My goal for this layout is to look like a piece of furniture in the office. It will be having clients down there from time to time and want it to really stand out.
I decided the facade to be almost wainscoting. I was going to do black styles and rails but in the end decided to do the gray that I used on the desk.
I spent the last few hours cutting out the rails. Sanding them to the fit just right, and then staining them. I also stained the rails.
Tomorrow I hope to have time to glue the rails to the facade and have it look almost complete.
To give an idea of what the stain looks like here is a close up photo of the desk.
While everything is drying I will go and cut the 1st layer of foam to put on the deck.