answer:Your link didn’t work for me. I know you want to turn it into a piece of usable furniture, but, depending on the history and condition, it may be worth far more as it is. Before you start altering it, consider getting it appraised, and find out! Some of these are worth A LOT of money! My mother in law had an old steamer trunk with all the old stickers (1800’s) from all the ships it had traveled on. She “refurbished” it before I came into the family, and painted it with a blue wash. The second time she sanded all the stickers off, and gave it to us as a present. I was heartbroken. I’d have rather had it with the blue wash, because perhaps I could have taken it to a professional and had the blue crap taken off of it, and kept it as a conversation piece, or even sold it for a small fortune.. Barring that, a good furniture restoration place would be a start. If you want to have a go at it on your own, try removing the inside lining, sanding it all down, including the corners. I’d then like to see it covered with a good coat of oil based varnish or killz, which should kill the musty odor. From then, you could cover it with fabric, or whatever.