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The thing I hate almost as much as old people

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Shabby chic and in particular- people who paint and distress furniture.

I have been scouting Craigslist, Goodwill, garage sales, etc for a piece of furniture for my entry way. I don't want to pay a lot and I'm completely amenable to refinishing and some minor repair work.

Lord help me but every 3rd piece I look at painted and distressed. And it's horrible. I can tell from the piece that it would probably be lovely with out the paint. Or the piece needed work but they didn't do it. I hate it. And I really want to call the people selling the furniture and yell at them. It's making me stabby.
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  • hmonkeyhmonkey member
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  • PMeg819PMeg819 member
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    Only if we can live in your Rhode Island closet.
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  • PMeg819PMeg819 member
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    One other thing. There is a woman in my area that paints furniture. She has been featured on Design*Sponge, Apartment Therapy, etc. She is a professional (paint sprayer, etc). So I see two things- people try to replicate her work and fail miserably, and she scoops all the pieces I want because she's a SAHM and has time time to buy furniture as soon as its listed. Stab stab stab stab.
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    I HATE shabby chic. It's just shabby. No chic.
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_the-thing-i-hate-almost-as-much-as-old-people?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:147c0ca2-f49d-41f6-94a4-45aeda2b9c44Post:37ad6770-cb33-4cb4-9fc2-7b422ce719b9">Re:The thing I hate almost as much as old people</a>:
    [QUOTE]I HATE shabby chic. It's just shabby. No chic.
    Posted by mscalibride[/QUOTE]

    Word.  It used to be some a kind rebellion against the overdesigned, overpricey, interior decorator wet dream.  Now it IS an overdesigned, overpricey, interior decorator wet dream.
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  • *Barbie**Barbie* member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_the-thing-i-hate-almost-as-much-as-old-people?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:147c0ca2-f49d-41f6-94a4-45aeda2b9c44Post:75c56c26-35f3-49a4-85c2-26680138068c">The thing I hate almost as much as old people</a>:
    [QUOTE]Lord help me but every 3rd piece I look at painted and distressed. And it's horrible. I can tell from the piece that it would probably be lovely with out the paint. Or the piece needed work but they didn't do it. I hate it. And I really want to call the people selling the furniture and yell at them. It's making me stabby.
    Posted by PMeg819[/QUOTE]

    <div>you can thank Pinterest. </div>
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