I need design help.

jesseandbri · August 2010

This is the bed. It is a distressed black and has very straight lines except for the back arch.

I really want something like this (refinished in black with some stained details. I see it in my mind but H and my mom have me doubting myself. Should I just go with furniture that has straighter lines? Should I just order the matching dresser and nighstand?

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tbvenable · August 2010

I would just order the dresser and nightstand. I personally would hate to pu the time and money in to redoing other furniture because it will never match the pieces that were bought.

mpolston · August 2010

I personally like mismatched pieces. We bought our crib, but we had an old dresser of H's grandpa and H is almost done redoing it. He just needs to refinish it. It's just whatever you want to spend the money doing.

jesseandbri · August 2010

mpolston:
I personally like mismatched pieces. We bought our crib, but we had an old dresser of H's grandpa and H is almost done redoing it. He just needs to refinish it. It's just whatever you want to spend the money doing.

See, I like the mismatched but coordinated look too. It won't cost me anything for the labor (FIL will do it, and knows what he is doing). I am just second guessing myself on how different the styles should be. I don't want the set to match and honestly if I did order the matching pieces I would have them refinished in the same style that I plan on refinishing this set or any other set I decide I need.

amidavey06 · August 2010

jesseandbri:

mpolston:
I personally like mismatched pieces. We bought our crib, but we had an old dresser of H's grandpa and H is almost done redoing it. He just needs to refinish it. It's just whatever you want to spend the money doing.

See, I like the mismatched but coordinated look too. It won't cost me anything for the labor (FIL will do it, and knows what he is doing). I am just second guessing myself on how different the styles should be. I don't want the set to match and honestly if I did order the matching pieces I would have them refinished in the same style that I plan on refinishing this set or any other set I decide I need.

I think it will look great together. Currently we have M's room with her straight line crib and a French Provinical type dresser (they are actually different colors also).

Snowful · August 2010

I love the idea of refinishing the dresser and nightstand. In my opinion, they look way better and have more character than the matching pieces in the first picture. I think they'll all go together in the end and will look quite coordinated once you finish them.

tbvenable · August 2010

jesseandbri:

mpolston:
I personally like mismatched pieces. We bought our crib, but we had an old dresser of H's grandpa and H is almost done redoing it. He just needs to refinish it. It's just whatever you want to spend the money doing.

See, I like the mismatched but coordinated look too. It won't cost me anything for the labor (FIL will do it, and knows what he is doing). I am just second guessing myself on how different the styles should be. I don't want the set to match and honestly if I did order the matching pieces I would have them refinished in the same style that I plan on refinishing this set or any other set I decide I need.

Well if you have someone who knows what they are doing then by all means have them pieces redone.

zabeth9292007 · August 2010

Go with the redone pieces - maybe in a different color than the crib. We are using a lingere chest in Campbell's big girl room that looks like the furniture you want redone and I am thinking about going bright. Just do what you like.

ShansBride · August 2010

I like it!

Copswife05 · August 2010

Snowful:
I love the idea of refinishing the dresser and nightstand. In my opinion, they look way better and have more character than the matching pieces in the first picture. I think they'll all go together in the end and will look quite coordinated once you finish them.

This. And I think the mismatched pieces will be more girly looking.