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Finished Kitchen Renovation

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 When we left off on the last kitchen post, I had shown you the new lights, door trim, barn door, baseboards, and wood topped pedestal table.   I'll start with the table.  I needed to do a clear, protective coat on it since it's wood.  I had a can of wipe on poly in my garage that I have no recollection buying or what I had planned on using it for or how long I'd had it.  It made me so nervous to use it on the table top that I had just about gotten to the color that I wanted it to be and didn't want to ruin it if this poly didn't work.  So it took me forever to just bite the bullet and get it done.  I mean, what's the worst that could happen?  It came out like crap and I'd need to re-sand it and re-stain it?  Again?   Thankfully it worked perfectly- was super easy to use and looks awesome.  I ended up doing two coats, which you literally just pour onto a cloth and wipe on just like you would stain.  I let the first coat dry far longer than it said- which was