"I hate painting antique furniture" OMG YAS! Part of my soul dies when I see a beautiful piece of solid wood furniture get painted. it takes some muscle to get that ugly-butt green chalk paint off that walnut or mahogany piece. Like why? when all you need is for it to get cleaned up, restained, and revarnished. Watching restoration channels that do that to furniture is very soothing to me. It's one thing of that particular style that I despise (looking at you farmhouse).
Along with the painting antique wood furniture, I would add painting original wood trim. It makes me so sad to see people buying beautiful craftsman homes with gorgeous oak or mahogany trim and cased openings…and then proceeding to paint it all white 😭
@@autumnfall8829 On the outside yes. But the historic Craftsman era homes had primarily wood finishes on the windows and trim. It's iconic! Check out the the Gamble House as an example.
@@autumnfall8829 Me too, but there was a trend after the 2nd World war to paint all wood trims and doors white... In my place, wherever the paint is chipped on trims, hand rails etc, i see the original varnish. It's also a 1920 house in which my mother grew up. My grandmother told me that explanation.
Years ago, my sister & her husband bought a fixer upper home. We stripped ALL the paint off base boards, trim, and stair case. It was a horrible job; but came out beautiful. I absolutely agree with you!
Preach! Painting beautiful antique furniture should be an actual crime, with police, fines and even jail time. Taking a beautiful Victorian house and gutting it to turn it into a glass and chrome cube and then bragging on UA-cam how you destroyed all the original carved wood molding and plaster ceiling medallions and threw out all the crystal door knobs should be a public hanging offense. I will be bringing popcorn and sparklers.
Your second point is so true. So many of the interior design UA-camrs just turned into shopping channels. And as much as I enjoy retail therapy from time to time, it gets a little tiring to be sold something all the time.
I agree. I'm tired of being told where everything came from. Its getting to the point where I can tell where each thing came from. It seems as though woman on You Tube has the same things in their homes. Nice advertising for the stores, but I don't want what everyone else has.
@@charliecat654 I know at some point every recommended interior design person looked like they had the EXACT same house. It was boring and they all copy pasted from each other including their mannerisms.
This channel is very unique, and I'm glad that Garrett has not succumbed to the same trends that other 'interior designers' are pushing that is basically geared towards the current market and generation. This is an elevated conversation on style and design that will stand the test of time and scrutiny. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much for the lovely comment! I love to speak about all types of design styles and not just limit the conversation to my style or one style and the trend of day on social media. I speak to people of all ages and styles. 😀😀😀
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I worked for an elderly couple and their wanna-be posh daughter would go around 'chopping' all the cushions I had just straightened (in between taking photos of her cocktails). Drove me wild :)
I agree with you wholeheartedly. I particularly just cannot tolerate glass tables. I can SEE the dust settling on it. I can count each speck of dust. Garrett, I love your house, your honesty, and your priceless comedic charm.
You might love the blog Restoring Ross. He has a giant 1890s house that he's renovating. He layers in different period styles because, as he said, the house went through all those periods. The way he puts a Sputnik chandelier in a Victorian parlor is amazing!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for the comments about painting true antiques. For those of us who love and appreciate antiques making them white and "chippy" is sacrilege!
Omg I am so glad I found this channel, I have a few antique peices and I love the way it looks but the pressure to paint it is a lot. Now I can avoid it better! Also, the "rustic" look on antiques has *always* annoyed the sh●t out of me. It's sooooo... ugh and the piece was beautiful as it was!
This video is why you are UA-cam's best interior designer with good solid advice/tips. Wish I could show you what unique things I have recently put in my house because I learned from you. It finally reflects me. Horse hair Raku pottery (1 antique), hand blown glass soap dispensers from a local artist, hand weaved baskets from fair trade made artists... I love each item. I'm on the hunt for some furniture now and it won't be disposable furniture, I plan to take my time. Thank you so much!
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I’m definitely breaking the first rule! My apartment is a Victorian and the living room is completely that style, I think that’s the artist in me wanting to just exist in a time capsule 🧍🏻
I totally agree with all of your unpopular opinions! Thanks for explaining the drawbacks of glass top tables. Design is so much more than beautiful looks -- it's about solving problems and strategizing for the most functional (and beautiful) space for YOUR personal life. Garrett, you're a breath of fresh air in the UA-cam design community!
Thanks so much and of course you got it right about Interior design! There is so much more to it than picking out pretty pieces and recommending what the trend of the day is on social media. Thanks for watching and subscribing. 😀😀😀
You won my heart when you criticized painting antiques! I think it is a crime against humanity. And I well remember on an old episode of "Antiques Roadshow" the episode in which a couple found out they had essentially destroyed a priceless antique tallboy by refinishing it. The value went from hundreds of thousands of dollars to barely hundreds of dollars.
I totally agree. I have a Jonathan Adler Sputnik chandelier. It’s like a sculpture. The other part of house more traditional. But hate that look of everything from same era. Mix it up. I do have sets, but you can’t tell. Does not look like catalog. I also have huge Ethan Allen glass table in living room. I just spray down every few days:). I also hate ANY painting over of ANYTHING.
Your unpopular opinion about glass top tables is very popular with emergency room doctors. Children run into and fall on glass top tables all too often. Lots of work for plastic surgeons.
OMG! I actually thought there was something wrong with me because when I see people painting over this beautiful antique furniture I want to cry. And as I’m watching I’m crying out WHY!!!? Thank you 😊 love your videos. Keep up the good work
What a breath of fresh design air you are. I completely agree with what you’ve said. Every truly elegant home I’ve ever seen employs a mix of design eras and styles to make a curated, interesting and delightful space.
Amen! Let’s not paint those timeless antique pieces! Totally agree that it only makes sense when it’s beyond hope and painting will freshen it up to save it from the landfill. You are so right about glass tables, too.
OH MY GOD! Yes about painting antiques! I get so annoyed when I see people who paint Mid-Century furniture in a shabby chic or farmhouse style. Makes me FURIOUS!
Yes! The MCM drives me crazy! I want to shake people who do this. The beauty of MCM was the warmth of the wood and clean lines, and was sophisticated. Painting them makes them cold and gauche. Whenever I look at pictures of MCM styling, I never see a piece of painted furniture. Whomever started this trend should be slapped with a paint brush.
I agree when it comes to mixing styles. I don't mean a mish mash, but I loathe furniture sets. I love it to look as though I chose pieces over separately over time, and while they may not be the same style, the furniture/art somehow works well together. As for something I am so tired of, you mentioned it... I'm tired of this business of painting furniture white and then "distressing" it. If I'm going to paint, I want it to look fresh. To my eye, that chippy look just makes furniture look like junk. No self respecting farm woman would deliberately do that to her furniture. 😬
Ahh the painted antiques!!!! Yes, sometimes vintage/antique can be damaged and a fresh coat of paint will extend the life of the piece. But sometimes a good cleaning and polish is all that is needed.
Bless you Garrett for standing up for the ending of antique furniture abuse! If people truly understood the loss of value they create perhaps they'd stop it. I didn't make the rules I just know what they are. Original surfaces are valuable. As a Historic Furniture Conservator I find it literally painful to watch the trend of paint and garish stencils covering over the stunning woods. I could end up spending the rest of my life doing original surface recovery if this trend doesn't end soon. I happen to like painted furniture that was intended to be painted originally or even the contemporary mass produced can benefit from a well applied decorative paint. Btw, there is nothing that furniture conservation can't preserve and repair. Nothing.
Absolutely agree about not painting antique furniture! Some cheaper pine pieces or severely damaged furniture can be painted , no problem, but not the beautiful expensive exotic wood.
Your content is the best Garrett. I think you're the only one that actually saves us money and saves us from ourselves! Thanks for clearing all the noise and giving direct clarification. Don't ever change kitten 💗
I love what you have to say, so true to what you are saying! You are my favorite designer out here! And I agree with some of the other comments down below, sick of these weird looking vases and those ones with the faces some are creepy looking.
OMG THANK YOU!!! I've collected REAL antiques beautiful early Americana pieces. And I've seen people slap crap paint on it, they have no idea what they have or what they've done.
Thank you for calling out the antique/MCM furniture painters!!! Nothing gets me more heated than seeing beautiful furniture covered in chalk paint. I’m all for painting the furniture with one foot in the landfill and the other on a banana peel, or the ugly Henry Link French provincial, stuff that needs repairs and is beyond restoration. Some of the MCM pieces I see being painted just need teak or Danish oil to be brought back to life and could be sold at top dollar, instead the value is decreased by slapping paint on them. Please people, stop painting beautiful furniture!
I got a cupboard from my mother-in-law, it probably is from the 1920's or 30's. I'm not going to paint it, even if it doesn't look perfect. Same with my really beaten up desk, a heavy monster with mile deep drawers and a cupboard section to disappear in. My grandfather bought it in his younger days, well before WW2. Not going to get painted, I use it every day for my pc and office activity of any sort. I so do agree with you on this topic!
I agree on the antique furniture that people paint, so painful to watch them do it..... I have a glass coffee table and is going to put a wooden board/frame herringbone on it.
We are building a home and I have been struggling with combining styles. I now feel more confident mixing my Traditional Decor with a more modern home😊
Have to agree with you on the painting antique furniture, I myself does not like bare wood looks, but I do feel you’re removing the history of a piece when you paint it. Also, the distressed, chippy paint and stencil looked has always looked, in my opinion, tacky or run-down.
Others have said it and I agree! It physically pains me to watch tik tok designers destroy an antique by distressing it and painting it or worse, breaking it down and turning it into something else. Natural wood is SO beautiful! Like that vintage dresser didn’t deserve what you’ve done to it.
Agree about painting beautiful wood. I saw a posting of a woman who used corrugated metal as wallpaper in quite a few rooms. That was going too far in repurposing.
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Painting Antiques destroys the patina, character, craftsmanship..The natural state reflects value and longevity. 🤔 Who does that..The tree remembers, the axe forgets.
One of your best videos, Garrett. I, too, can not understand why some people feel obligated to turn one thing into something it was never meant to be. I am a huge fan of the Spanish Colonial/Revival home and I saw one these iconic architectural works stripped of its historic value here in Phoenix. The wrought iron staircase, the front door (including strappings) and the tile in the bathrooms were painted in blue/gray auto paint. Wood built-in's were painted over in high gloss white and the gothic-arched fireplace had all its tiles removed to have a "clean look" . I asked the realtor if these things were done because of damage and they said no, the owner was a younger couple who wanted a industrial look. Such a shame as I know that with some real planning, that style could have been incorporated without losing the integrity of the 100 year old home.
Hell yes I couldn't agree more about painting antique furniture! It breaks my heart to see beautiful things destroyed for people who truly love antiques, just so someone who doesn't like antiques can like them. There's enough brand new furniture out there! Sorry rant over. Thank you for another fabulous video Garrett
One thing I always hate to see painted is brick. Especially brick siding. Why take an extremely durable and attractive material, that won't need any maintenance at all for decades, and add paint, which will deteriorate when exposed to the elements and will need to be repainted every few years?
Not only will the paint deteriorate but also the brick. It's actually bad for brick to be painted especially older soft brick because it doesn't allow the brick to release moisture which will cause it to deteriorate faster.
The proper prep and paint can hold up for more than 20 years. Some brick is hideous and deserves to be painted into a fresh clean uniform look!! The right accent color on the shutters, trim and door can produce a really beautiful updated look.
I found my people! Agree, stop painting antiques. Another problem I find is eBay people not packaging antiques when they ship. Respect items that have been around 80 or more years. They are our history, these surviving items made with care by real craftsman and artists.
Thank you for discussing painting furniture and the god awful chalk paint. I never got this whole rave going on with chalk paint. It always looks tacky to me.
Garett there is something special about you. You are so bright, talented, upbeat and positive. I really like your attitude even if you share your opinions that others don't agree with. You really know your stuff and you are impressive for how much passion you have for design and style. I hope you get your own show on tv! You deserve it and I think you are so real that people will just appreciate you so much!
Thanks so much Kimberly! I think there are a lot of fun things ahead for my husband and I. We love to share and help others. That’s what motivates us. 🤩🤩🤩
Omg I totally agree w the wood thing. Like if you restore it great.. if ur gonna throw some paint on it carelessly. I can’t.. I go to the thrift store if I’m gonna experiment on a new technique or try some DIY. I’m listening to ur videos going mhm and making all these noises n my bf is like wth are u listening to. Sooo good. Love the quality of ur substance.
I agree . I hate when people take a vintage or antique piece and paint it!! The real wood is something to be cherished . I stay away from the “ painting / modernization “ of the classics . I have a beautiful antique Sheraton . It’s over years old and it’s exquisite. Garrett spot on. Thank you.
Thank you! I hate that trend of painting antique furniture too. So much furniture with beautiful natural wood tones is being destroyed. There's a place for painted furniture, but why not paint new unfinished pieces instead?
THIS is why I watch every one of your videos! Sound advice, guidance, direction and encouragement with the "whys". Thank you for being true to your profession and us, your fans and followers.
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I agree about painting antique furniture! Like, I agree so hard. My heart cries whenever somebody destroys beautiful old furniture like that. They are pieces of material history, we should be preserving them and not destroying them! Then again, I'm a literal historian so maybe I'm just biased like that.
Agree with every point ...espscially, painting beautiful wooden/antique furniture!!😳😱 Anyone with an appreciation and knowledge of antiques would never do that.
Eclectic queen here. Not sure if it is good eclectic, but I like it. Art Deco, Art Nouveau, MCM and boho totally go with everything else. It's all in the color pallet and repetition of shapes and textures. And I agree about painting good antiques. I love some of the creations by furniture artists with the sidewalk trash and thrift store pieces, but seeing Sheraton style and other classics get that treatment is sickening. Confession: I have a Sheraton-ish (Federal style for sure) bedroom set in mahogany veneer with hand painted details from the late 1910s. A few years ago I was thinking about painting it ivory and gold for a more glam look. I sobered up the next day and hated myself for that. I think I know which video you are talking about. I had to remove it from my suggestions because it triggered flashbacks of that shameful hour in my past. I have painted my vintage kitchen and antique coffee tables, but just the bases. I refinished the tops and used hemp oil to make them glow.
I love your advice! I’ve always felt bad when I’ve seen people painted over anything wooden in the room, even there really great stuff! And your point that a home doesn’t have to be just one style…that it can combine many because that adds interest. 👍🏼❤️
You had me at don't paint good quality antique furniture! My husband & I spend a lot of time and effort restoring a solid oak library table that someone had painted 3 time! It is now enjoying space in our house in it's original glory.
And this is why I love watching your videos. I went from yeah you tell em about how crazy it is to ruin those gorgeous antiques to giggly about glass top tables. One thing to ponder is that trends come and go so quickly. If you love a beautiful piece of furniture and it goes out of style just place it in a not so noticeable area of your house, take care of it and wait for it to come back in style. Like you said it doesn’t take a whole room of the same style furniture to make your home. A few nicely placed items can go a long way. Love your videos and your messages!
I’m sitting here emphatically saying out loud THANK YOU in regards to painting these beautiful old antiques! I see so many people doing this and reselling them for more than they originally cost. 🤦♀️ No thanks, you just ruined the value of the piece! Why would I pay you more than it’s worth?
Completely with you regarding the painting of CLASSY wood. However I love my glass topped dining table. It’s so practical and easy to clean. My Pomeranian cross is too tiny to smear the underside of the glass. Can completely see your POV with a coffee table, even with coasters!
AGREED about glass top tables! Found a beautiful iron dinette set; loved it immediately. It's perfect for my space. I always get compliments on it. But.....glass top table is no fun to clean. After all the products/tricks, the very best way to clean then is micro fiber cloth with hot water. Wash with one side, another dry cloth dry on fiber side. Really helps. With that said, nope, never again.
Great video. You made me feel better about some of my "classic" design choices that were trendy but were overdone and are now falling out of favor, ie subway tiles. I've always loved them and probably always will. If I could, I'd live in the subway. (Sadly in NYC, I wouldn't be alone.) About glass: I have a (frosted) glass parsons dining table. I preferred wood but chose glass because of the easy maintenance. Granted, I don't have dogs or kids, but glass doesn't stain. I can spill to my heart's content and not have to worry about rings and blotches. I think I dusted the underside once just because. But the top is as easy to clean as washing a glass, because it is glass. I think the frosting helps a lot. It also has a blue-green tint and I'm all about greens and blues. To your other point, I just paired it with black framed Louis xvi chairs with cane backs and love the mix.
Vintage sewing machine people usually restore the cabinets and there is a definite persuasion toward not painting them or the treadle irons. I also saw on a restoration video that a restorer always gives the original wood a clear coat before painting it if the owner wants it painted. This makes it far easier to restore should someone want to strip the paint off in the future.
Absolutely agree! My hubs collects specific antique sewing machines and we have them placed throughout the house (pros and cons of that for another day.) He’s an expert on the history of the sewing machine. It hurts his heart so much to see them altered or converted into lamps, sink stands, and so many other destructive uses of the historic ones.
You make sense.
You are the only designer I watch.
"I hate painting antique furniture" OMG YAS! Part of my soul dies when I see a beautiful piece of solid wood furniture get painted. it takes some muscle to get that ugly-butt green chalk paint off that walnut or mahogany piece. Like why? when all you need is for it to get cleaned up, restained, and revarnished. Watching restoration channels that do that to furniture is very soothing to me. It's one thing of that particular style that I despise (looking at you farmhouse).
Sometimes it’s even more of a tragedy if it isn’t solid wood. Every try to get chalk paint off bookended rosewood veneer?
Along with the painting antique wood furniture, I would add painting original wood trim. It makes me so sad to see people buying beautiful craftsman homes with gorgeous oak or mahogany trim and cased openings…and then proceeding to paint it all white 😭
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I love white painted wood as well as natural stains.
@@autumnfall8829 On the outside yes. But the historic Craftsman era homes had primarily wood finishes on the windows and trim. It's iconic! Check out the the Gamble House as an example.
@@autumnfall8829 Me too, but there was a trend after the 2nd World war to paint all wood trims and doors white...
In my place, wherever the paint is chipped on trims, hand rails etc, i see the original varnish. It's also a 1920 house in which my mother grew up. My grandmother told me that explanation.
Years ago, my sister & her husband bought a fixer upper home. We stripped ALL the paint off base boards, trim, and stair case. It was a horrible job; but came out beautiful. I absolutely agree with you!
I love what you said about people ruining antique furniture. It makes me die inside everytime.
You are absolutely correct.Painting an antique furniture is like stripping off some of its historical value. authenticity is beauty.
Preach! Painting beautiful antique furniture should be an actual crime, with police, fines and even jail time. Taking a beautiful Victorian house and gutting it to turn it into a glass and chrome cube and then bragging on UA-cam how you destroyed all the original carved wood molding and plaster ceiling medallions and threw out all the crystal door knobs should be a public hanging offense. I will be bringing popcorn and sparklers.
Your second point is so true. So many of the interior design UA-camrs just turned into shopping channels. And as much as I enjoy retail therapy from time to time, it gets a little tiring to be sold something all the time.
I agree. I'm tired of being told where everything came from. Its getting to the point where I can tell where each thing came from. It seems as though woman on You Tube has the same things in their homes. Nice advertising for the stores, but I don't want what everyone else has.
@@charliecat654 I know at some point every recommended interior design person looked like they had the EXACT same house. It was boring and they all copy pasted from each other including their mannerisms.
Garrrett - no painting antiques - saying what needed to be said - love you for that.
This channel is very unique, and I'm glad that Garrett has not succumbed to the same trends that other 'interior designers' are pushing that is basically geared towards the current market and generation. This is an elevated conversation on style and design that will stand the test of time and scrutiny. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much for the lovely comment! I love to speak about all types of design styles and not just limit the conversation to my style or one style and the trend of day on social media. I speak to people of all ages and styles.
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@@GarrettLeChic it's obvious that you know what you are talking about from a studied point of view and also from a passionate place. I enjoy your content. Thank you for sharing your magic with us.
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@@GarrettLeChic I was with you when you were at 5K subs 😁.
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"Karate chopping a pillow does not a designer make." Thank GOD I thought I was the only one who hates when pillows look like that
Not the only one. I hate them too.
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I worked for an elderly couple and their wanna-be posh daughter would go around 'chopping' all the cushions I had just straightened (in between taking photos of her cocktails). Drove me wild :)
I am a staging student so I was wondering what's the point of chopping pillows. It makes no sense to me. Goggle says it reflects light. 🤔🤔🤔
@@Chahlie I would have gone behind her and undone the chop!! I wonder what she would have done......
I agree with you wholeheartedly. I particularly just cannot tolerate glass tables. I can SEE the dust settling on it. I can count each speck of dust. Garrett, I love your house, your honesty, and your priceless comedic charm.
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Hear hear. Also noone wants to look at other people's legs while eating dinner
You might love the blog Restoring Ross. He has a giant 1890s house that he's renovating. He layers in different period styles because, as he said, the house went through all those periods. The way he puts a Sputnik chandelier in a Victorian parlor is amazing!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for the comments about painting true antiques. For those of us who love and appreciate antiques making them white and "chippy" is sacrilege!
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Omg I am so glad I found this channel, I have a few antique peices and I love the way it looks but the pressure to paint it is a lot. Now I can avoid it better!
Also, the "rustic" look on antiques has *always* annoyed the sh●t out of me. It's sooooo... ugh and the piece was beautiful as it was!
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This video is why you are UA-cam's best interior designer with good solid advice/tips. Wish I could show you what unique things I have recently put in my house because I learned from you. It finally reflects me.
Horse hair Raku pottery (1 antique), hand blown glass soap dispensers from a local artist, hand weaved baskets from fair trade made artists... I love each item. I'm on the hunt for some furniture now and it won't be disposable furniture, I plan to take my time.
Thank you so much!
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THANK YOU for speaking on the painted antique furniture. it needs to stop...period!!!
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I love love love that someone is calling out these people destroying beautiful antique wood pieces. Truly a crime against humanity.
100% agree with u on Painting Antiques.
i soooo agree with you about painting nice antique furtinure.
I’m definitely breaking the first rule! My apartment is a Victorian and the living room is completely that style, I think that’s the artist in me wanting to just exist in a time capsule 🧍🏻
Soooo agree on not painting antiques. How silly. And sad. 🥲
I totally agree with all of your unpopular opinions! Thanks for explaining the drawbacks of glass top tables. Design is so much more than beautiful looks -- it's about solving problems and strategizing for the most functional (and beautiful) space for YOUR personal life. Garrett, you're a breath of fresh air in the UA-cam design community!
Thanks so much and of course you got it right about Interior design! There is so much more to it than picking out pretty pieces and recommending what the trend of the day is on social media. Thanks for watching and subscribing. 😀😀😀
"yes i agree w/you do not Paint over Historical furniture"!!!!
So happy to hear your warning about painting wood antiques. Some wood should not be painted. Great video.
Absolutely! Glad you enjoyed.
Amen to saving and restoring antiques WITHOUT painting them. Thank you for that.
“Thirsty lil ends” took me out🤣😂🤣😂🤣💀
You won my heart when you criticized painting antiques! I think it is a crime against humanity. And I well remember on an old episode of "Antiques Roadshow" the episode in which a couple found out they had essentially destroyed a priceless antique tallboy by refinishing it. The value went from hundreds of thousands of dollars to barely hundreds of dollars.
I totally agree. I have a Jonathan Adler Sputnik chandelier. It’s like a sculpture. The other part of house more traditional. But hate that look of everything from same era. Mix it up. I do have sets, but you can’t tell. Does not look like catalog. I also have huge Ethan Allen glass table in living room. I just spray down every few days:). I also hate ANY painting over of ANYTHING.
Agreed! One style throughout can often be uninteresting. 😀😀😀
Your unpopular opinion about glass top tables is very popular with emergency room doctors. Children run into and fall on glass top tables all too often. Lots of work for plastic surgeons.
Excellent point!
I still love granite. I know it is unpopular but I love it. This was a fun video. Thanks Mr LeChic!
OMG! I actually thought there was something wrong with me because when I see people painting over this beautiful antique furniture I want to cry. And as I’m watching I’m crying out WHY!!!? Thank you 😊 love your videos. Keep up the good work
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I totally agree with not painting over beautiful wood furniture.
What a breath of fresh design air you are. I completely agree with what you’ve said. Every truly elegant home I’ve ever seen employs a mix of design eras and styles to make a curated, interesting and delightful space.
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100% agree re painted wood antiques.
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Amen! Let’s not paint those timeless antique pieces! Totally agree that it only makes sense when it’s beyond hope and painting will freshen it up to save it from the landfill. You are so right about glass tables, too.
I so agree about painting antiques!! Where’s the appreciation for real wood, unique pieces. You are spot on Garrett! Glass top tables…I agree!
I love a beach feel with colors and textures, but my friends try to buy me gifts that are Knick knack beachy items that cause clutter.
OH MY GOD! Yes about painting antiques! I get so annoyed when I see people who paint Mid-Century furniture in a shabby chic or farmhouse style. Makes me FURIOUS!
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Yes! The MCM drives me crazy! I want to shake people who do this. The beauty of MCM was the warmth of the wood and clean lines, and was sophisticated. Painting them makes them cold and gauche. Whenever I look at pictures of MCM styling, I never see a piece of painted furniture. Whomever started this trend should be slapped with a paint brush.
I agree when it comes to mixing styles. I don't mean a mish mash, but I loathe furniture sets. I love it to look as though I chose pieces over separately over time, and while they may not be the same style, the furniture/art somehow works well together.
As for something I am so tired of, you mentioned it... I'm tired of this business of painting furniture white and then "distressing" it. If I'm going to paint, I want it to look fresh. To my eye, that chippy look just makes furniture look like junk. No self respecting farm woman would deliberately do that to her furniture. 😬
I like matching furniture but there are no matched sets in my house.
That’s the funniest part of “farmhouse” decor. It represents no actual farmhouse ever.
Ahh the painted antiques!!!! Yes, sometimes vintage/antique can be damaged and a fresh coat of paint will extend the life of the piece. But sometimes a good cleaning and polish is all that is needed.
Bless you Garrett for standing up for the ending of antique furniture abuse! If people truly understood the loss of value they create perhaps they'd stop it. I didn't make the rules I just know what they are. Original surfaces are valuable.
As a Historic Furniture Conservator I find it literally painful to watch the trend of paint and garish stencils covering over the stunning woods. I could end up spending the rest of my life doing original surface recovery if this trend doesn't end soon.
I happen to like painted furniture that was intended to be painted originally or even the contemporary mass produced can benefit from a well applied decorative paint.
Btw, there is nothing that furniture conservation can't preserve and repair. Nothing.
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Absolutely agree about not painting antique furniture! Some cheaper pine pieces or severely damaged furniture can be painted , no problem, but not the beautiful expensive exotic wood.
Your content is the best Garrett. I think you're the only one that actually saves us money and saves us from ourselves! Thanks for clearing all the noise and giving direct clarification. Don't ever change kitten 💗
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I love what you have to say, so true to what you are saying! You are my favorite designer out here! And I agree with some of the other comments down below, sick of these weird looking vases and those ones with the faces some are creepy looking.
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I've collected REAL antiques beautiful early Americana pieces. And I've seen people slap crap paint on it, they have no idea what they have or what they've done.
Thank you for calling out the antique/MCM furniture painters!!! Nothing gets me more heated than seeing beautiful furniture covered in chalk paint. I’m all for painting the furniture with one foot in the landfill and the other on a banana peel, or the ugly Henry Link French provincial, stuff that needs repairs and is beyond restoration. Some of the MCM pieces I see being painted just need teak or Danish oil to be brought back to life and could be sold at top dollar, instead the value is decreased by slapping paint on them. Please people, stop painting beautiful furniture!
Yes!!! Totally agree with not painting antique furniture!!!
I got a cupboard from my mother-in-law, it probably is from the 1920's or 30's. I'm not going to paint it, even if it doesn't look perfect. Same with my really beaten up desk, a heavy monster with mile deep drawers and a cupboard section to disappear in. My grandfather bought it in his younger days, well before WW2. Not going to get painted, I use it every day for my pc and office activity of any sort. I so do agree with you on this topic!
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I agree on the antique furniture that people paint, so painful to watch them do it..... I have a glass coffee table and is going to put a wooden board/frame herringbone on it.
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Have to agree with you on the painting antique furniture, I myself does not like bare wood looks, but I do feel you’re removing the history of a piece when you paint it. Also, the distressed, chippy paint and stencil looked has always looked, in my opinion, tacky or run-down.
Glad someone said it with the antiques.
Others have said it and I agree! It physically pains me to watch tik tok designers destroy an antique by distressing it and painting it or worse, breaking it down and turning it into something else. Natural wood is SO beautiful! Like that vintage dresser didn’t deserve what you’ve done to it.
I agree so much with the opinion 4:34! Antique furniture is so beautiful by itself and all that paint takes away their uniqueness
You've won my heart with this video. Excellent points.
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Agree about painting beautiful wood. I saw a posting of a woman who used corrugated metal as wallpaper in quite a few rooms. That was going too far in repurposing.
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Thank you sooooooo much for saying, "Don't paint antique furniture!" I have seen so many lovely pieces completely ruined with chalk paint. Ugh!
Painting Antiques destroys the patina, character, craftsmanship..The natural state reflects value and longevity. 🤔 Who does that..The tree remembers, the axe forgets.
One of your best videos, Garrett. I, too, can not understand why some people feel obligated to turn one thing into something it was never meant to be. I am a huge fan of the Spanish Colonial/Revival home and I saw one these iconic architectural works stripped of its historic value here in Phoenix. The wrought iron staircase, the front door (including strappings) and the tile in the bathrooms were painted in blue/gray auto paint. Wood built-in's were painted over in high gloss white and the gothic-arched fireplace had all its tiles removed to have a "clean look" . I asked the realtor if these things were done because of damage and they said no, the owner was a younger couple who wanted a industrial look. Such a shame as I know that with some real planning, that style could have been incorporated without losing the integrity of the 100 year old home.
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Hell yes I couldn't agree more about painting antique furniture! It breaks my heart to see beautiful things destroyed for people who truly love antiques, just so someone who doesn't like antiques can like them. There's enough brand new furniture out there! Sorry rant over. Thank you for another fabulous video Garrett
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I agree about the sales. Too many people tell you something is "out" and they immediately try to sell you a product.
Totally agree about cheapening timeless antiques with all the chalk painting and faux scuffed up look with a shitton of wax
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Painting over a beautiful antique would is like painting over a Picasso because it doesn't match your sofa.
One thing I always hate to see painted is brick. Especially brick siding. Why take an extremely durable and attractive material, that won't need any maintenance at all for decades, and add paint, which will deteriorate when exposed to the elements and will need to be repainted every few years?
A stately brick house was painted white. It took stately and elegant to WHY?
Not only will the paint deteriorate but also the brick. It's actually bad for brick to be painted especially older soft brick because it doesn't allow the brick to release moisture which will cause it to deteriorate faster.
The proper prep and paint can hold up for more than 20 years. Some brick is hideous and deserves to be painted into a fresh clean uniform look!! The right accent color on the shutters, trim and door can produce a really beautiful updated look.
I agree with everything you have said - especially painting antique wood furniture. Please. Don't.
Thank you. Wood furniture is natural and beautiful.
I found my people! Agree, stop painting antiques. Another problem I find is eBay people not packaging antiques when they ship. Respect items that have been around 80 or more years. They are our history, these surviving items made with care by real craftsman and artists.
Garrett, I agree 100% about not painting beautiful furniture. This video has been one of the best, thank you!
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I agree a with a lot of these. i like my mainly victorian parlor but keep your paint away from my antiques.
Thank you for discussing painting furniture and the god awful chalk paint. I never got this whole rave going on with chalk paint. It always looks tacky to me.
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Thank you! Painting antique furniture is like painting poker playing dogs over Erté 🤦🏼♀️. It physically huts to see.
So true!
100% agree with you on painting antiques, just don't.
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Omg I totally agree w the wood thing. Like if you restore it great.. if ur gonna throw some paint on it carelessly. I can’t.. I go to the thrift store if I’m gonna experiment on a new technique or try some DIY. I’m listening to ur videos going mhm and making all these noises n my bf is like wth are u listening to. Sooo good. Love the quality of ur substance.
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Point one: agreed. My home is a mix of MCM and ... other stuff. Sort of MCM through a kaleidoscope.
I agree . I hate when people take a vintage or antique piece and paint it!! The real wood is something to be cherished . I stay away from the “ painting / modernization “ of the classics . I have a beautiful antique Sheraton . It’s over years old and it’s exquisite. Garrett spot on. Thank you.
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Thank you! I hate that trend of painting antique furniture too. So much furniture with beautiful natural wood tones is being destroyed. There's a place for painted furniture, but why not paint new unfinished pieces instead?
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I just bought a vintage cane wood head board. Watching this change my mind from painting it white. Thank you,I’ll work it in my cottage decor bedroom.
THIS is why I watch every one of your videos! Sound advice, guidance, direction and encouragement with the "whys". Thank you for being true to your profession and us, your fans and followers.
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I agree about painting antique furniture! Like, I agree so hard. My heart cries whenever somebody destroys beautiful old furniture like that. They are pieces of material history, we should be preserving them and not destroying them! Then again, I'm a literal historian so maybe I'm just biased like that.
Thank you...painting beautiful wood is a sin!
Agree with every point ...espscially, painting beautiful wooden/antique furniture!!😳😱 Anyone with an appreciation and knowledge of antiques would never do that.
Eclectic queen here. Not sure if it is good eclectic, but I like it. Art Deco, Art Nouveau, MCM and boho totally go with everything else. It's all in the color pallet and repetition of shapes and textures. And I agree about painting good antiques. I love some of the creations by furniture artists with the sidewalk trash and thrift store pieces, but seeing Sheraton style and other classics get that treatment is sickening.
Confession: I have a Sheraton-ish (Federal style for sure) bedroom set in mahogany veneer with hand painted details from the late 1910s. A few years ago I was thinking about painting it ivory and gold for a more glam look. I sobered up the next day and hated myself for that. I think I know which video you are talking about. I had to remove it from my suggestions because it triggered flashbacks of that shameful hour in my past. I have painted my vintage kitchen and antique coffee tables, but just the bases. I refinished the tops and used hemp oil to make them glow.
Thank you! I couldn't agree more- do not destroy old wood furniture with paint!
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You help people make decisions for themselves.
Painting mahogany should be a felony. I bought an antique 15$ washstand with 4 layers of paint on it. After much work, gorgeous walnut was revealed.
You had me at don't paint good quality antique furniture! My husband & I spend a lot of time and effort restoring a solid oak library table that someone had painted 3 time! It is now enjoying space in our house in it's original glory.
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And this is why I love watching your videos. I went from yeah you tell em about how crazy it is to ruin those gorgeous antiques to giggly about glass top tables. One thing to ponder is that trends come and go so quickly. If you love a beautiful piece of furniture and it goes out of style just place it in a not so noticeable area of your house, take care of it and wait for it to come back in style. Like you said it doesn’t take a whole room of the same style furniture to make your home. A few nicely placed items can go a long way. Love your videos and your messages!
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I’m sitting here emphatically saying out loud THANK YOU in regards to painting these beautiful old antiques! I see so many people doing this and reselling them for more than they originally cost. 🤦♀️ No thanks, you just ruined the value of the piece! Why would I pay you more than it’s worth?
Amen to the furniture flippers.
Yes yes yes to the mixing styles. It’s also gives that cozy factor we all need and love 😭👏🏻🤍
Completely with you regarding the painting of CLASSY wood. However I love my glass topped dining table. It’s so practical and easy to clean. My Pomeranian cross is too tiny to smear the underside of the glass. Can completely see your POV with a coffee table, even with coasters!
AGREED about glass top tables! Found a beautiful iron dinette set; loved it immediately. It's perfect for my space. I always get compliments on it. But.....glass top table is no fun to clean. After all the products/tricks, the very best way to clean then is micro fiber cloth with hot water. Wash with one side, another dry cloth dry on fiber side. Really helps. With that said, nope, never again.
I totally agree!
Great video. You made me feel better about some of my "classic" design choices that were trendy but were overdone and are now falling out of favor, ie subway tiles. I've always loved them and probably always will. If I could, I'd live in the subway. (Sadly in NYC, I wouldn't be alone.)
About glass: I have a (frosted) glass parsons dining table. I preferred wood but chose glass because of the easy maintenance. Granted, I don't have dogs or kids, but glass doesn't stain. I can spill to my heart's content and not have to worry about rings and blotches. I think I dusted the underside once just because. But the top is as easy to clean as washing a glass, because it is glass. I think the frosting helps a lot. It also has a blue-green tint and I'm all about greens and blues. To your other point, I just paired it with black framed Louis xvi chairs with cane backs and love the mix.
I see many people have agreed but I feel so strongly about this that I have to say it too. I absolutely cannot stand when people paint old solid wood!
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Vintage sewing machine people usually restore the cabinets and there is a definite persuasion toward not painting them or the treadle irons. I also saw on a restoration video that a restorer always gives the original wood a clear coat before painting it if the owner wants it painted. This makes it far easier to restore should someone want to strip the paint off in the future.
Absolutely agree! My hubs collects specific antique sewing machines and we have them placed throughout the house (pros and cons of that for another day.) He’s an expert on the history of the sewing machine. It hurts his heart so much to see them altered or converted into lamps, sink stands, and so many other destructive uses of the historic ones.
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I agree about painting antique furniture, I feel its a downgrade not an upgrade
I am so glad to hear you say this. You are absolutely right. So many are wasting money on slapped together foreign furniture not the well made pieces.
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