furniture description needed
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Schmetterling
I saw something nasty in the woodshed!
Yes, we think so. Gorgeous, by the way.
How about "fucking hideous"? 
JimW
支那暗杀团
We'll put your bid down as two hundred then.How about "fucking hideous"?
Is it walnut veneer or something else? If it’s something that looks like walnut veneer but isn’t then the buyer might not be happy.
Be honest if you’re not sure and just describe it as a wooden sideboard and state that it looks like walnut veneer to you.
mr steev
magic thought wizard
How about "fucking hideous"?
It's not mine btw - my late uncles (presumably bought by my nan). I'm sure it will appeal to some retro hipster type
It's too good to go to the tip. Original 60s (I guess, maybe 50s) in mint condition
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
My gf, who knows a bit about these things, says "fucking hideous" and, more helpfully, walnut veneer and 1950s.
It has got a certain style to it tbf, someone out there will probably pay big money to ironically upcycle itIt's not mine btw - my late uncles (presumably bought by my nan). I'm sure it will appeal to some retro hipster type
It's too good to go to the tip. Original 60s (I guess, maybe 50s) in mint condition
mr steev
magic thought wizard
It has got a certain style to it tbf, someone out there will probably pay big money to ironically upcycle it
That's what I'm hoping - or at least it will go to someone who likes it and will look after it
Would be a shame to chuck a perfectly decent bit of retro furnitureThat's what I'm hoping - or at least it will go to someone who likes it and will look after it
mr steev
magic thought wizard
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
Well thats sold it for meIt's got a light inside it and everything
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wayward bob
i ate all your bees
what's the top made of? it's very shiny...
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
whatever it is it isn't danish (and therefore won't sell for as much as if it was).
eta: my money's on melamine - the repeating patterns on the drawers match up perfectly...
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
it's just that you said it was a comparable market and being on ebay vs retail means it won't be and (my money's on - happy to be proved wrong) not being solid wood will also mean it fetches less.
am massive sideboard geek so couldn't keep my beak out
it's just that you said it was a comparable market and being on ebay vs retail means it won't be and (my money's on - happy to be proved wrong) not being solid wood will also mean it fetches less.
am massive sideboard geek so couldn't keep my beak out
Yes I am sorry if I came across a bit narky, not intentional. More annoying that I posted wrong site.
I worked in the ‘budget’ furniture manufacturing industry for over thirty years. MDF and chipboard is in my bloodstream.
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
no shade on budget furniture - anything older than me has my full respect but for resale value buyers mostly know a) looks (ymmv but imo it's not clean enough to fit the "danish" brief) and b) materials - if it *is* solid wood/veneer rather than printed material there's your value 
paging Cid for final ruling
but for resale value buyers mostly know a) looks (ymmv but imo it's not clean enough to fit the "danish" brief) and b) materials - if it *is* solid wood/veneer rather than printed material there's your value paging Cid for final ruling
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
Does the square panel fold down? In which case put it up as a cocktail cabinet. It's nice, but there are loads around, and it's probably too subtle for most retro furniture fans.
It'd fetch more down south, and if you sort out shipping you'll get more bidders. I reckon it'll go for £20-30.
It'd fetch more down south, and if you sort out shipping you'll get more bidders. I reckon it'll go for £20-30.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I love it - I have a soft spot for furniture of that vintage tbh, it reminds me a bit of a radiogram that we had when I was a nipper (I know it's a sideboard, but something about the shape and style of it just is reminiscent of that). And the walnut grain effect (whether fake or veneer or solid) is quite beautiful.
Mrs Miggins
It’s all happening tomorrow
What I want know is whether that is your carpet and wallpaper.
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
Mrs M has a point here. Re-photographing it with a neutral or trendy background would make it look a lot nicer.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
Maybe it's a fridge.It's got a light inside it and everything
(I love it by the way).
mr steev
magic thought wizard
No it's not!,
Now I agree that that is hideous, but my uncle's choosing. There was a red 3 peice suite with gold fleur de lis on it in that room too. It hurt my eyes. I think he'd spent too long in tacky Indian restaurants
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
No it's not!,
Now I agree that that is hideous, but my uncle's choosing. There was a red 3 peice suite with gold fleur de lis on it in that room too. It hurt my eyes. I think he'd spent too long in tacky Indian restaurants
I was almost tempted to 'shop out the background for you but the reflection of the wallpaper on the top turns it from a fun five minute job into a 'shit I don't know how to do this and not make it look entirely awful' type of job
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
"Genuine ghastly 70's sideboard as seen in Del Boy's flat on Only Fools and Horses."
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