credenza makover  

OK, so I've decided that I am going to put lipstick on a pig and try to class this credenza up a little. The plan is that the top and bottom will become two different separate pieces. Who needs a display cabinet anyways?

I'm mostly going to focus on the lower credenza. I'll be removing the skirt and building a separate base with proper support and adding some tapered legs that I've sourced on eBay. I've already began stripping the existing finish, after which I will stain it walnut and rub it out with some oil / furniture polish. We'll see how quickly I can get this project done since my weekends are booked until the end of time, so this will be a weeknight project over the next few weeks. For now, here is the before picture and the legs that I'll be using (I'll be cutting the ends off, of course).