Easy Way To Makeover A Wooden Doll Dresser

I want to share an easy way to makeover a wooden doll dresser. This piece was very well loved. I purchased it many moons ago at an estate sale for next to nothing to use in our guest bedroom / Etsy shipping office and there it sat with drawers that were falling apart. Until now! When Juliet announced the theme of the February Loverly Blog Hop was Finish Up February I knew this little doll dresser was getting the makeover it needed with a few quick steps made it functional again.

Why Makeover A Doll Dresser?

I saw potential in this doll dresser – the chance to “fifth sparrow no more” it into something useful and perfect for my guest bedroom/office.

• Instead of a plastic drawer organizer I could use this piece for supply organization
• I could use it for extra guest toiletries
• And if for nothing else a sweet farmhouse vignette!

The Steps To Makeover A Wooden Doll Dresser

Clean The Dresser

First things first – I cleaned it very well with a degreaser. It was particularly nasty ;).

Remove Old Doll Dresser Drawer Bottoms

The drawer bottoms were only cardboard and they were falling off.

I removed this cardboard with the intent to replace it with a very thin balsam wood.

Create New Drawer Bottoms

I traced the sides of each drawer onto my balsam wood sheet. There weren’t any straight edges or common measurements between the drawers. So individually traced it was with a pencil.

I then used an X-acto knife to cut my balsam wood along the line I drew. It was simple to cut this thin wood with the X-acto knife.

Attach New Bottoms to Drawers

I used a staple gun to attach the wood bottoms and it worked perfectly. A good strong hold and reinforcement. So much better than cardboard!

Finishing Up The Easy Way To Makeover A Wooden Doll Dresser

One drawer did not make it to the final project. If I’m honest it is because the drawer completely fell apart while removing the drawer bottom and I could not get it back together. The wood split and the drawer front cracked and I got frustrated. For questions as to why it doesn’t have a third drawer I am going to say that I wanted to be able to put tall things in that drawer. And I think that is what we like to call a happy accident!

Finish Up February Blog Hop – Check Out What My Blogging Friends Finished Up

• From Farmhouse To Florida organized her office
• The Roots of Home tackled a furniture project
• A Lovery Life took care of storage issues with an underbed storage DIY

Before You Fly Away To Makeover A Doll Dresser

Pin any of the images to Pinterest so you can “fifth sparrow no more” your small piece of doll furniture – hover over any picture to save the pin to your Pinterest account. So easy!