Day Nine: Springing Ahead

See what I did there? I used Daylight Savings to make a funny.
Anyway... I'm getting a little bit ahead of myself here, but I was at the store the other day and I got to thinking about wood stains. I think I know what color I want the chair to be, but I have no clue about the seat and the back.
All my research recommended sealing the fiber rush with varnish to protect it. But there are lots of kinds of varnish available, including colored varnish. That got me to wondering if I should color the seat and back to match the chair or should I pick a coordinating color? Or should I just go with a clear varnish and leave the rush its natural color?
Thoughts?

Day Eight: I have an idea

I've been thinking about the amount of work that one arm took. I've also been looking at it rather closely. What I've determined is that I went through an entire pack of sandpaper for one arm because it was so dirty. So what I've decided to do is wash the chair before proceeding any further with sanding.