tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post1147059392741959788..comments2024-03-28T18:31:35.780+11:00Comments on Lilyfield Life: Painting Furniture vs OMG don't paint it, You are ruining it forever, timber loversFiona, Lilyfield Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-43504524959278062652015-07-02T19:33:14.437+10:002015-07-02T19:33:14.437+10:00thanks Olivia - my thoughts exactly!thanks Olivia - my thoughts exactly!Fiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-69602766771870474672015-06-29T10:34:59.330+10:002015-06-29T10:34:59.330+10:00Two thumbs up on this post Fiona!!!! I agree with...Two thumbs up on this post Fiona!!!! I agree with you. People need to love what is in their homes. If dark wood furniture doesn't make them feel happy then paint it. It's not you or I or any other finisher, painter, faux artist is slapping cheap paint on a 17th century buffet deux corps from a French monastery. I have seen one of those too. It was at a French antiques store named Jacques in historic Charleston, South Carolina. Guess what? It was painted. So there is the really laughable part of this whole to paint | not to paint necessary dilemma- even true antiques started out with paint. Boom! There they have it. On another note, let the nay-sayers say their thing. All it does is push your social posts up in the feeds and generate attention to you. There is no such thing as bad advertisement. ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06163688586085954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-56430492010436627572015-01-31T09:27:03.691+11:002015-01-31T09:27:03.691+11:00thanks Titiathanks TitiaFiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-85458310739751654412015-01-31T09:25:51.129+11:002015-01-31T09:25:51.129+11:00thank you so much Jennifer. I agree - it would be...thank you so much Jennifer. I agree - it would be different if i was sneaking into their houses at night and painting their furniture :)Fiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-69878347843187670492015-01-31T09:24:54.048+11:002015-01-31T09:24:54.048+11:00I so agree Jeannie, much better to paint and love ...I so agree Jeannie, much better to paint and love , than to keep it original and relegate to the shed or under the house. Fiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-54494281867623167282015-01-31T09:20:12.062+11:002015-01-31T09:20:12.062+11:00Sometimes the negative comments are just too tires...Sometimes the negative comments are just too tiresome!Fiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-71546956024635615862015-01-31T09:19:13.944+11:002015-01-31T09:19:13.944+11:00thanks Kym!thanks Kym!Fiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-71544558555187467842015-01-27T18:13:10.502+11:002015-01-27T18:13:10.502+11:00Hilarious Elisabeth! your story is so funny. I agr...Hilarious Elisabeth! your story is so funny. I agree it's only paint and people should have their homes and furniture how they want it.<br />fiona xxFiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-80908467070969726702015-01-27T18:11:27.426+11:002015-01-27T18:11:27.426+11:00Thanks Rose – yes there’s a lot of things that I d...Thanks Rose – yes there’s a lot of things that I don’t like that other people do and my philosophy is be kind or don’t comment. Not everything is going to suit every one. And while I don’t expect every one to love what I do, I don’t like it when people are so rude when expressing their opinion.<br />Thanks so much, have a good week<br />Fiona<br />Fiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-9105159713447182942015-01-27T18:09:28.906+11:002015-01-27T18:09:28.906+11:00Thanks Jenny – yes painting is so addictive and I ...Thanks Jenny – yes painting is so addictive and I think that because we have spent time on a piece and have touched every part of it we treasure it a little more. Your pieces sound lovely<br />Thanks Fiona<br />Fiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-20716222766549432462015-01-27T18:07:54.814+11:002015-01-27T18:07:54.814+11:00Hi Sandra
Your furniture sounds wonderful and how ...Hi Sandra<br />Your furniture sounds wonderful and how lovely to have such treasures from your father. I have a few pieces that my grandfather made my grandmother as a wedding present that I wouldn’t sell either.<br />Cheers Fiona <br />Fiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-44024428754228546352015-01-27T17:56:38.877+11:002015-01-27T17:56:38.877+11:00Thank you xxThank you xxFiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-19234263225492363292015-01-27T17:56:14.677+11:002015-01-27T17:56:14.677+11:00thanks Fran - so true!thanks Fran - so true!Fiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-26290123973426621952015-01-27T17:52:55.330+11:002015-01-27T17:52:55.330+11:00I should just let slide Patricia but I want people...I should just let slide Patricia but I want people to understand that I'm not ruining anything - well maybe they still think that but a lot of people prefer it after I've finished and that's enough for me.<br />cheers FionaFiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-83643435257671623162015-01-27T17:51:09.021+11:002015-01-27T17:51:09.021+11:00thank you so much Celia, that is very kind of you....thank you so much Celia, that is very kind of you. Fiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-1806735668450233772015-01-27T13:38:30.770+11:002015-01-27T13:38:30.770+11:00Olá Fiona,
Sou apaixonada pelo seu trabalho. Tamb...Olá Fiona,<br /><br />Sou apaixonada pelo seu trabalho. Também faço trabalho parecido com o seu e realmente as pessoas fazem esse comentário. Realmente reciclar a peça, dar a ela aparência nova e renovada resulta uma peça de mobiliário inovadora, que agrada a tantas pessoas.<br /><br />Sou sua defendora e defensora desse estilo, claro, limpo, suave e iluminado.<br /><br />Prabéns!<br />Celianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-62053529415578406392015-01-27T13:37:51.099+11:002015-01-27T13:37:51.099+11:00Well said Fiona,
How true that so many feel the n...Well said Fiona, <br />How true that so many feel the need to judge the tings we do that are different .<br /><br />Lets keep the Peace and the Love <br />pat<br />Patricianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-46234010579560016982015-01-27T13:37:32.364+11:002015-01-27T13:37:32.364+11:00Hi Fiona
I agree with what you are saying. You tur...Hi Fiona<br />I agree with what you are saying. You turn something old and unloved into a piece of stunning beauty. I see your beautiful pieces and almost gasp at their beauty after you have transformed them. Wish I knew where to find the exquisite pieces of furniture that you manage to find. <br />I admit, furniture restoration has become a bit of an addiction for me since I first discovered your website and your beautiful transformations a year ago. It inspired me to give it a go (thank you). My first project was my dark stained wooden chipped and worn bedroom furniture although structurally in still in good condition it was....boring and tired. So I searched around on the net and discovered ASCP. I really wanted to paint it white, but i was concerned that the suite was that bali type wood/stain and I was nervous about the stain coming through the white so I painted in graphite ascp and waxed with dark wax OMG - I love this stuff! and now looks really special. Then I had the bug.....what's next?.... I was almost desperate to transform something else. I had some farmhouse Eureka dining furniture (8 seater table and buffet) which I bought several years ago and had grown tired of it and had considered going out and buying new furniture. Really felt it made the room seem dark and dingy. With a few coats of Blake & Taylor paint, (Hampton and French Linen) I absolutely love it and I really don't care if it's not everybody's cup of tea. <br />My daughter found a grotty green 1950s dresser and I added mouldings and repainted and my daughter loves it. I am really proud of this piece, because it was quite frankly ugly and fit for the dump. It wasn't even solid wood but some sort of layered find board. Now I reckon it's a piece of beauty. And the list goes on, bookcases, vases, lamps, my granddaughters bedroom suite, I am so addicted that I actually made wooden trays so I could paint them for xmas presents. <br />Sorry, I've gone off the trail here but guess what I want to say is that somebody's trash can be someone's treasure and the beauty of your furniture speaks for itself.<br /><br />Cheers<br />Jenny C<br />Jenny Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-36932874494161458522015-01-27T13:36:01.963+11:002015-01-27T13:36:01.963+11:00Well said Fiona!Well said Fiona!Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-10688686851596236782015-01-27T13:35:32.235+11:002015-01-27T13:35:32.235+11:00Thanks Robin -i don't like ranting but you kno...Thanks Robin -i don't like ranting but you know sometimes enough is enough. thanks for your support always<br />Fiona xxFiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-89728392073951591012015-01-27T13:34:21.233+11:002015-01-27T13:34:21.233+11:00Thank you xxThank you xxFiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-85982686687623394552015-01-27T13:33:59.778+11:002015-01-27T13:33:59.778+11:00Love your work Fiona. Just remember you'll nev...Love your work Fiona. Just remember you'll never please all the people all the time, and that's o.k ;)Frannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-13101488012122398892015-01-27T10:09:34.882+11:002015-01-27T10:09:34.882+11:00Thanks Roseanna, much appreciated. I think it’s ha...Thanks Roseanna, much appreciated. I think it’s hard to tell sometimes how much work these pieces need. Saying that even if it was in perfect condition I may just paint it anyway as people don’t want the dark furniture in their houses anymore. It may take me a year to sell a piece left in shiny timber but painted things sell in a matter of hours.<br /><br />Hope you are well and surviving this rain<br />Fiona x<br />Fiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-33048339695213623242015-01-27T10:09:13.829+11:002015-01-27T10:09:13.829+11:00Dearest Fiona,
I couldn't agree with you more....Dearest Fiona,<br />I couldn't agree with you more. What gives complete strangers the right to comment on one's life and endeavours, especially when you're salvaging something that's been wrecked and turning it into a thing of beauty? <br />It's not as if you're vandalising museum-quality, top-level antiques worth squillions. You're saving something that's been unloved<br />and turning it into lovable and usable. Awful truth is, to quote the old saying, "empty vessels make the most noise". Most of them<br />wouldn't know a good antique piece from a hole in the ground. Or a Maple wardrobe.<br />I'm with you, babe. <br />Roseanna D.Roseannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898359052933678205.post-87616238658516765232015-01-24T17:54:53.963+11:002015-01-24T17:54:53.963+11:00Well said, everyone!Well said, everyone!The Hen House Chickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17405470705049077211noreply@blogger.com