more baking and a buffet/sideboard

so the spiced chocolate raspberry and nut cupcakes were not a hit with anyone. since i was meeting up with avé last friday for her bday and wanted to give her some, i had to make some alterations and quick. since everyone loves a good batch of cream cheese frosting, i knew that it would be the remedy here. thus, the cupcakes became spiced chocolate and nut cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. hehe, or how about spicy chocolate nuts cupcakes? since mom and dad were coming to town this weekend to help me grout my shower, i saved them some of these improved cupcakes as well. dad's is the unfrosted one since he "HATES frosting" (note the rare usage of caps for emphasis)!mom and dad arrived with 2 apples in tow, to add to my other 2 aging apples, so i had to bake something to use them up. apple almond crisp! not sure why some of the sugar did not get moist, but it was tasty despite how it looks. but the coolest feature of the weekend was this sweet buffet/sideboard that i scored from craigslist for 75 bones. it's currently chilling under the mirror in the dining room that has the black wrought iron trim. should i paint or not? i was thinking of painting it black and sanding some of the edges of the whole thing and of the square details in order to highlight the details and lines. yes? no?