I've had the idea to find a little cabinet to house said random toys. On Monday morning, I decided to check Craigslist and found kind of what I was looking for. I really want it to have doors that open, but I figured anything was better than those leather boxes right now. I waited and waited until yesterday and finally sent the guy a text. He delivered it the same afternoon.
I hated that little patch of fabric, but as I looked around the cabinet, I found a Magnavox sticker and a stamp saying 1956. The top flips open which I kind of like, but wonder what I will be able to keep up there. I guess the crusty, smelly fabric had something to do with speakers...I guess. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it, I tried taking out a bunch of screws on the inside and no luck. So I just ripped, tore, bladed it out. There was some pretty nasty dust flying all over the place.The top of the cabinet seemed a little dry and had some white paint spots.
I used Howard Restor-a Finish and Howard Feed-n-Wax. I vacummed it up and used a disinfectant spray to clean the drawers. On the panel where the fabric was, it darkened it up to an expresso finish. It's a particle board, so it's a temporary fix. I don't mind the dark color as all our finishes in our family room are pretty dark.Here's the top.
Now to get rid of those wood blocks and style it a bit.
I'm liking my temporary cabinet. It's already full of toys. Let's see how it goes when the kids come over.