I've found a lot of oak and some maple hiding under there and let the natural wood shine. However, painting that 70s monstrosity was the kindest thing you could do for it. The exposed shelves absolutely make it. You turned it from a tasteless embarrassment into a beautiful piece of furniture.

The knockoff Queen Anne writing desk was a little less successful, but probably swears less with the 70s piece dressed in white paint. It's still an improvement over the original finish, what were they thinking?

However, that 70s thing looks like it was originally designed by a furniture maker with good taste, which it wasn't. It now looks the way it should have looked from the beginning, and that's the highest praise I can bestow on a fellow stripper.

And refinisher.

That second piece is definitely on point.