Chalk Painted Jewelry Box Makeover

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Give a thrift store find jewelry box a budget friendly and easy makeover with chalk paint. Turn a drab, old jewelry box into something that will look great with your decor.

table top jewelry box painted white with chalk paint

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Jewelry Box Makeover

White tabletop jewelry box with light green cloth insert in door

Whenever I go to thrift stores, I almost always see a few of these sad, old tabletop jewelry boxes. This one I found last year at my local Goodwill for $3.99.

dark wood tabletop jewelry box before makeover

It obviously had a DIY makeover for the door done before it was donated. The cross stitch pattern of flowers and butterflies is cute, but not my style.

I think that once upon a time, the door had a glass insert and the makeshift replacement was a way to replace broken glass maybe. I popped the insert out and removed the fabric. Using the cardboard template, I cut a new covering for the insert.

This is some left over material I had from a footstool makeover I did several years ago.

green fabric, oval template, and scissors for insert for jewelry box makeover

To adhere the cardboard template to the cloth, I used spray adhesive. Any type of fabric glue would work well.

The fabric was trimmed to fit around the cardboard and then placed inside the opening. I’ll show you how I covered the raw edges later in the post.

I got a little ahead of myself as I was painting this and realized I needed to take the door off to work on the insert.

green fabric door insert for old jewelry box

I painted the jewelry box with DecoArt Everlasting Chalk paint, using two coats. Once that was dry, I added a coat of DuraClear Gloss Varnish to protect it.

white chalk painted jewelry box and varnish

I covered a piece of cardboard, cut to size, with the same fabric and hot glued it to the floor of the box. To give additional storage, I used a piece of soft foam, cut into small pieces, and wrapped each piece with fabric to hold rings. The fabric is glued in place and the rolls are glued down.

rolled fabric for ring holder in jewelry box

Searching through my stash of ribbon, I found some lacy ribbon that is a perfect match for the fabric I used. A cut a piece of it to cover the raw edges of the fabric on the door insert. It’s glued in place with small dots of hot glue.

ribbon and cloth for door insert on jewelry box

Using a piece of medium grit sand paper, I distressed the edges of the jewelry box. I like having a bit of the dark wood show through.

I love how it turned out and I’m looking forward to repainting a vanity in my bedroom that I’ll be using it on. The vanity will be green, so the door insert will match it well.

Supply List for Jewelry Box Makeover with Chalk Paint

Thrift Store Find Jewelry Box
Chalk Paint & Brush
Clear Varnish & Brush
Fabric
Scissors
Spray Adhesive
Hot Glue
Cardboard
Soft Foam
Ribbon

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