Time to unify the colours of the wood a bit. I've been waiting until I got most of the parts so I could pick the right colour to tie it all together. I've gone for a kind of salted-caramel brown. My own personal taste is for dark wood, but I think in this case it would look a bit too obviously spooky. So I've gone with a very friendly, welcoming, foody, warm colour. I'm letting it's own spookiness speak for itself without highlighting it. I think that makes it less obvious, and more unsettling for those who are creeped out by it.
I've sanded everything down and made sure it's clean and ready.