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Jewelry Cabinet Makeovers

How to Make a Simple $6 Jewelry Box Into Beautiful Home Decor

Today I’m sharing another thrift store makeover.  These always remind me of the show “Flea Market Flip”.  I bought this jewelry box at a local Goodwill store.  I think it was $6.99.  I’ve seen them often at Treasure Island Flea Market for $10.  But Goodwill prices have continued to go up in the last year.  Last time I was there I actually saw a cabinet like this for $24.99!  What!?!  No way!

Sorry… off my soapbox now and on to the jewelry cabinet makeover.  It was in good condition outside.  All the handles were still there.  But I didn’t like the glass and the fabric inside was stained and had some water damage which made the cardboard warp.

BEFORE painting this is what my thrift store find jewelry cabinet looked like

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Supplies Needed for this Flea Market Flip


So my first step was to pull out the cardboard and fabric.  It wasn’t attached very well, to begin with, so it came out easily.

Inside the thrift store makeover jewelry cabinet was stained and water damaged so I pulled it out

You can see how it stuck a little more on the other side.  I knew I was going to cover it with paper so I just pulled off as much as I could and smoothed it down.

Inside the thrift store makeover jewelry cabinet

I tried out some new paint on this project.  Since I’m on the Canvas Corp Brand Crew (design team) this year they provided me with some supplies.  This paint was part of my first order with them.

Tattered Angels Decor & DIY Paint - This is what I used on this thrift store makeover jewelry cabinet

I was impressed by the coverage.  This is one brush stroke.  I thought it might take several coats for this light color to cover the dark wood but it only took one with a little touch up afterward.

I was really happy with how this paint covered the dark wood on my thrift store makeover jewelry cabinet

Like with all my jewelry cabinet makeovers, I start with them upside down so I don’t miss anything.

As with all my jewelry cabinet thrift store finds I start the makeover by painting upside down so I don't miss any spots

Here’s the inside after I applied the Canvas Corp Brands tissuestock.  And you can see my fancy photo set up.  Yep, I just use my iPhone!

I measured and cut the tissuestock to fit, brushed on a coat of Mod Podge, placed the tissuestock on, and finished it off with another coat of Mod Podge.

Inside the flea market flip ~ old jewelry cabinet makeover

Here’s another close up so you can see the finished door.  The glass in these doors is easy to remove with those little tabs at the top and bottom.  I traced the glass on the metal sheet, cut it out, and stapled it in.

Close up of my jewelry cabinet flea market flip

Finished!

Finished jewelry cabinet

If you enjoyed this flea market flip, you might also enjoy these:

I’d love to see anything you’ve painted with this paint, too.  Let me know about your experience below and leave a link back to your blog.  Thanks!

‘Til the next project,

 Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim

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Comments

    • ducttapeanddenim says

      Oops… sorry I forgot I didn’t take pictures of the drawers. They were actually in pretty good shape so I just cut some tissuestock squares and decoupaged them onto the bottoms of the drawers so they’d match. I’ll try to remember to show photos of the drawers next time. Thanks!

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      • Sherry says

        I appreciate the response. Thank you!
        I have Upcycled A few jewelry boxes and have realigned the drawers in velvet but it was a real pain. I like your idea better!

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          • Sherry says

            Hi. I only have one photo of my Upcycled jewelry box. It’s posted on my Instagram @upcycledtoo. It started life looking like the one you posted. I sandblasted the glass to give it an opaque finish. I purchased new velvet for the drawers from Beaversmith Tools.

  3. Cheryl says

    I have been redoing some jewelry boxes, also. I take them all apart, clean ,sand, etc. I think I spend as much time on them as a full size piece! Our GW has gotten really pricey, too. Thanks for sharing !

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  4. Marigene says

    I hear you on thrift store prices being ridiculously high in the last few months…they seem to think they are selling retail!
    Your jewelry box came out fantastic.
    Have a great rest of the week!

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  5. Betsy says

    Darn, why did I get rid of my sad old jewelry box? I had one just like this. LOVE the color and the beautiful update. Thanks for sharing with us at Talk of the Town.

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  6. Cheryl says

    I don’t blog, etc., so not sure how I could do that.(?) I have photos of a couple, need to take some more.

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  7. Florence says

    That is really a cute makeover! Love the paper you chose for the inside! Where did you get the metal grate that you used in place of the glass? Is that chalk paint?

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  8. Linda Plants says

    I was just wondering about the drawers. The handles or pulls were removed? Or did you just paint around them. I have been doing some jewelry boxes myself and have been painting over them. However, I wondered how to remove them. I don’t want to ruin the box by removing them and then no being able to get them back on. The ones I have are not attainable from the inside of the box, so prying off is the only way. What do you do?

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  9. Brenda says

    Your post and great results have given me the courage to try one of these makeovers myself. I really like the tissue paper you used on the inside. Thank you!

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  11. Linda at Mixed Kreations says

    Nice job! Love the color and how you replaced the glass with metal! Very pretty!

    I take all my photos with my smart phone. They turn out so much better than when I used my camera. Not perfect but my camera shots were bad. 😉

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