Bamboo Cabinet

Remember this bamboo cabinet that I wanted my client to snap up?

Well, her hubby is not ready to think about the dining room yet, which is where I wanted to place it. I have been doing some research and have found the exact same bamboo cabinets online ranging from $2400-$9600. It is a late 19th century French design and in great shape. No one that is selling it online has painted it, which makes me wonder if it would lose its value if I did. But I am wondering should I snap it up for my own self and paint it either glossy black or white and change the glass for antiqued mirror? I can get it for about $800 and add mirror and paint and movers to deliver it all for another few hundred. It could be a clothing armoire in bedroom or storage behind desk in living room.
Thoughts, please.
E