Staining the hardwoods!

Brooke wipes on the first coat of stain.
And now the taping begins...we were literally doing square roots to figure out how to tape off these squares. I'm sure glad Brooke knew what he was doing!
And, the maze of painter's tape. We'd never done this, just came up with the idea and were praying that none of the ebony stain would bleed into the natural stain.
Hey, not too bad! Actually, I think Brooke could get paid the big bucks for doing this for other people. Maybe he's got a new career!
And, looking back into the breakfast nook...