Poor Lady and lucky you. I would sand the cabinet and paint it a blue to match the machine, easier than stripping and refinishing, and if wood is not good quality, would look better too. You can get so many neat paint colors today. Glad for the machine too and a question is NEVER dumb, cause while we may not have thought of the question and you did, you need an answer and someone on here will have it. A really great educational bunch.