Furniture Flippers Are Getting Roasted Online For Painting Vintage Wood Pieces 'millennial Gray'

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Sun, 05/12/2024 - 12:20pm

A furniture flip by content creator Christina Clericuzio, who has gotten hate for painting over wood pieces.Christina ClericuzioFurniture flipping is a booming business for content creators on TikTok and Instagram.But flips that involve painting over natural wood furniture often elicit backlash and hate comments.People get especially worked up when flippers paint over beloved mid-century modern furniture.Growing up, Christina Clericuzio always thought the dresser at her grandma's house was so ugly — with walnut brown wood and a diamond-like design on the drawer faces.So when Clericuzio's grandma was getting rid of it, it seemed like the perfect candidate for her new hobby: furniture-flipping, the practice of taking a piece of old furniture and restoring or refinishing it.Clericuzio sanded down the walnut, removed the wood veneer, added drawer pulls, and painted most of the dresser white.

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Furniture Flippers Are Getting Roasted Online For Painting Vintage Wood Pieces 'millennial Gray'

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