refinishing the bench - part 2

So the bench.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsHx3ROw00VVI6zljKUBILtOPm8kcre-UAcZ1SScm5207bbRScPKXLWEH2PQJV_UJ61QSTv6AJNqvWzIJEpGSO0h4ids-Nf3jq7zQ5DqcRwR1uoah3-Mypd568YrPTl8efVIdRZFsoKmS/s1600/sandingbench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsHx3ROw00VVI6zljKUBILtOPm8kcre-UAcZ1SScm5207bbRScPKXLWEH2PQJV_UJ61QSTv6AJNqvWzIJEpGSO0h4ids-Nf3jq7zQ5DqcRwR1uoah3-Mypd568YrPTl8efVIdRZFsoKmS/s640/sandingbench.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />When last we left our story (<a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/08/refinishing-bench.html" target="_blank">read part 1 here</a>), it looked something like this.<br /><br />After all the sanding was complete, and my tears were dried, I called over my mom and dad to take a look at what I was working with. After decades of refinishing furniture and selling it, they are like the experts on Antique Roadshow. I bring them things, they tell me the good/bad news and then I jump for joy or kick them out of the house, depending on their answer.<br /><div><br /></div><div>The verdict - it was determined I was looking at a piece made of at least two different types of wood. Damn you furniture!<br /><br />But after a cool down period I realized/remembered that this is <i>not</i> a fancy piece. This is backwoods furniture y'all. The people sitting in these pews were most likely in their farmer overalls rather than suits so it was never meant to be a fine antique.<br /><br />So I gave in and decided I couldn't fight an old church pew. (its probably sacrilegious or something) It will be whatever it is. After all, I have it (and love it) because of its history, not its beauty.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bwpyc0V3taRltojEx-mfyUBMaT-O6v287iD3xEG3L6iyUEB8HcSr4pkggkdUCS9WK2a4qwXmJvxlebbYLGsgVkVLbpx6x9MHhvhgSVp76IIHOc00tFCCYBDemmVP51k1ECjVkKcSNTgg/s1600/RefinishingBench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bwpyc0V3taRltojEx-mfyUBMaT-O6v287iD3xEG3L6iyUEB8HcSr4pkggkdUCS9WK2a4qwXmJvxlebbYLGsgVkVLbpx6x9MHhvhgSVp76IIHOc00tFCCYBDemmVP51k1ECjVkKcSNTgg/s400/RefinishingBench.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br />So all though some spots never came out, no matter how much I sanded, I decided it was time to move on and stain. Embrace the character. Embrace the character. (this is my staining the bench mantra)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tf_oH7BHlG6Ur-epaY93ZdhBCx91eLdmpynBzqqCa6_A3Y8TQINevMhzMQBIFhUOtD5u2yjXKGz9qoguLsTvHbNgpgJquEbF6iVri2lcdqSoct6zn1aCvvzhmxZbYC4aXvxyOv0Iuf4L/s1600/RefinshedBenchcloseup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tf_oH7BHlG6Ur-epaY93ZdhBCx91eLdmpynBzqqCa6_A3Y8TQINevMhzMQBIFhUOtD5u2yjXKGz9qoguLsTvHbNgpgJquEbF6iVri2lcdqSoct6zn1aCvvzhmxZbYC4aXvxyOv0Iuf4L/s640/RefinshedBenchcloseup.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />And after three coats of stain and two coats of clear polyurethane here she is. Some of her red paint still shows thru (some wood 'released' the paint better than others) and I like that. It is a reminder of how it looked as I grew up and my little nod to all the years my parents had it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNafzJZKp0G-6sUiiavtxpnnX1yWDZGlL1kynQflciANKvZWXpFJKiE4b281lpf7f74kwj1x_lWe5R63BnKmbb7aIHA-gyDNEgZgRZU_CoO513WLHVXV6PKpxBD_kzhK8DV_PpHBnUI0T/s1600/RefinshedBenchlong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNafzJZKp0G-6sUiiavtxpnnX1yWDZGlL1kynQflciANKvZWXpFJKiE4b281lpf7f74kwj1x_lWe5R63BnKmbb7aIHA-gyDNEgZgRZU_CoO513WLHVXV6PKpxBD_kzhK8DV_PpHBnUI0T/s640/RefinshedBenchlong.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYbhMTEhwg-f4LMjE3Yp2oiVviiGHwP-yplgZiStPTLqPMWSS8DJ5GuCiVgH2foh_W0PtIFulQWDSaImKKaUBrCNlBzjWjDgw62RXeEAxTzk4-mBAJ6QM83hwCxLZrIERpqcoyLcDj8dk/s1600/RefinshedBenchend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYbhMTEhwg-f4LMjE3Yp2oiVviiGHwP-yplgZiStPTLqPMWSS8DJ5GuCiVgH2foh_W0PtIFulQWDSaImKKaUBrCNlBzjWjDgw62RXeEAxTzk4-mBAJ6QM83hwCxLZrIERpqcoyLcDj8dk/s400/RefinshedBenchend.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEq8V6lwqZx-a4sBnQTnSKJSXM_RuEZ1ldTWM_9KQteFuoZVIVvVZBHE3iUeLxDsmklzFfcUUGAmb8Lukx6LckrdeuwmnMdQySC3zsmMbFqePG5V55Phxtiy-nJrp-Zvs6a9cQFTg06KZT/s1600/RefinishedBench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEq8V6lwqZx-a4sBnQTnSKJSXM_RuEZ1ldTWM_9KQteFuoZVIVvVZBHE3iUeLxDsmklzFfcUUGAmb8Lukx6LckrdeuwmnMdQySC3zsmMbFqePG5V55Phxtiy-nJrp-Zvs6a9cQFTg06KZT/s640/RefinishedBench.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcquM4f6fMcAnrvYLDnnmoPs4fuCfNdziRzDIJddMWTxhlgbn1IUkxEjm5pk_KHUgNKYoMG501-VPbDiw5sigJG-yrom7EmnbA0LmYqYQ8DZFoKsxwTWHCJtl3EN1Q4bkCUP5qhMMc2sQ/s1600/RefinishedChurchPew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcquM4f6fMcAnrvYLDnnmoPs4fuCfNdziRzDIJddMWTxhlgbn1IUkxEjm5pk_KHUgNKYoMG501-VPbDiw5sigJG-yrom7EmnbA0LmYqYQ8DZFoKsxwTWHCJtl3EN1Q4bkCUP5qhMMc2sQ/s640/RefinishedChurchPew.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Ignore that table behind the bench and those lamps, that's a whole other post.<br /><br />This isn't a tutorial on refinishing (obviously) but rather just a tale to remember that not all furniture will cooperate with your plan. And sometimes that's for the best. Love what you have and it will work for you.<br /><br />Have you ever had a bossy piece of furniture that wouldn't cooperate? </div>

refinishing the bench - part 2

So the bench. When last we left our story ( read part 1 here ), it looked something like this. After all the sanding was complete, and my te...

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au natural

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Who's excited to start another week? Anyone? Yeah, me neither. It was another busy one around here and I could use a day or two to recover. A girl can dream.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Last week I started another refinishing project (I'll share details when its a bit further along) and it got me thinking about furniture in its natural state. No paint, just a bit of stain and a whole lot of beauty. Crazy, I know.<br /><br />Now don't get me wrong, I love painted furniture as much as the next gal (as I've proven <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/03/high-gloss-dresser-tutorial.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/07/keep-your-feet-on-ground-and-keep.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/11/its-marathon-not-sprint.html" target="_blank">here</a>) but I think every room can benefit from at least one piece of good old wood.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocgwECvwGw8HCmFEECunTLWzPT6tN8aztvrJPIXDT4Yi_ddE51T8wumMZ2eLn1bQ7daT-ljll4YMCxX3TApOqPFscjB3SDkR1AJRlTNDcGZ1Cj26i5t0QMDZrGXk7HtzfmqVV-GZKBaI5/s1600/08e0399dd42e2562e6af2978e513017a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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Do you have any 'wood' around the house? Do you like yours stained dark, light or with a side of ketchup?

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