Still in the Dining room??

The dining room looked like it was "missing something."??... so I looked around to see what I had to fill the space and "go with" the rest of the furniture
..  There it was all along .. a writing desk I had bought at the Goodwill a long time ago,
 for $19.00 dollars..  

Get out...!!!. Why didn't I see this before.. ???

So out to the garage it went..!!!

Gel Stain works great..  it makes things look "rich",  it's fairly easy to use and it dries quick..especially in Arizona.....This is smart stain, it remembers your brush strokes and takes on a blurry effect that looks like wood grain and it seems to smooth itself all at the same time.

The only drawback is that once it starts to dry YOU HAVE TO LEAVE IT ALONE. .. if you mess with it,   it will get rough and make a mess.. if you do screw it up.. wait till it's dry and then go back over it with  emery paper and  paint  it again.  

Here is the same table on it's return from the garage.  It looks good huh?

And someone made cupcakes to celebrate.     :)

The two tiny lamps are from the Goodwill  2.99 each.. the little shades were on clearance at Ross.. 99 cents each.

So thanks to the Goodwill, Craigslist and some DIY, that concludes the Dining Room...
 table, 6 chairs, lighted hutch, side table, 2 lamps and accessories
 $250.00