Wood Project

Yesterday and this morning, I worked with wood.  My goal is to line my room with 4×4 pieces of wood so the rolling chairs won’t hit the walls (or my map or posters).  When I got these pressure-treated pieces of wood, they were brown, but that brown came off in your hands.  This would not do, so I washed the wood, sanded it down and applied a nice dark stain.  I may have cut the pieces to size a little too soon because sawdust stuck to the not-quite-dry stain.  Oh well, it’s not too bad.  This morning, after a day of drying, I added red felt to the front and back so the walls and chairs won’t get damaged by the wood.  The wood looks simply spectacular.  When school starts this year, I’ll bring the wood in, along with a large Turkish rug, to complete my room.  About that same time, Max will paint my door.