Here are the pictures of the old Yardely soap bowl I found a while back. Scroll down to see the before and after. I wanted to just bring out the wood grain to retain the original character. It's been sanded and stained multiple times with a Minwax Polyshade (Classic Oak). It should tolerate water really well.
This is important, because, like all of my other stuff, I'm going to use it.
This is important, because, like all of my other stuff, I'm going to use it.