painted storage - or how annoying can people be?  

Painting some woods is a...
Painting some woods is a blasphemous deed! Quite a chore to get that cleaned up.

The curse of "shabby chic" ...
The curse of "shabby chic" strikes with reckless abandon.

I cringe when I hear "Shabby...
I cringe when I hear "Shabby Chic". It started out with people painting junked furniture then it turned into people painting any piece they felt like, which destroyed a lot of valuable, if not good pieces.

I would be happy to have...
I would be happy to have bought these if they weren't painted. I am guessing ti would be a nightmare to strip them.

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never know what's under the paint... could be the reason they were painted in the first place?

true.
true.

might be worthwhile checking ...
might be worthwhile checking how they were painted (and what sort of paint was used), if they were prepped properly it would be quite tricky to remove
if they have just had some emulsion sloshed over them without keying the surface I would imagine it would be a lot easier, the fact that the hinges have been painted would indicate a poor job

I bet you it's just latex,...
I bet you it's just latex, which would be easy to strip. It's just a big box, nothing too hard.

DO IT!!!
get em...theyd be a cinch to refinish if theyre solid as they say...at least it appears they took out the screens when they painted them that lovely hue of butt....

what do you think of these...
what do you think of these cabinets. looks like they were quite nice. so tired of projects though. I'll prolly pass.

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I would say looking at the hinges they are not as old as you might think.

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That would be a very annoying project.
What a drag they painted the interior as well.
Nice enough to bother? i'm not so sure.
A good guess is the original finish created a nice
firm barrier coat between the wood and the paint.
Stripping could be rather easy but...
10 years ago and found on the side of the road,
maybe.

Stripping the interior would...
Stripping the interior would be a major pain!

oh bother....
id say SDR is right, regardless the looks are nice and nothin' doin' on stripping the inside, i wouldn't even bother...until it bugged me too much...id lowball them. do you even need them?