Nice improvement! Might also need a wire cover for those stragglers underneath.

I love the combo of painted and stained wood.

I was SO worried she was gonna ruin it -- but she really did a fantastic job!!

I don't really like the white, but I really like the stained wood...I would love a TV credenza that was completely stained like that.

I like the transformation, really fab, but even better without that mega TV on top of it!

Yup, better! That was a good choice, I was wondering as well what she could possibly have done to it.

The only thing that would make this better is some kind of cord-wrangling solution for the back of it!

No. Just No.

I'm not part of the 'don't paint wood brigade' but this is just not attractive.
The piece before was so very handsome.

I love it! My Ikea credenza is very jealous.

It's three tones now, isn't it? I think it would look nicer if the center bit were also stained dark. Good job nonetheless.

Love it :)

I think I like the before better. I think she could improve this slightly by removing some of the objects and doing some cord wrangling.

Hmm, I would say that it is a matter of the fit between the piece and its context. The after looks very nice in this space due to the dark stain on the flooring and the black and white poster, but in other spaces, the before would probably fit better.

I also liked it in the original state, but the revamped version is terrific. I don't think I'd have been brave enough to take such a risk, but it was a great decision. Congrats!

Not my style but she did a fantastic job!

I love the new look. Very well done. Now, lose the stuff on top and jazz up that wall behind it. Make it pop.

Ya know, it looks cleaner and fresher, but I would have made a pair of doors to paint and stashed the old ones away if I ever wanted to go back to the old look.

I love it, the before looked quite cheap in my opinion, the darker color with the white contrast is great!

I'm not sure why you'd ruin a great piece of vintage furniture. It looks cheap and doesn't match. Too bad.

I think it's lovely :-)

Face palm.

I think three-tones is one too many, I'd paint the drawers white as well. I agree with the others about the stuff on top and the mess o' wires below.

When I saw the before pic, I thought "That doesn't need to be improved. Leave it!" But then I saw the after. It's AMAZING! I want one so I can do the very same thing!

Ugh...why?? She made a nice vintage Danish piece look like she got it at Ikea :(

It would look better if the white bits were stained the same colour as the top and sides, I think. Good wood has a class that paint can never match.

Still, the way Kirsten has done it is very sympathetic to the design (and easy to reverse if the mood takes her), so good for her.

I saw a vintage ad on eBay for Kent Koffey furniture...and it was 2 toned like this. Everything old is new again!

Should have stained it dark all around. Still looks nice though.

It looks great! I don't understand people's issues with painting wood. I mean its not like the wood went anywhere. Strip it, stain it, and you're fine. Frankly, I have to agree with someone that said earlier, that it looked cheap before.

The dangling cords are too distracting! All in all, it would have been more impressive if she had transformed a cheap & cheesy piece rather than a vintage piece in apparently great condition.

I'm surprised. And impressed. Looks great!

Though de-cluttering both top and bottom would show off the piece even more.

Yes.

Remarkable change indeed!

I really don't like the "after", sorry. Looking at her site, I really think it looked better before with her other furniture too.

Not doin' it for me--I prefer the before. The white looks cheap, and screams "melamine" to me.

sigh. the after is perfectly okay (and even great if the owner loves it), but I prefer the before.

Fantastic!!

Why would anyone paint over Danish modern teakwood furniture? I think the piece is ruined.

I love this. I would love to do something similar but i havent been able to find a mid century piece that is beat up enough that i could have the heart to paint. I'm always looking though! Thanks for the inspiration!

Every one's got an opinion! Job well done-whether one likes it or not, job well done!

Gorgeous! The cords are distracting but that is an easy fix. Her blog is also lovely.

oh sorry NO!!!

The richness of the darker stain is fantastic. It was looking 'old' before and now it's modern and lovely.

I agree that it would be even better with just two tones instead of three, but I still think it is kinda cool. I don't think it was a piece of art really before. It isn't one of those uber amazing mcm credenza's 68" long that sell for 2K. This was a very simple piece that could use some improvement. I would however clean up the chords and I couldn't help but be immediately distracted by the HUGE tv on top and the other "items" dried flowers, live flowers and the iconic statue in the back...

Make it he show piece, it is overshadowed by the TV with all the rest of the stuff on there.

Beautiful!

I think she did an awesome job. I was going to do this as well, but I'm okay with the way mine looks for now. Picture in this blog post http://sewbeeit.wordpress.com/2011/03/13/artfulstuff/

Nice.

I second the Ikea look after, sorry.

looking at the blog, i think it looked much better before both in terms of context and the individual furniture piece.

Ya, not so much. :(

I'm usually in the "Don't mess with your lovely wood MCM furniture" camp, but I really like the after.

The before was perfect. But I always appreciate creativity . . .

Nice. Big improvement over the original. But yes, getting the cords neatened up would help the visual impact.

I think the white doors make it look like an IKEA piece as well. Think it would have looked better all stained dark or all painted white instead of the three colors it is now.

Wow. I do not like this at all. And what is with the tacky accessories on the left?

The 'before' was much better.

Please no why. I have never been a fan of ''updating''. It usually involves ruining. Next time just sell it and find one you like. please don't paint teak folks. or at least don't tell anyone.

Good job!

Looks SO much better afterwards.

I agree with whomever suggested painting the drawers white, it would make the after even better. However, I also agree that vintage furniture should be preserved, after all we can't produce more it. For painting projects I think vintage pieces that are really suffering should be used. The before here looked like it was in pretty good shape.

good grief.

"vintage furniture should be preserved"? why? if it's not a high quality piece- and many many of the MCM pieces we see on the regular are not (they are a relatively inexpensive veneered pieces)- then go ahead and reinvent it!

with all the quality reproductions of MCM pieces, i don't see the need for people recoiling in horror from painting what was, back then, the equivalent of a piece of Ashley furniture.

I love the transformation! I don't hate the accessories on top though I agree they could be replaced with something that ties in better to the new credenza. Maybe two tall skinny empty vases one on each side white or black or wood? And I agree with painting wood it's not freaking sacred! Most wood furniture the color of the before makes me think of bad 70's furniture not cool vintage! Bleeding hearts for mass produced furniture sheesh!

..nicccccee.. =)

I like it but I do not like the stained wood. You should have left that part the way it was. There is an article on AT with light wood and glossy white together and I love those pieces.

N O P E!