Extreme makeover? The painted furniture mavens at
Maine Cottage have made us rethink painted (and painted-over) wooden furniture. This company charges an arm and a leg for their happy-hued cottage pieces, and the chief attraction (we think) is their hip and cheerfully modern 40-color palette.
This is a trick that's easy to try at home with a piece that needs a new lease on life.
• Here's MC's palette for inspiration
• Check out this how-to
• Go to town with some color!
Lame.
In the extreme.
view boomer's profile
It could be really great in some rooms.
Painted furniture doesn't always have to equal Kute Kuntry Kraft.
view Lisa S.'s profile
There's nothing wrong with painted wood furniture. If you don't like these fruity colors, you could also go with a neutral shade like gray, black, cream, beige, khaki...etc. I couldn't believe how much this company was charging though. I prefer to spend the money on items that are special in design or have some character to them. These were pretty standard wooden chairs you can find anywhere. The only thing unusual was the variety of colors. No way would I pay $290/each for a pretty typical wooden chair. Thrift stores are a good place to look for wooden chairs--paint them whatever color you like.
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This is an especially "fruity" combination of colors, we admit, but Maine Cottage furniture is not just painted maple furniture, it's also painted rattan (wicker) and upholstered furniture - both priced well with 40 color choices and over 200 fabrics. If painted wood is not for you, then we invite you to consider our fabrics and upholstered furniture.
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