My personal opinion is to not paint wood at all (finishing it of course is all good) but it's highly nuanced. Particle board or cheap stuff isn't meant to be ae

My personal opinion is to not paint wood at all (finishing it of course is all good) but it's highly nuanced. Particle board or cheap stuff isn't meant to be aesthetic so it's fine to paint it. I used to own a wood sailboat and a previous owner painted over a lot of interior/exterior teak which is just a travesty to me (I stripped it all and it took a couple weeks but was worth it). Paint can be tasteful though - that greenish staircase in the article is quite nice. It's all up to the owner/customer though, paint just needs maintenance and it often isn't maintained (such is wood anyway).