painting this hallstand

[marshmallowburn]

I know it's not expensive, but I was going to "upcycle" this hallstand. I'm set on sanding back the top surface and staining and waxing, and decoupage on the drawer insets. I will be changing the hardware.
Trying to set up a poll but if it doesn't work, would you paint the rest :dark blue, burgundy or white. And what hardware: silver, black or gold.
Thanks so much

Sorry about all the crap reflected in the mirror.

Sorry, but I think it's fine as it is.

Same.

Cream, and keep the same hardware. Or pale green.

Hmm. I was hoping to sell it for more than I bought it for as no income at the moment. Cream I hand't though of. It's hard to tell in the pic but the diamonds are red and the small ones are green. I'm feeling I wasted my money. Buga

How professionally can you upcycle things?

Honestly, it’s a fine piece of furniture as it is - not to my taste, but nothing wrong with it. However I’ve seen so many shit attempts to upcycle things that I worry you’ll spend money on paint and hardware and end up with something no one wants to buy.

Gorgeous as is. Mirrors, hooks and top all useful.

Descuff, clean and refinish the surface with hard wearing matte estapol for modern living.

If you must change think of liming the wood for a coastal look or black/dark matte navy paint under the estapol.

Handles - original are fine.

I'd very lightly finely sand and wax light oak. I'd keep handles as they are. It looks 1930's.

It looks a bit orange, but I quite like it. How much did you pay for it?

I would try and sell as is first because if it ends up going to the charity shop, it might not be accepted because of being painted, also the buyer might want to paint it themselves.
If you are going to paint it I'd go for a safer colour, a cream or light sage chalk paint and a light sand for a distressed look and the same handles, or a full colour like attached picture. Plenty of videos how to do this, also try Pinterest for ideas.

Thanks everyone. That last one is sort of what I was aiming for but was thinking darker colours. Cream seems to be a safe option.

If I was keeping it I'd go with dark blue with silver fitting , I'd also give it a marble look finish using dc-fix on the main horizontal surface.
However as you are looking to sell it I'd either leave it completely alone or sand and beeswax it.

It looks like a big piece of furniture so you are already limited as to who will buy it due to transportation and space in there own home.

Thanks all

Natural wood is beautiful and durable. Paint less so. The wood grain as it is is also in keeping with the style of the stained glass panels.

If you plan to sell it, you need to think of the likely taste of the purchasers. Would they want something 'authentic' or something that has been messed around with?

You must do what you want, obviously, but, from the answers on this thread, I think that painting it would devalue it rather than increase its value.

How much did you pay for it?

You'll limit your resale market if you decoupage it.

No to decoupage and painting -sorry!

I would give it a go! Have a look at the Frenchic Instagram page for inspiration

Although if trying to turn a profit I'm not convinced that there is much money in this anymore. I had a friend who did it during the pandemic but it's completely dried up now and become unviable. She was really good at it too and it was a lot of work for little return.

It's lovely as it is. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

Don't paint that beautiful wood! Sand it, get rid of the orange stain, and use a white oak stain instead.

Covering naturally beautiful wood with bloody frencic is so tacky and very 2019.

This is a lot of work, but worth it

Osmo oil is a solid bet if you don't want to stain it

You could sell it as a fixer-upper and let someone else ruin all that lovely wood

I'd sand it and then play it by ear - it might look nice with a wax finish. I think the coloured glass makes it difficult to pick a colour, but possibly I'd go for indigo (warmer than navy) and brass hardware or keep the existing handles.

A statement colour like burgundy will limit your market as it won’t “go” with many people’s decor

Dark green or navy are safer options but I would go for a muted green or navy so it is more neutral

As pp say, see how it looks once sanded, maybe a white oil will look better than paint (certainly more hardwearing). I would leave any horizontal surfaces as wood in any case.

Definitely no decoupage

If you're doing it for yourself I'd go with a dark colour. I'm usually a fan of wood- but this doesn't look like it has a very nice finish.

You are not going to make money upcycling it. After spending money on paint etc I imagine it would be quite easy to lose money.

Thanks again. AM rethinking. I might just sand back the top first and see what the wood is like and stain and varnish . See how it goes from there. Appreciate the honesty!