Day Eight-eighty: the bench is done

Despite our detour to work on bookshelves, we finished the little bench that will shelter our bags inside the front door.

After the first coats of stain we had a nice dark base on which to build.

Here you can see how the stain accentuates the distressing marks we made on the wood to give the bench a weathered look.

The first coat of a stain with a bit of polyurethane added a little sheen to the pieces in addition to making them hardier.

The final coats, with a reddish stain with poly, gave the bench a dark chocolatey color and preserved the light satin finish.

A couple screws for each board of the seat and voila!

And here's our action photo.