Living Room Entry Table

Okay so in APRIL I blogged about making an entry table from a dining room table, just as a reminder here is the post.

But I didn't like the finish on it so I set out to sand it down and restain it and put a protective coat on it.

That was April and it's September and I've finally finished it.

Wes, said something to the effect the other day that this has been my never ending project.  Or maybe he was just saying it has taken me a really long time to finish and I just inserted in my mind that he meant, never ending, as in "Are you ever going to get this out of the garage?"

Part of the hang up was that I didn't know what stain I wanted to use or paint.  In our living room we have black wood trim on the couch, cherry stain on two chairs and a cherryish walnut on the piano.

I was leaning towards painting it black but seriously after sanding it down, it seemed like a waste of time to just paint it black.  So finally I just picked a stain I liked and guess what, it doesn't match anything.  :)  Someday though, I want wood floors and I want them to look more rustic like the stain I picked.

Here it is, all done.

 It has a little bit of a distressed look, mainly because I was sick of sanding and didn't sand away all the imperfections.  I like it this way though.

I still haven't found anything to put on it.  Today, two sets of girl shoes, a notebook and a toy were resting on it...  Someday it will have "THE PERFECT" home decor on it, you know the kind that totally ties in with the rest of the room, the kind I have no idea how to assemble. ;)  But for now I guess cute little girl shoes are better than nothing.  :)