You might be surprised to find that I LOVE rich woods. I have a lot of antiques that manage to look pretty funky in a slightly contemporary decor. (well...maybe more eclectic than contemporary) But I wouldn't dream of painting them. That's the beauty of antiques....they just get better looking with time and they go with everything. Todays style and craftmanship gets boring sometimes. I've had oak kitchen cabinets in every house I've owned. No imagination I tell ya.
This one should make you shudder Michel. Many years back, I bought a beautiful Early Canadiana piece, and actually cut a hole in the top for a brass vanity sink. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/frech/h030.gif" border=0]