I was doing some typical furniture hunting and cut down the aisle of the thrift store that houses home decor, by chance, when my eye spotted what looked like a miniature wardrobe and I stopped to take a look. A jewelry box?!? Then I found another that looked like a dresser, then yet ANOTHER. I got this mini-furniture gold mine and my wheels started turning. What’s great about these is that they can also serve as doll furniture if having a hundred jewelry boxes isn’t your thing.
Too small to sand effectively, I decided it needed an adhesion primer. An adhesion primer like Slick Stick from Dixie Belle grips to smooth or slick surfaces and creates an ideal surface for your Dixie Belle Chalk Mineral Paint to adhere to. I went with one coat and let that dry. Typically I’d run with two coats but I’m doubting this little piece will be high traffic. I used Dixie Belle chalk Mineral Paint in the colors ‘In The Navy’, ‘Amethyst’ and ‘Lucky Lavender’ to create a blended water color look and let dry fully (two coats). I wanted some pops of bright contrast colors so I chose a vintage inspired Decor Transfer from ReDesign with Prima and used just three small pieces of it which covered a good amount of the doors and gave it some interest. You can purchase jewelry box hardware on Etsy. Many of these vintage pieces are missing handles or other hardware but I kept the original knobs and finished them with gold decor wax to give them a metallic shimmer. After fully dry, I waxed the entire piece with Easy Peasy Spray Wax form Dixie Belle paint company and added a sweet little miniature key and tassel to give it a bit o’ fancy. The whole process took me around two hours and was so much fun and satisfying. I think I’m hooked on mini furniture... help me! But seriously, if you are considering trying your hand at some furniture refinishing, this is a great way to get your feet wet. Same processes and techniques and much smaller and more economical if you don’t want to make a huge initial investment in supplies. Did I mention it was SO much fun?!?! You can get your Dixie Belle products here: https://dixiebellepaint.com?aff=273
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