ive been collecting odds and ends for quite a while with the goal of eventually building and furnishing a small dollhouse for my doll family. i decided it was time to start finishing up some of the projects that were in desperate need of an upcycle. one of the projects i’ve almost finished fixing is the desk meg was using in the last post. the supports didn’t match and the top was unfinished wood, but since i forgot to take pictures as i was going along i thought i would do a step by step of the matching dresser/file cabinet instead and then show them both together when i’m done 🙂
i started off with this
a $2 mdf jewelry box from the dollar store, pretty gaudy and the knobs are far too large for dolly scale, but the drawers fit nicely and everything is square so it has potential.
first step was stripping off the rhinestones and the knobs. which i did (very carefully) using a sharp knife.
next i paint it a creamy yellow using a chalk paint that sticks to anything
after the first coat i can see that the painted design is still showing through, and the divots from the rhinestones as well. i really should fill the latter in with wood filler, but i don’t have any on hand and i don’t want to go out and buy anything for this particular project, so i’m going to see if they will smooth out with a few more coats of paint.
