Tabletop re-do

I've had this table for a while. It's a very common style, kinda plain, butcher block-ish top. It was free though, so I'm not complaining. About a year ago, I had painted the legs white. I left the top as is because I was unsure about what I wanted to do with it.
Last week I was inspired to give staining a try (my very first time)...and probably last.

This was the table before:

isn't the artwork beautiful? It's also all over my walls...

...

Here is the after:

It's not super perfect, but I'm happy with it, and HEY LOOK - It matches my beautiful 

dining cabinet I got a few weeks ago at the habitat re-store.

The chairs are still a bit awful, which is why they aren't pictured.

One step at a time.