“Reverse Pinterest”: This Online Group Shares Photos Of Furniture Brought Back To Its “Original Glory”
Although Pinterest is the perfect platform for DIY’ers, sometimes they go overboard with their experiments and ruin things instead of making them beautiful.
There is even 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 Thinking My Recent Rehab Of This Pre-Pinterest Paint Job Would Be Enjoyed Here
#2 Vintage Console I Stripped A While Ago
#3 Lane Acclaim Side Table Hidden Under Pea Green Paint!
#4 Restored This Beauty To Original Glory. $20 Goodwill Cedar Chest Returned From Crackled Paint Torture
#5 I Don’t Know If I Can Top This One! Fully Restored Brasilia II Petite Buffet
#6 Behold, The Most Satisfying Reverse Pinterest Of 2021
#7 Painted Antique Mantle Restoration Transformation
#8 My Crusade Upon Painted Antique Furniture
#9 Thrift Store “Rescue”
#10 Something I Did A Few Weeks Ago. :)
#11 Heard You Guys Like A Good Before And After
#12 Thought Y’all Might Appreciate My Efforts
#13 The Abuse Is Finally Over
#14 I Put Two Months Of My Time On Weekends And After Work To Remove The Awful Paint From This Gorgeous Danish Teak Desk With Floating Legs!
#15 Final Update On My Mcm Nightstands! Before, Fully Stripped, And After! They Are My Pride And Joy
#16 Johnson Carper Ronda Saved From Teal Spray Paint
#17 I Bought This Coffee Table In 2018 For $15 At A Flea Market Because It Was Cheap And I Needed Something For My Living Room. Finally Got Around To Stripping It This Weekend
#18 Was Told To Post Here. Before And After De-Pinteresting
#19 Before And After
#20 Under 3 Coats Of White Paint And 1 Coat Of Green, Was This Beautiful Rimu Timber
#21 Reverse Pinterest That A Friend Did
#22 Beautiful Restoration Job
#23 Restored This Johnson Carper Fashion Trend Desk. This Paint Did Not Want To Come Off
#24 Reversed This $10 Fb Marketplace Kroehler Side Table
#25 A Ridiculous Amount Of Love, Patience, And Skill Went Into Reversing These Mid-Century Modern Pieces! I Restore For A Living, And Although I Really Hate Dealing With Painted Stuff, It Makes Me That Much Prouder Of My Craft
#26 Restauration Process, Finished!
#27 Before And After
#28 Thonet Dining Chairs, Redeemed
#29 American Of Martinsville Dresser That I Tried My Best To Restore
#30 Stripping Paint Is The Absolute Worst. Three Weeks After Staring I’ve Finally Made It, Boys. Just Picked Up Another Similar Dresser Painted Brown. Why Do I Do This To Myself
Saumya Ratan
Saumya is an explorer of all things beautiful, quirky, and heartwarming. With her knack for art, design, photography, fun trivia, and internet humor, she takes you on a journey through the lighter side of pop culture.
