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20 Of The Most Satisfying ‘Reverse Pinterested’ Pieces Of Furniture

Although Pinterest is the perfect platform for DIY’ers, sometimes they go overboard with their experiments and ruin things instead of making them beautiful.

Turns out, there is a subreddit called ‘Reverse Pinterest’ where people have started posting restored versions of furniture that have been “rescued from Pinterest-paint hell and restored to their original glory.” Check out some of their interesting posts in the gallery below.

More info: Reddit

#1 Lent A Helping Hand To This Poor Cedar Chest (Henderich Furniture Company). Boy, Was I Pleasantly Surprised To Find Such A Gorgeous Grain Beneath That Paint

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#2 $25 Solid Teak Table

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#3 Liked The Shape Of This Vase And Knew It Was Spray Painted, No Guess As To What Was Underneath But Decided To Give It A Go. Pleasantly Surprised

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#4 This Weeks Goodwill Find. Why Would Anyone Have Painted This??

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#5 Restored This Beauty To Its Original Glory. $20 Goodwill Cedar Chest Returned From Crackled Paint Torture

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#7 Got Me An Old, Damaged Bookcase For 5€

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#8 No Idea Who Would Buy This, Paint It, And Throw It To The Curb, But I Love My New Lamp ?

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#9 $75 Craigslist Find. Ended Up Getting It For Free After He Saw We Were Expecting. First Time Refinishing Something!! Pleased With How It Came Out

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#10 For $8, I Couldn’t Pass Up The Challenge

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#11 I Was Not Looking For A Project But Walked Past This Table In A Thrift Store And Felt Obligated To Address This Monstrosity

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#12 Goodwill Rescue Of The Week

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Saw Some Cobalt On The Bottom Of This Bud Vase. Got The Twine And Hot Glue Off Only To Find That It Had Three Layers Of Paint On It (Black, Gold, And Red). Some Soaking In Boiling Water And Some Very Satisfying Paint Peels Gave Me This

#13 My Dad Didn’t Have Much Respect For Nice Furniture, So He Painted This Glossy White And Wrote On It With A Sharpie. I Restored It

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#14 I Refinished A Blonde American Of Martinsville Credenza

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#15 Before And After: Green Secretary

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#16 Not Sure If This Counts As “Reverse” Or “Slightly Un-Pinterested”, But I Like It

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#17 Saved At $30 Bassett Mid-Century Nightstand

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#18 Before & After: Mcm Hutch From Fb Marketplace

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#19 Refinished A Painted Gem. Harlequin Line For American Of Martinsville Designed By Merton Gershun

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#20 Bye Bye, Yellow “Antiqued” Paint!

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