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<p>[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 112476, member: 23"]Oh, yikes! Don't paint it. For not much money you can get a glass place - like the ones that replace auto glass - to cut a beveled piece to fit the top. If you absolutely can't live with the alligatoring, put a pretty table cloth under the glass. I personally prefer the original finish no matter what has happened to it in over a hundred years. It has character. Besides, if you ever do want to pass it along, the next owner might be an antique nut who wants the original finish. If you aren't a furniture expert, and most of us aren't, you can't predict what someone else may want. Too many folks who have been influenced by Martha Stewart and her ilk think it's just dandy to throw a coat of paint on an antique in order to turn it into 'décor.' Go to Ikea if you want that kind of thing. Sorry, not criticizing your choices, I just hate to see antiques tampered with if it can be avoided.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 112476, member: 23"]Oh, yikes! Don't paint it. For not much money you can get a glass place - like the ones that replace auto glass - to cut a beveled piece to fit the top. If you absolutely can't live with the alligatoring, put a pretty table cloth under the glass. I personally prefer the original finish no matter what has happened to it in over a hundred years. It has character. Besides, if you ever do want to pass it along, the next owner might be an antique nut who wants the original finish. If you aren't a furniture expert, and most of us aren't, you can't predict what someone else may want. Too many folks who have been influenced by Martha Stewart and her ilk think it's just dandy to throw a coat of paint on an antique in order to turn it into 'décor.' Go to Ikea if you want that kind of thing. Sorry, not criticizing your choices, I just hate to see antiques tampered with if it can be avoided.[/QUOTE]
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