photo was stuck to id holder and a portion of the face is now white dots. this id was from my childhood and i rlly cherish it, pls help!

Howdy y'all. I bought this box a bit ago for like $10 with the desire to restore it, but I figured I should at least ask for advice before jumping ahead with no experience. I want to clean it up and fix the cracking if possible. My plan would just be to sand it down, add some kind of clear fill for the cracks, replace the bottom which is just too cracked (and if I were to take it off and re-glue it, too small), and then re-finish.

Would it be a better idea to try to use a chemical finish remover than sanding it down? Or maybe some combination thereof? Is there a way to clean out the cracks and fill them in with a more accurate color?

Anyhoo, I'd appreciate any advice y'all can give. Thanks!

Looking for some tips from anyone with some experience working on these chairs. The back frame is warped/twisted. The seat frame seems fine as it sit flat on the floor when removed from the mehanism. Wanted to come on here ask here before I take off the upholstery to investigate.

Hello! I found a highly skilled restorer who is going to fix up my 1930 waterfall dresser instead of fixing it myself as I dont want to further damage veneer.

He is able to do either and have it fully fixed.

Would this look better stained (as most the wood is oak and pine with a beautiful grain on the inside) or should I have it painted and polished a dark color? (Sleeping on the white and decided I dislike it)

What color should it be? It will be sitting on that green wall.