TV Stand turned Wardrobe Closet
Hey there! I took a couple weeks off, but I’m back to share more projects with you guys. In my last post, I showed you guys the pink birthday party I decorated for a friend’s daughter. Well this week I’m sharing the TV stand turned Wardrobe closet I made for the Birthday girl. My friend mentioned to me several months ago that she “saw this thing on Pinterest” where they turned an old TV stand into a wardrobe closet and how she thought her daughter would just love it. She’s a big Disney princess fan and has plenty of dresses, and accessories that needed a home in her new room. Well fast forward a few months and I saw this TV stand posted on my neighborhood buy/sell site for $40.
I immediately texted her and asked if her daughter still wanted the wardrobe closet because I thought this would be the perfect piece for it. Of course she said YES! So I picked up this piece the same night for only $40. Such a score!
I wiped it down with a rag, and removed the shelves and doors before I started painting. I bought Annie Sloan’s chalk paint in pure white and used a standard paint brush and foam roller. I painted all the crevasses and edges with the brush and rolled the rest with the foam roller. (No sanding or any prep before hand, just paint!)
I hate to say it, but it took 4 coats to get it covered well. I used two cans of Annie Sloan (which aren’t cheap) so looking back, I wish I would have used a cheaper brand of chalk paint.
I gave the shelves and doors 4 coats as well. I avoided painting multiple coats inside the door cabinets just to save on paint (and time & money).
Once I was done painting, I used a new foam roller and wallpaper paste to glue the leftover wallpaper I had from my closet reno to the back of the TV stand. (Here’s a link to the wallpaper.)
The back of the TV stand was made up of 3 panels. I rolled on the glue to the back of the wallpaper and then smoothed it on the panels.
When I got to the ends, I simply folded them over the back side and taped them. Super easy!
Here they are once I flipped them back over.
Then I nailed them right back up the way they were before using my nail gun. The folded over wallpaper can only been seen from the back, so who cares 🙂
I scored these knobs at HomeGoods one day for only $7.99! I only needed 2, so I got to save the other 2. They are crystal and gold. So perfect with the white, gold, and girly look I was going for!
I added a metal closet rod where one of the shelves used to be, to use as a hanging bar for her dresses. And here is the finished product!
A reminder of the before:
And after!
What do you guys think? Comment and let me know your thoughts, I love hearing from you guys!
Wow!! That is beautiful! You areally very talented with great ideas!
Thank you so much Natalia!
Wow!! That is beautiful! You are very talented with great ideas!
It looks great!
Thank you Nancy 🙂
Looks amazing!
Thank you Linda!
Awesome job! Very pretty. 💕
Thank you so much Shernett!
So cute! Just want I want to do for my 9 year old daughter. Looking to convert a TV Stand into closet with hanging clothes option. British theme.
Thanks! Good luck, it’s a fun project!
So cute! I bet she loved it!
She definitely did! Thanks so much Sue!
You are amazing! I want one!
You are more amazing :-*
I love this!!!! Question – how did you get the back panels off? Were they stapled?
Thanks Nikki! They were stapes on and came off very easily prying with the back side of a hammer!
This is such a cute idea. I love it and will be sharing on my platforms. Thank you for sharing with us!
amazing work
Thank you so much Carla! I really appreciate it 🙂