June 2009 Weddings
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Update: Refinishing Furniture (PIPs)
Started here:

After sanding:

Finished (almost - need to update hardware):

For having never refinished anything, my H did a fantastic job and I'm really pleased with the result. The light in the last pic sucks but the color is really a nice espresso, not black. We're thinking about either re-painting the existing hardware or replacing it, but that's not a big issue right now.
Re: Update: Refinishing Furniture (PIPs)
My Bio (wedding pics added 7/6)
My 101
Dx: MFI, unexplained recurrent miscarriages
IVF w/ICSI #1 (December 2010): m/c at 6w4d
IVF w/ICSI #2 (April 2011): c/p
FET #1 (July 2011): m/c at 7w3d
IVF w/ICSI #3 (October 2011- new clinic): BFP.
Lainey was born on June 13, 2012 via c-section at 37w3d!
We had a small electric sander that DH used for 95% of the sanding. The other 5% was done by hand (around the legs mostly) and yes - definitely sore arms.