Progress

 The top, front and sides are all sanded down.  I set in some shelves and have primed them with a tinted primer.  After the primer dried, I sanded lightly and used the shop vac to remove dust.

 Below is another project!  We forgot to take a "before" picture.  It was damaged on top - the "slats" were loose and I have glued it to repair the damage.  Here--sanded (but not dusted off).