22 times beautiful wooden furniture was ruined by paint, but then restored

Restoring old wooden furniture is a true art that requires patience and skill. But sometimes skewed restorers prefer to simply paint the tree. Before and after photos from the r/ReversePinterest subreddit, you can see how vintage items damaged by improper staining have returned to their former beauty.

A layer of paint has been removed to bring back the beauty of the wood, and now this furniture looks like it was just made. Restoring old wooden furniture is not only a way to preserve antiques, but also an opportunity to revive them and give them new life.

“The cedar chest was tortured with cracked paint for a long time, and then sold at a flea market for $20. But now he is saved and beautiful.”

“Commode for $75 on Craigslist. It ended up that the owner gave it to us for free - he saw that my wife was pregnant. This is my first time doing furniture restoration! Satisfied with the result"

“I extended a helping hand to this poor fellow. And I was pleasantly surprised to find a great wood grain under the paint.”

“A $25 table in solid teak. Without paint, we like him much more"

This mid-century Brasilia II Petite sideboard was painted over but has since been restored to its former beauty

“This chest of drawers cost $8. I couldn't refuse and accepted the challenge."

“Stumbled upon this table by chance in a thrift store and felt compelled to spruce it up.”

“My uncle restored this table. It turned out that this is the work of Jan Kuipers. I think it looks pretty neat."

“My father didn’t have much respect for beautiful furniture, so he painted the file cabinet with glossy white paint and wrote directly on it with a marker. I corrected this misunderstanding"

“I had no idea what beauty was hidden under the paint!”

"Restored masterpiece. Harlequin line for American Of Martinsville designed by Merton Gershun"

“My first furniture restoration experience”

"Before and after. How do you like the result?

“50s nightstand by Bassett. Bought for $30"

“Someone painted this bedside table to match their interior. And I returned it to its original state and I think that this is much better.

“Goodbye, yellow “aged” paint!”

“I saw this chest of drawers on sale for $30 and realized that something amazing was hiding under the layer of paint. This is my first furniture restoration experience, but I am pleased with the result.”

"Please don't paint nice furniture!"

"Teak Table Rescue"

"Picked up on the roadside and revived"

“It was and is. This is my first experience, I tried very hard"

"The Last One I Saved"