She did a great job!!!

That really is a great job.

i don’t know how this could be any more perfect. love that white and green.

everything’s beautiful except for those pillows. i would use a modern geometric pattern to contrast the style of the sofa and the damask pattern.

fabulous. love it!

This may be an unpopular thing to say, but I think it looked better before! It was really classic and elegant.

Velika, I completely agree. The light sage looked great with the wood. Most of these re-paints are mistakes.

I wish I could do stuff like this.

I love it…except for the silly trim around the edge of the pillows.

Wow, it was pretty nice before, but it’s so FUN now!

Except, now that I think about it, I could do without the green fringes on the pillows.

How fun is that?!

What a great eye — I never would have envisioned the end product coming from that sofa! A very nice transformation…

Is it crazy that I actually prefer most of the “before” versions of most of these before and afters?

While I can see the value in transforming a piece you don’t like into something you enjoy - it pains me to see that wood painted.

LOVELY REDO!
Bright and cheery!
Great settee!

Ditto the “Before” love.
Especially in that location with the stone wall and brick floor.

I’m with those who liked it best before. I usually love redos, but not this one. Sorry

awesome! i love it! your blog is a true inspiration!!!

Love the sofas cheerful fabric against its white frame.
“It would make my day if you sat on me.” —The Happy Sofa

I agree with loosing the fussy braided-trim details and going for a new fabric. But if it were me, I would find a fabric to highlight the beauty of the framework I was trying to keep, instead of going for a cover-up paint job. Either way, it is nicely crafted, Kudos!

Those pillows are hideous. Blech.

lovely! the green/yellow fabric is fabulous

Sensational Anna, you create such amazing and vibrant pieces!

That couch DOES look absolutely beautiful!

She lost me with the pillows. Is mesh fringe cool now?

it really had so much character and the look of quality before. it now looks like something you can get at target and “upgrade.”

The redo is totally fun. I keep this in mind when I’m playing around with furniture—-it can always be sanded and repainted or re-stained, the fabric can always be switched out, and accessories can always be swapped. Anna, great job!

I usually love 95% of these before and afters. But I hate to see a beautiful piece … I hate to say “ruined”… But, well, decorated with the latest in trends that are not classic like how it started. I think most people prefer pieces redone that actually need it.

I too don’t understand why you would paint that wood. I have seen some nice transformations but I actually prefer the ‘before’ in this instance.

I have to agree with the dissenters. The piece had so much potential before - it could have functioned as a subtle backdrop for cool, bright accessories - the contrast would have given it an instant update. Trying to make something be what it’s not reminds me of those high-heeled runners fifteen years ago. I agree that most of these repaints aren’t working. Love the green seat fabric though.

It’s so fresh,i love the colore.i never thougth to do that thing but now thanks to u maybe i will replace the fabric of my couch.

I didn’t like the after part of this. The piece was too nice to begin with. However, it is a good idea to do that with something that didn’t start out looking already chic. Keep on transforming!
Cheers–

Sometimes I wish I could be this crafty… this is fabulous. Anna, should you feel the itch to create some more, I am totally happy to offer up my blah-brown couch…

I do think it’s a shame she painted that fabulous wood although the end result is lovely. I really like the cushions made from Designers Guild Amalienbury fabric.

This piece is not always going to be to everyone’s liking. It will be placed in the front window display of my shop as I always try to put something in the window which is a bit fun, a bit quirky and a bit different…this is the type of thing which draws people into my store. I love experimenting with different finishes, fabrics etc. Sure the piece before could have worked so beautifully in a classic room but I like to think outside the square and as I said above I love to have fun with pieces for my shop! Both fabrics on this piece are Designers Guild and the stiffend tulle frills again are all about fun and are about doing something a bit different! The piece can always be sanded back and reupholstered! And it wasn’t just a cover up paint job we did on the piece! I think it was great to hear everyone’s opinion as it has proven that it is a piece which is a really talking point!! Thanks Grace for once again showing my work on your amazing blog!!
xxAnna

quite a transformation!

As a furniture designer and somebody who was trained in historical architecture let me say this; I liked it so much more before. True the upholstery need updating, but what doesnt after a time?
The new fabric is beautiful, and works well with the white paint. But, the throw pillows seem out of place. This could be the original intent of the designer, but I have learned from years of experience that an awkward design like that may get attention but will more likely draw negative attention.

That being said, it pains me to see beautiful old wood painted. As architects have long proclaimed covering up a materials true nature is (for lack of a better description, maybe “dishonest?” but that makes me sound like a nut) bad. Wood is inherently a material that screams of life and brightness. When it is older it needs a little more maintenance to help achieve that, but a coat of paint to cover up the scars of its life is not the answer. Painting this couch is like John McCain dumping his first wife when she got fat.

The designer obviously has the ability to find reasonably well choreographed patterns and colors. She only needs to stop massacring already beautiful pieces in this game she plays. SAVE THE FURNITURE, stop a mad woman!

This peice is absolutely not my design style — but KUDOS TO YOU, ANNA! It is absoluely exsquisite! Your bold color combinations and unexpexted patterns are to die for. Keep on inspiring those closed minded baboons who say youve done wrong!