A Vintage Jewelry Box Makeover [Chalk Paint & Graphic Transfer]
Without too much effort, I transformed a drab little box into something any girl would be pleased to own.Materials for Vintage Jewelry Box Makeover
Materials:
- Vintage jewelry box (try garage sales or thrift stores)
- Chalk paint (I used Deco Art’s “Lace”)
- Sand paper
- Clear paste wax
- Cheese cloth
- Polyurethane
Step 1: Paint the Vintage Jewelry Box
Give your jewelry box a coat of chalk paint. I used DecoArt’s “Lace.” After letting it dry, give it a light second coat, especially if you notice any areas where the brown stain really shows through.
Notice that I chose to paint right over the hardware. I even painted over the hinges (see below). Removing hinges from furniture and then trying to reattach them after painting can be very tricky, so I took the easy way out(!).
Step 2: Sand the Jewelry Box
Then I sanded all the edges to reveal some of that dark brown stain where I wanted it to be seen.Step 3: Apply a Graphic to the Top of the Jewelry Box
Then I found a French graphic that I thought would look nice for the top and applied it using my transparency method. You can find loads of free graphics to choose from on the Graphic Fairy website.Step 4: Wax the Surface (Except for the Top)
Lastly, apply a coat of clear paste wax to to the entire piece (except for the graphic). Follow this up ten minutes later with a good buffing with cheese cloth.
Step 4: Spray the graphic with polyurethane; I used “Satin.” [Don’t use wax because it will remove the graphic from the painted surface.]
And here’s the completed project.
If my sweet daughter decides she’d rather not keep it, I’ll be selling it for for $28-32.00. UPDATE: It sold easily for $32.00.
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I see these all the time at Goodwill but pass them by because I don't want to deal with painting the inside of the drawers! Did you paint them? It is a very cute jewelry box painted.
This is so sweet!! I have a jewelry box that my daughter gave me for Christmas many years ago and I need to paint it so I can put it on my dresser! Thanks for the inspiration!
Linda
Your jewelry box turned out beautifully. Have a great week.
Diana,
You re loved this ugly duckling into a beautiful swan. Love this.
Kris
Love this idea. What a difference a little paint made.
Very beautiful makeover. Looks lovely!
There is hope for all the ugly orphans out there – paint them and add a transfer. It looks so different – quite the beauty!
Absolutely gorgeous Diana! What a great rescue of a very dated jewelry box. I love it!!!!
Isn't it amazing what paint and a graphic can do? I just painted a vintage mirror today. No graphic, but it turned out nice! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
I love the transformation – the logo on top is wonderful. I need to look for one of these. Thank you for sharing at Share It One More Time . Cathy
Great finds and you did a wonderful makeover on them.
You have so many amazing find and you make them so stylish and chic! I love to see more stuff from you at Fabulous Friday! This week
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