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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Who's excited to start another week? Anyone? Yeah, me neither. It was another busy one around here and I could use a day or two to recover. A girl can dream.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Last week I started another refinishing project (I'll share details when its a bit further along) and it got me thinking about furniture in its natural state. No paint, just a bit of stain and a whole lot of beauty. Crazy, I know.<br /><br />Now don't get me wrong, I love painted furniture as much as the next gal (as I've proven <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/03/high-gloss-dresser-tutorial.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/07/keep-your-feet-on-ground-and-keep.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/11/its-marathon-not-sprint.html" target="_blank">here</a>) but I think every room can benefit from at least one piece of good old wood.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ25M15heYQyHdWFq_0ldE3nlSIFBsiwL0B5GErGbi9fOYeJ-dmyRKwfayAdRd-YHo9LTkbMBJEmpc_ANFErGc0WoeErx05p_4CtP-iqpiMPzsi5aoEa1UE4mpXvy8zIW6-1mfKViorriz/s1600/08e0399dd42e2562e6af2978e513017a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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Do you have any 'wood' around the house? Do you like yours stained dark, light or with a side of ketchup?

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