military shipping piece. Medical stuff. It measures 30" x 17 x 15. I thought maybe a table, but I'm not feeling any good ideas yet. Maybe you all could let me know if you have ever done one like or have seen one finished up. Took pics.

do?) How do I fix the unraveling legs? Thanks, hope someone can give me some ideas!!

sloppy (wish I'd known that they would do that before I purchased them! Que Sera, Sera!) and now with 3 toddler boys and others the color doesn't even look like what it was. They've been pretty beaten up; however, the frame is strong and they were expensive, what to do or is there anything I can do? They have been cleaned by people using the worst things so they are really in bad shape as far as the leather goes. Is there a way to re-stain them? (Though every scratch in the leather will show up pronounced, wow, I'm talking myself out of this!)

finish, and want it to have a warm, worn antique look. I've never tried to stain something to look old before and need some advice on prep, colors/mixing of colors, and finish (wax/poly?) to achieve the look of the last picture. Is there a trick to getting the variation of colors within the stain, or will the knots, lines, etc., naturally do that?

Of course, custom made is more expensive, but there are a number of advantages:

1.maximizes space, both vertically and horizontally, since it's made exactly according to the wall size.

2.We can pick out the Formica, knobs, wood, pattern, etc. to suit our (my wife's) taste.

But... is it worth it?

Does anyone have advice for us? We'd like to make an educated decision.