...how far should we go???

SSo.  Went to an auction last week.  Haven't been to one in years!  I DO love auctions... WHEN I have time to kill, and there is good 'people-watching' to be had!!  Not a 'LOT' of my kinda STUFF at this Estate Auction - but all of my other criteria was met. -and of course I didn't come home 'empty-handed'!

I got a STOOL.

A piano stool.

You know- the old-fashioned wood ones, with swivel seat and Ball-n-claw feet?!!

It was Black with years of barn grime and cobwebs, and MANY layers of paint.  The most recent being Turquoise, over White, over red...

WHY I 'needed' this Gem I don't know!

...and now I have SCRUBBED, sanded Loose paint and wire brushed the claws back to metal.  Oh did I mention it's feet are marvelous- EXCEPT one 'ball' is missing?

Here it is in all it's CURRENT glory, and I wonder-  how far should I go with this rehab??

~(1) appreciate it's Chippy goodness, leaving the wood as is, and give the feet a clear coat to prevent further rusting?

~(2) give feet a coat of metallic paint and paint wood body in a 'complementary' color?

  What do YOU think???