This article is without a doubt, something that virtually everyone at Smith Mountain Lake can benefit from… refurbishing your outdoor furniture.  So, we’re getting ready for summer.  We’ve given the boathouse a once over with the broom and some possible touchup paint.  We cleared the cobwebs out from under the decks and cleaned the windows to a new sparkle so we can enjoy our beautiful lake views.  Let’s go outside and have a seat and enjoy the first efforts by mother nature to welcome us into THE season… summer!  You’ve got a cool drink in hand as well as a favorite book and when we go to sit down, OUCH!  The wood furniture that’s been left over the winter months has turned into something that looks and feels something more like an old relic.  How can we get back our old friend we’ve invested so much relaxing time in over the past years?  Easy…

Our friends at The Lake Channel have published an article that outlines all the steps (and there really aren’t that many by the way) to bring back your outdoor furniture to a brand new summer-ready status.  It just takes a little time and it’s well worth the effort.  Here’s a few highlights from the article:

You don’t need to hire a professional to do this chore, you can do it yourself! All you need is a pressure washer, fresh stain and other refinishing supplies, some patience and a little time.

The article goes on to say:

My reward is a table and benches that look like new, and that I know are smooth and will not give my family or guests splinters!

It’s a one-page, straight-forward, easy-to-follow instruction that will end up saving you alot of cost and hassle (where else do you think you can find that furniture that took you so long to pick out in the first place?).  Here’s a link to the entire article.  See you around the lake.