I decided to sand down the top, drawer front, and low shelf edges, but leave the spindles alone. I tried to match the stain but the one I bought (and tried on a hidden area) came out too red, so I skipped staining. Luckily several coats of poly ended up close enough.

Before (previous post):

top before refinishing

  • @pageflightOP
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    15 months ago

    Ah, thanks for the proper name for it. Yeah, handy shape!