American Girl Doll Closet

There was a time when my life only knew boys. I had two sons and we didn't find out what we were having with baby number 3. We were going to be done after 3 no matter if we had a girl or a boy and while I was secretly thinking I was having a girl I told everyone I thought I was having a boy. I think I was trying to convince myself I was having a boy so that when I had another boy, I was mentally prepared.

I wasn't sure if a girl was in my future. But luckily that day I had Summer my life changed for the good. There are so many fun things I get to do with Summer, like painting our nails, doing fun hair styles and playing with dolls.

For Christmas, Reese joined our family. Summer was so excited to get Reese and plays with her every single day. She has lots of clothes for her, but that hasn't stopped me from buying more fabric than I need to make matching outfits for Summer and Reese.



It has also opened up so many opportunities to make fun things like this doll closet.

It couldn't have been easier. I bought one of these crates for $10, a rod for .29 and the plank for $2. And I also just used some paint that I already had from DecoArt and some hot glue!

Because it was a little rough I did use a piece of sand paper to sand down my box a little, but it only took a few minutes.



These were Summer's paint choices! Bubblegum and Purple Cow!



She wanted the inside to be pink, so that is just what we did!



Then the outside was purple! And I used a glossy clear coat to give it a shine!



I cut a couple pieces of the peg off and painted them pink, and one longer piece purple. Then, using the hot glue I put the "rod" in to hang the hangers on, and the smaller pegs I used to prop up the board on the side for a shelf.



I'm thinking of grabbing another piece of wood to put up above the rod because that might be a better place for the shoes to go. What do you think?



Look how happy this girl is to have Reese's closet finished? She was so in love!





I also grabbed this mirror from the dollar store. It has the suction cups on the back, but I just filled them with hot glue and stuck it on!





I have so many more projects that I want to do for Reese and Summer. What would you like to see me make?