Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again's Profile

I do not like the yellowish finish of the original but it had good bones. Two coatings of a quality paint should have done the job while retaining the eye-pleasing balance and simplicity.

The after version has two major problems:
1. the new handles are just detrimental to the overall balance: please observe that the wooden handles had almost the same width as the desk legs and that their slightly curved sides were the only "soft" lines together with the bottom of the main drawer.
2. the finish is, let's put if mildly, not a success.

Finally, a mommy desk, really? How far can simperingly cutesy go?