Re-Staining the Deck

After the stain went on and what it looked like before (all in one picture).

I looked at our deck one afternoon and thought it sure is looking kinda sad. This thought then became another item on the house to do list. Re-stain the deck. We finally got a stretch of sunshine one weekend. We were able to get it completed in about 3 days. Sadly, it rained on the 4th day. Making us super nervous the rain would ruin the stain we had completed the day before. I think it ended up being okay. Re-staining a deck is a WHOLE lot of work. Are we ever glad that job is over with. The deck does look a whole of a lot nicer though. Worth the manual labor for sure. Now I just need to find that perfect bistro set for it.