This is just the coolest chest ever...I love the weathered patina, not quite sure what the patina is, but I love it. The dilemma arises when I can't make up my mind whether to paint or not to paint...if I paint this piece I'll paint it pure white and the natural crazing in the old varnish will naturally crack, showing an age to the newly painted piece. But the naturalness of the piece would look awesome against the backdrop of lots of white frames and odds n ends pieces of white.
And you thought CEO's of huge corporations had to make tough choices...huh...this could make or break the piece(in my world anyway). The chances of it selling white are good...the chances of it selling black are good, but the chance of it selling natural, well, that's another story.
Not many are prone to a piece with a rough unrefined surface, however, I do see it a lot in the decorating magazines these days. It gives the look of raw wood, kind of a woodland or driftwood feel, not stealing the show from everything else in the room, yet maintaining it's focal status right along with the rest...oh the decision...
But then there's the frames...to paint or not to paint...
Guess you'll have to stay tuned, cause these pieces is going to Palo...I have a perfect spot picked out...did I mention I love my job...
