How to give a vintage look to cheap wood furniture #garagebandflip

This #garagebandflip being on Mother's Day is a bit of a strange coincidence as it was my dad that inspired the challenge. However, since my mother died a decade ago and she had nothing but admiration for my dad's musical talents I think this worked out ok.
This video is a series of errors. From purchasing this piece without flipping it over to check it, to once I checked it, I still proceeded to treat it as if it was solid wood rather than MDF. In other words there are plenty of my mistakes to learn from with this one. I also planned another piece (a music box restoration) but as the vanity stool trials and errors ran so long I will save that other piece for another time.
In the meantime please enjoy my efforts! I never claimed to be an authority this is basically a vlog of my efforts to try to save stuff from a landfill.

Videos Referenced:
#GarageBandFlip playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmpc5R66L6yQn4JSlAPZlHFbtGg1k54xo

Kitchen Tabletop: https://youtu.be/0tPOTVE8wH4

Products I used and misused ;)
Smart Strip: https://amzn.to/42MG6we
Pre-stain: https://amzn.to/3I0T9C7
Mahogany Stain: https://thd.co/42vuuxY
Cognac Gel Stain: https://thd.co/41xSwqX
(unfortunately in store and /or online I could not find it in a smaller container.)
Spray Shellac: https://amzn.to/3BlLmeI
Note: this spray is super easy to apply but does not contain wax (a good thing in certain situations) so you may want to add an additional wax finish.

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