I have a much nicer one than that ugly, modern thing.
But I happened to hit on a YouTube channel the other day - ThriftDiving - produced by a lady who buys stuff at thrift stores and refurbishes them.
She gives a lot of good ideas for using various chemicals/products for changing things into what you want them to be. Lots of good ideas; and even if the products of her efforts are not to your taste, you may find the techniques useful for all sorts of DIY projects:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw1f18JWnEY
I especially liked this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfhNHfcmlRw