I try not to over-make my makeovers, i.e. I believe less is more when possible. So, when I set out to fix-up a barley twist table and a pair of MCM chairs I wanted to leave as much of the original finish as possible intact.
The wood on the chairs was in fairly good shape, just a few scratches that needed some furniture polish. Unfortunately, I couldn't keep any of the three layers of chair upholstery fabric because they were too stained.
The top of the table had been repaired. It had a split all the way through it that had been glued, but it was still visible so I decided to paint the top of the table to match the chair fabric.
You still can see the repaired split, but it seems less noticeable and I like the pop of fun color with the wood.