Finally, I got varnish on the interior of the Spartan! Two coats on the forward 1/3rd, and one coat everywhere else. The cabinet doors, drawers, and all the other little parts also have two coats. I got two coats on the part of the interior, shown above, because I put the second coat on while the first coat was still a bit “tacky”. You can see the break at the piece of trim over the counter top. Everything beyond that is just one coat, and is visibly duller than the forward panels. Now, sand everything with 220, then another two coats, and I can start putting this thing back together.
We’re ordering the foam for the cushions, and Marmoleum for the countertops this week, once the varnish is done Kim will make the cushions (we have the material for them and the curtains) and I can finish up the hundreds of unfinished chores yet to be done, and hopefully it’ll be so we can use it this summer.
Following are more photos of the interior, the first are of the paneling just stained, a mix of Golden Pecan Minwax oil stain, and a bit of yellow paint, and then with varnish on.
There’s light at the end of the tunnel!
Cool McCool's Garage 
Looking good!