Comments on: before and after: barb’s dresser

By: Alexis

Alexis — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:27:30 +0000

The knobs are great, and the gold goes well with that mauveish purple. Brilliant. I feel like my grandmother, Audrey, would have liked that.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:47:41 +0000

Great job once again !

By: Slappy

Slappy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:06:23 +0000

I think that this re-do could have been achieved without ruining a beautiful piece of antique furniture. If you go to any thrift store, you can find a veneer paneled desk with a similar style that is just begging to be painted, rather than use something as beautiful and well made as this piece. In 5 years this piece will look dated, cheap and probably be thrown away…

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:47:50 +0000

Divine!

By: Beef

Beef — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:46:36 +0000

I agree with “a guy said”. It was a nice old piece of furniture that would have looked great with some restoration. I really thought the AFTER was the before. Something picked up at the Starvation Army or the like. The AFTER would not have a place in my home.

By: George

George — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:08:32 +0000

I agree with most comments here. The wooden table was nice as is. Maybe change the knobs to those rose knobs, but thats it!

By: junebug

junebug — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:19:24 +0000

::::this piece is a work of art & most certainly a conversation piece::::

By: a guy

a guy — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:26:08 +0000

How about a male opinion? I thought the “after” was the “before”. I totally appreciate the work that went into this piece, but, honestly, it seems disrespectful to take a cool old piece with some real history and remake it as a frou frou cutsey thing.

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:07:31 +0000

I have to say that I liked the original better, though the new knobs are pretty darn cool.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:15:57 +0000

Barb is very talented. It’s not that easy to get “the look” of old without it looking contrived. Whether you like the style or not, she’s out there rescuing furniture and rehabbing it. There are enough positive comments here to show that she has a market.