paint or stain or both?

wow it looks so pale against my drop cloth curtains :-/


imagine THIS side's color is what you also see on the front
...maybe even a bit darker. think aged hickory wood



one drawer has a funky design carved into it and since the other drawers don't I am thinking of removing that one and doing a shelf for Bub's favorite blankets.

so should I paint it, stain it or a combo?

Bub would like a blue paint if I let him pick.

pics of projects

finally! :)

Hubby got an Iphone for work so I snagged it to snap a few pics.


new curbside freebie! sorry it is dark


dovetail joins--- sigh :)


beautiful wood!


my new doorbell- dry brushed with antique white and rusting perfectly outside


Granny's side table... what color to paint?


lamps--- hazy sage goodness


rooster lamps before and after--
before- black and way too dark


after 2 coats of "Hazy Sage" tester pot from HD





my huge new map, "small" map, painted pumpkins (that kids did) and lamps
this map is almost 3x4 ft!


the "small" map is 2x3 ft and reads "The MAPLES" in the "travels section" there in the bottom middle


bathroom trim sanding and painting??
please ignore the junk still left in that over sized closet I am working on!





to paint it white or not? that is the question. Hubby wants it white "to match" the rest

half round table--- mid point after sanding it.
going to stain it this weekend

never know what ya gonna get

I am sanding the trim in my guest bathroom because it NASTY and LUMPY. I have half the door and closet door done (out of sand paper pads switching to paint stripper tonight) and to my surprise the wood is BEAUTIFUL and smells like Christmas so good that I am rethinking painting it at all.
Would that look OK?
White bead board and doors with wood trim?

I then got bored inspired and took the sander to my turquoise half round table. Ruffed it up really good. Loving the instant age :) I can not wait to get some stain to enhance it farther.

Last but not least....

I took a risk and hit the newest curb side freebie with the sander.

I knew it could go either way but with dove tail joints I had to try....

School Bus Yellow

dirt

White

goopy

Blue

more dirt

Black

NASTY NASTY NASTY

til I got to raw wood

CHERRY WOOD!!!!!!!!!!!

Be still my heart :) sigh

wish I had a camera!