Re-Do vs Re-Don't

One of my favorite re-doers is Nicole Curtis the Rehab Addict. I love the old homes she finds, how she is always recycling and reusing items from the original house and period and usually lose an entire day when a marathon is on HGTV. But I know she would hate what I do.... Nicole is a big proponent of leaving things original and not painting wood. But she and I would have both been on the same team to beat up the person who decided to 're-do' this Lane ceder trunk.

We found this Lane ceder trunk at an estate sale buried under a ton of fabric and craft supplies. I was intrigued and took everything off to reveal her sad state. My husband was giving me the 'Really?' look. I opened her up and found the manila envelope (you can see it in the bottom picture) and there was a ton of wood trim and embellishments. Needless to say she came home with us... she needs help. I googled 'Lane ceder chest trim' and after searching through tons of images I found what she looked like in all her beauty:

She has walnut inlay, trim detail on the top and embellishments on the front. I could kill the person who decided to strip her of her beauty. I have no idea when we will have time to work on her but when we do we will do our best to make her beautiful (not exactly like before but much better than she is now!) And you can bet there will be a post about it!

I wanted to write this blog to say while I love to re-do, re-purpose and restore some things are best in their natural state and should be appreciated for what they are!