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20 Times People Put In The Work To Restore Antique Furniture To Their Old Form

  • By Malaika
  • October 4, 2022
  • 5 minutes read

Restoration isn’t an easy job.

I am sure you have seen quite a few youtube videos where people take old furniture or they found it on the curb and they breathe new life into it. And it always looks quite simple but in actuality, it needs a lot of work so that the end result is good. Not only that but you also have to make sure that you don’t ruin the old style of the furniture and keep the essence of the furniture intact.

We have all seen those people who take beautiful furniture that just needs a bit of updating but they simply change it entirely into a modern piece. While I don’t think that there is anything wrong with that, some species should be kept in their original form. That is where these people come in. All of these people breathed new life into these pieces and restored them to their former glory. And I have to say all of these furniture pieces look absolutely perfect.

So if you are looking for your next DIY project, you have come to the right place. Just scroll below to take a look for yourself and enjoy.

 #1 Why would anyone paint over that beautiful wood?

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It just made the dresser look cheap and loud.

#2 I wonder how it became like this in the first place.

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I am pretty sure that some kids might have made a mess of this lamp. I am glad that it was restored.

#3 What is up with people ruining furniture with teal color?

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You will see a lot of teal color in this post so I am warning you.

#4 It honestly looks so much better now.

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#5 It looked like a cheap kids’ dresser before.

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But not this walnut nightstand looks perfect.

#6 Three coats of white paint and one coat of green paint later.

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Why do people keep painting their furniture horrible colors?

#7 I will have to admit that it didn’t look horrendous before.

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But now it just looks so much better.

#8 This one just needed an update and it got it.

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#9 It looks so much more modern now.

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#10 This was honestly great work.

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Original wood is always better than paint.

#11 Someone tried to do something interesting with this table but they failed.

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#12 My only question is why?

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Red furniture just looks garish in most cases.

#13 Here we have teal yet again.

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#14 This was found near someone’s trash but look at it now.

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It must have required a lot of work but it looks gorgeous now.

#15 These chairs are from the 1960 and they look perfectly new now.

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#16 We have yet another teal disaster here.

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#17 I suppose someone was really obsessed with pink.

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#18 Who doesn’t love a good rocking chair?

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#19 Now it looks quite expensive in my opinion.

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#20 They actually went to a professional to restore it and it looks jaw-dropping.

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Doesn’t this baby look dapper in his clothes? And he is feeling himself as well.

What did you think of these restorations? Do you think the original looked better or was it a good idea to strip all of that paint off? Let us know in the comments below and don’t forget to share these images with your friends so they can employ some of these tactics as well.

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