Since the basement has to wait we started doing all the other stuff first before my parents come and visit us. First thing the diningroom baseboards are painted and i thought it would look better if we could bring back the wood. Since stripping is a timeconsuming process i looked into wood graining. To test it I bought some MinWax Stain Gel (Oak) and a wood comb.

Process takes 24 hours to dry and then we can apply the stain color to get the correct color depth. Its a messy job but it looks pretty good and i hope to finish this next week.

Here is the end result.