Somebody Slap Me...

...If I ever nonchalantly talk about refinishing a piece of wood furniture again! I refinished an old outdoor bench a few weeks ago, and I just about lost it. I've done it before, but apparently I forgot how painstaking and time-consuming the process is. I felt like Squints from The Sandlot: "All the sanding & staining, staining & SANDING! And varnishing! I can't take this no more!"





Here's said bench before and after:

And here it is on our porch with a new bench cushion I bought at WalMart: