd probably paint it! The foibles of fashion, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteThe sewing stand is lovely as it is. I think it's nice to have some wooden items as a bit of an accent.
I see far too much badly painted furniture. Some dealers seem to think that if you roughly slap a coat of paint on any old furniture it magically transforms into 'shabby chic'. If it is the right piece & done well it is lovely, but some furniture should also be left natural.
ReplyDeleteI remember back in the early 80's when all the old painted furniture was being stripped of paint & now it's all being painted again!