grandma's pie safe

This little treasure was hiding out in my grandma's basement being used as a cat food locker when I whisked it away to Iowa.



For some reason, I never remember seeing this at Grandma's, though I am sure it had long been sitting in the same place at the bottom of the basement stairs.



I am certainly glad that it caught my eye and that the family agreed to let me have it.



It seems old, and if I took a little closer look, I am certain I could find a date on one of the old newspapers lining the inside.



So the question is, how should I restore this? I need some ideas so I don't mess it up, as I want this to have a prominent place in all of my kitchens from here on out.

new furniture

It's about time!  Our old sofa and love seat were each probably over 20 years old and given to us from my mom and my aunt Cathy.  No more hand-me-downs for us!  Check out our new trendy couches!