Distressed Armoire

Here is the Freshly painted and lightly distressed Armoire. It's the first time I've distressed a piece I've painted. It felt so wrong. I can hear folks like my father in law who was a skilled craftsman who made beautiful hand carved furniture and cabinets asking why would I do this? You mean  you just painted it and now you've worn it away on purpose? I do like the way it came out, maybe in the future I'll be able to distress more.
Before and after shots...