** I always forget to take before pictures…sorry I am working on it. So I took a picture shortly after beginning my project. The table top was really marred up and one of the boys  scribbled on it with something like a yellow highlighter but it wouldn’t come off for anything so it was all dented up with yellow scribbles so I went to work with the hand sander.

After I got the top sanded I decided I didn’t want to go that dark again but I left the bottom dark.  I re-stained it a lot lighter than it was and I am pretty happy with it but not sure. Something is missing or needs done I think. What do you all think? 

Please give me your input. What would you do if it was your table? Definitely need to update the kitchen chairs..at least the cushions.  Oh, yeah my new centerpiece. I picked up the letters at Hobby Lobby and with a little paint and some red glitter I created my new centerpiece. You like??