What a pleasure to see a gorgeous piece not ruined with the modern look of white wash or gray. Thank you!

for sheri johnson if you can find the right veneer, try that with contact cement . usually these pieces don't have plywood underneath the veneer. poplar is a good wood for the base of many of these old pieces. My mother in law had a waterfall set but didn't mention she was going to get rid of it until after we bought my son an entire bedroom set and that she sold the rest. . my son(at 7) decided he wanted the chifferobe, hope chest and little bench that his grandfather used Kudos to being 7 and knowing he'd have his grandfather's belongings forever. to bend the veneer, you'll have to steam the pieces to get the curve without breaking the veneer. it might also help to use steam to take off old veneer. maybe an old steam iron would loosen the glue holding it in place, plus a strong putty knife sharpened . I'm glad Molly went with a stain instead of paint,also. i just saw an awful multicolored cabinet that the "artist" thought came out great. kindergartners could do better. sometimes to get the same color with stain, you need to blend a little because different wood takes color differently . equally good for that era would be a well painted black or stark white gloss, kind of art deco if your pieces aren't taking the stain the way you want . hope to see sheri's set on her some day good luck