u/Potential-Trip-7885

I have a couple of live-edge wooden shelves that are already sealed. I really like the rustic look, but they're a little more yellow/orange than I'd like. I'd prefer them to be a bit darker and more neutral without completely changing their character.

I live in an apartment, so doing a full strip, stain, and refinish would be pretty difficult. So far, people have suggested these options:

- Tinted furniture wax (dark oak or walnut)

- Gel stain after lightly scuff-sanding the existing finish, followed by a new clear coat

- A tinted toner or tinted topcoat

- Just having a furniture refinisher do it professionally

I'm curious what you all would recommend. Is one of these options clearly better than the others? Is there another approach I'm missing that would work on already sealed wood? I'd really appreciate any advice before I start experimenting.

I'll attach photos of the shelves in the comments.

I have a couple of live-edge wooden shelves that are already sealed. I really like the rustic look, but they're a little more yellow/orange than I'd like. I'd prefer them to be a bit darker and more neutral without completely changing their character.

I live in an apartment, so doing a full strip, stain, and refinish would be pretty difficult. So far, people have suggested these options:

- Tinted furniture wax (dark oak or walnut)

- Gel stain after lightly scuff-sanding the existing finish, followed by a new clear coat

- A tinted toner or tinted topcoat

- Just having a furniture refinisher do it professionally

I'm curious what you all would recommend. Is one of these options clearly better than the others? Is there another approach I'm missing that would work on already sealed wood? I'd really appreciate any advice before I start experimenting.

I'll attach photos of the shelves in the comments.

I have a couple of live-edge wooden shelves that are already sealed. I really like the rustic look, but they're a little more yellow/orange than I'd like. I'd prefer them to be a bit darker and more neutral without completely changing their character.

I live in an apartment, so doing a full strip, stain, and refinish would be pretty difficult. So far, people have suggested these options:

- Tinted furniture wax (dark oak or walnut)

- Gel stain after lightly scuff-sanding the existing finish, followed by a new clear coat

- A tinted toner or tinted topcoat

- Just having a furniture refinisher do it professionally

I'm curious what you all would recommend. Is one of these options clearly better than the others? Is there another approach I'm missing that would work on already sealed wood? I'd really appreciate any advice before I start experimenting.

I'll attach photos of the shelves in the comments.

Does anyone know the best spot to watch the rally from? I've never been to watch so I'm not sure if there's a spot similar to the grandstand where people gather.

Also where can I find the race schedules? Tried looking online but there's not much info about attending.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone!

I'm wondering if there are any truly fine dining restaurants on the island? Fancy dress fine dining. Growing up there really wasn't much and I assume the story would be the same now but just checking!

Hiya!

24F Visiting for a week and I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a good gym with day passes I can use. Focused on weights machines and a good multi-use space for stretching etc. Staying in Onchan but I have a car so the drive is 🤷🏻‍♀️

So I'm headed in for my 2nd mass-volume electrolysis session tomorrow, days of traveling, thousands upon thousands of dollars, and I feel like I don't notice any change since the first. Is that normal?

I guess I got my hopes up too high that a bunch of hair would be gone, but I can't say I notice any difference at all, especially in the muzzle area which is the part I'm most self-conscious about. Folks who have gotten it done - when did you start to notice results?

I spend so much time, money, and effort trying to pass. Every day. And I do such a brilliant job, nobody ever knows. But it doesn't even matter.

It doesn't matter how many men think I'm pretty, or how many men swipe right on my profile, because when we start talking and I tell them I'm trans the response is always the same. Rejection.

It's just exhausting. I know I could just wait until my bottom surgery in a year and a half, but even then I don't know it it ends. It probably only gets lighter. It's hard to tell if it's the equipment they're opposed to (which I understand and I'm fine with) or the concept.

Nobody's wrong for not being interested in a pre-op trans woman, but it sure makes me feel wrong when they're not.

I'm so tired 😮‍💨