My family in Illinois have been using spools as tables around their fire pit for a couple of years.  They are handy to have around to hold drinks and S’more supplies. I of course wanted them too after seeing the different ways they could be used on  Pinterest.   So after several attempts a couple of them made their way to Florida. Deciding what to do with them was the next challenge.  I settled on using them as nightstands, since my fire pit is currently not in operation. Sand and Stain This is not a tutorial on what to do.  This is just what I did to get the desired…