I was finally able to finish (note my attempt at word humor.) my table. I spent this weekend putting stain finish and two coats of glossy coat on every inch of my table. Because it is November I did it inside my garage. Just a note to anyone trying this, OPEN WINDOWS this stuff is STRONG.
This is the stain I used. It worked great. I would recommend it to anyone. It is Minwax Wood Finish in "Jacobean". When I first tried it on a piece of test wood I let it sit for a few minutes. It turned out almost black, which was darker than I wanted, so when I actually stained the table I put the stain on and then wiped it off right away.
This is what the table looked like after being stained. This is also the point I started to freak out because it wasn't the color I had pictured in my head. Because "Jacobean" is more of a grey-brown color than a red-brown color the table looked like old wood and not in the fake-really-nice-looking old wood kind of way.
Not being one to give up (plus the added motivation of having spent hours on this table already), I returned to Home Depot hoping some knowledgeable worker could save my project. Lucky for me Mike (my friendly Home Depot employee) had a solution for me....Minwax Polyurethane "Glossy".
So in total, this cost me about 35 dollars. Which compared to Pottery Barn's Hyde Coffee Table ($400.00) is a pretty great deal if you ask me. Now I need a house or apartment to put it in. I would also love to create a side table that matches. Maybe I will do that in the future, but for now I have an amazing homemade place to enjoy my coffee. As always let me know what you think. Do you love it as much as I do? Also, to see how I built it click here!
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