I did something very similar not long ago. I bought a mission-style book case from overstock.com, sealed it up, built shelves and so forth. So far so good. Here's some pictures:
Oh, I will say that mine cost quite a bit more than $80...I'm probably into it $550 or something including a cigar oasis II not pictured. Holds a lot of smokes though.
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