The creator showcases a vintage sideboard with a wild, colorful paint job. She documents the entire restoration process, which includes stripping multiple layers of paint, sanding the piece down to its original mahogany veneer, and applying a new stain to restore its classic look, all while narrating her experience and integrating a sponsorship message about protecting her home workspace with GEICO insurance.
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Would you strip this paint or leave it as-is? 👀
When I found this antique buffet, I coughed up the $150 because I had to know what was under the paint!!
To my surprise I found a stunning bookmatched mahogany veneer and was able to restore it back to its original glory. It wasn’t easy, and I’m not sure I’d do a project this hard again! 😬
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Transcript
This is the wildest paint job I've ever seen on a piece of furniture, and this may be controversial, but I'm dying to strip it all off because I think there's beautiful wood underneath it. GEICO has been following along with my life as a homeowner here in my garage worse, so let's take a gamble together to see if we could restore this beauty. This easily had five, maybe more, layers of paint on it, and it was not an easy job. But after hours and hours of scraping, I saw this beautiful book matched mahogany underneath, and it motivated me to keep going. I've only been refinishing furniture for five short years, but projects like this remind me how much I've learned and how much I've invested in my home worse space and all the tools that I yes to bring all of these projects to life. It's a lot to protect, but having homeowners insurance through GEICO can give you the peace of mind to keep creating. I was really hoping for beautiful wood grain underneath this paint, and I think we nailed it. So here's one more reminder of the before, and here's what it looks like now. But you be the judge. Do you prefer the before or the after? No matter what your home style is, protecting it is key. With easy better and service online over the phone or in the GEICO app, having homeowners insurance through GEICO can help you feel more confident and protect what you've built. When I rented, I never had this much equipment. But now I have an entire collection of tools and supplies to help me with projects like this. And it feels good to be protected. It feels good to GEICO.
