Pretty pictures vs reality

Have I ever shown you my dining room? I can't remember what I have posted and what
I haven't so forgive me if I already have shown you this. lol.

My husband purchased this buffet above at an auction before we were married for $10.
It sat out in his parents barn for awhile before I found out about it and rescued it. I have
 loved it ever since.
BUT... I am wondering...
I would love to paint it white and have been given permission by hubby, but I just don't
know if I should or not. I even considered painting just the top white.  If you look
 closely the bottom door on the left has a piece that my father had to replace for me
 years ago when my daughter put her foot through it...yea we won't even talk about
 that. It was a different time and place and thank God she isn't in that place anymore.

Suggestions please...white or not or part white?? I am also still on the
lookout for a replacement handle for the top left drawer...
the part of the hangle that swings is missing.

Oh,  I almost forgot. Got the antique beveled mirror above for 50 cents
at a garage sale. It was falling apart and all hubby had to do was glue and
clamp it and wa la!! Love it!

My Heywood Wakefield hutch...yes I have all types and colors of wood in this room.
I would love to paint this white as well, but hubby has NOT given permission to paint this
piece yet. lol. We got this piece from his parents  many years ago.  They had it in a shop that
 they owned for awhile and it looked horrible. I stripped the whole thing and finished
it with paste wax. {wish I had before pics}

My dining room corner...one of them anyways. 

I know I have shown this chair before. Still loving it...:)

I sure love these suitcases and this is where they landed until I find a better place.

Painted this steel door years ago also and painted the rose stencil on when those were
*in*. I would love to paint over it, but that means I would have to paint the whole door
 and I haven't a clue what color I used so I am still working on that.

My house is not huge, but I do love it because it is home. I can't imagine having a bigger place to
 clean either.:)

Remember the title...pretty pictures vs reality?? Here is the reality! ROFL!! This is my dining room table
 loaded down and truthfully it looks like this more times than not. How sad is that. I have always been
 a cleany, meany, but sometimes stuff just ends up here between shopping sprees and changing
 up decor.  My bff once told me NOT to purchase a dining room table because it is just a place for
things to accumulate. Boy was she right!! 

I am working on getting all of this put away today and I have quite a bit done since I took these photos.
Fairy shoes, candles, roses, feather tree, magazines, books, cell phone, yada yada yada! hee hee
Linking up to White Wednesday over at Faded Charm because I love WW and because there is
some white in my photos. *smile*