I started by sanding any rough edges, then painted the entire thing with a coat of Dark Walnut.
Then I added some Royal Burgundy in random areas.
After those coats dried, I painted the entire thing with 3 coats of Soft White.
Next I mixed some Americana Light Cinnamon with some staining/antiquing medium. I did wait a day before doing this to make sure the white was good and dry. With antiquing medium to apply it with a brush or rag, then wipe off the excess with a dry cloth.
When that was dry, I used my handy dandy Ryobi sander to sand the edges and give it an aged look.
I paid special attention to the corners.When finished, I used a matte acrylic spray sealer and let it dry overnight before adding any books.