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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Our current bedroom set is about 15 years old. [b]It's your garden variety[/b] [b]Ashley/LazyBoy [/b]type of [b]sleigh bed[/b] set, dark brown, darkens up a room. [b]The tops were starting to flake and peel,[/b] though some of it IS real wood. I sanded it down and painted it a matte grey [/quote]

LazyBoy is cheap stuff.  Sleigh bed is trendy.  I also would not paint wood furniture (at least not sold hardwood that I wanted to keep a long time).  Paint peels off and looks cruddy after a while.  Your stuff is not the type that lasts hundreds of years.  Real hardwood is what you want; it lasts and is meant to be enjoyed for its natural beauty.  If we're going to cut down a tree, the tree should be honored by making something worthy.  Natural wood grain is beautiful.  Furniture should be made to last.  IMHO.

Of course I'm talking about wood furniture.  Upholstered furniture is different.  The frame should be quality, but upholstery will not last forever.  Couches and chairs have to be replaced or recovered, new cushions, etc.

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