I promised I would post the finished piece so here it is. Thank god my woodworking is a lot faster than my blogging! The Anna bench has been finished for quite some time, delivered to one very happy client. I actually had a lot of fun building this little bench! It is so different from the normal stuff I do and as they say, a change is as good as a holiday….it is about the only holiday I will get…

I built the bench from ordinary Pine, stained it dark, then painted it white. The requirement was for a slightly distressed look, so I scratched and sanded the paint in a few places to let the dark stain show through. Unfortunately this is not really visible in the photo. The seat hinges up to reveal a large storage space underneath.