Chris and Kennedy pitched in by being out of the country for soccer and letting us eat everything ourselves.

Next time, I’ll probably just suck it up and sand the whole thing.It would probably be easier, actually.

It got the job done though!I used Minwax early american stain on the top.It turned out a little darker than usual because there was still some reddish color on the wood, but I like the end result.

The bottom part is done in a regular semi-gloss paint in Martha Stewart Picket Fence.I’ve been using that white for everything lately and it always looks great..

I kept the existing hardware and just brightened it up a bit with some gold acrylic paint.

I love how it looks!.You can turn your existing ornaments into anything you want!.

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