Re-purposed DIY Princess Wardrobe
Happy Crafty Tuesday everyone!
Some of you may have noticed you did not receive your freebie Friday email last week. I was slammed with some big projects, many of which I will be sharing with you over the next couple weeks! So I will make it up to you, I promise!
This weeks DIY I am going to show you how I turned an old TV console I found at a thrift store into a perfect Princess dress up wardrobe!
Even very small dress up wardrobes are crazy expensive. For one half this size the cheapest I could find was $95 and it came with nothing else just the unit!
You could also create one of these for a boy and turn it into a super hero wardrobe.
When your finished the only thing missing will be Narnia!
Supplies
1. Old TV console. Check your local thrift stores or redecorate and use what you may already have on hand!
2. Paint if necessary. The one we re-purposed was a cherry wood color and I wanted it to look fresh and girly so I changed it to white and pink.
3. Decorative decals/vinyl.
4. Modge podge or clear resin.
5. Wheels for easy movement. Our was solid wood if you have a lighter one you may not need these.
6. Thick would dowel for hanging clothes
7. Clothes, accessories, crowns, shoes etc..!
8. Hangers
Start with adding your wheels on first to
make things easier while painting and such.
My husband and 3 year old son were big helps and painted the
console because Mommy was super busy that week. They did a great job! :)
I wanted to add some color to the piece so we
painted the draws with pink.
This is of course optional but I used my Cricut machine to print
and cut of some fun flowers to add decor to the draws. (These flowers can be found on Cricut design space if you have that.)
Modge podge or clear resin works well to seal the cut out pieces onto the drawers. You could use pre-made vinyl decals or cut out file on your cutting machine too.
If you are not using stick on vinyl then use the modge podge to glue the pieces on and seal with modge podge on top. We also went over ours again with clear resin to make sure it will last a long time.
We gifted this to our baby girl Ella on her second birthday last month and then asked family to by outfits and accessories to fill it up. (P.S. if possible look for dress up clothes for boys or girls after Halloween costumes go on clearance!)
Ella was definitely blessed with lots of goodies!
Shop around at local kids consignment stores, we found a lot of things to add like this mirror for only a couple bucks!
This was certainly a great addition to our playroom Ella has loved playing dress up daily!
What would you add to your child's wardrobe? Do you have any go to places for great deals? Tell me below in the comments!
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This is SO cute!! GREAT job family!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! :))
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