the sideboard.

Published on by Quandie

I needed a sideboard for the dining room of my dollhouse, so I did a bit of searching online.  I wanted something that would fit in with my French country cottage style.

So many of the sideboard/buffet pieces out there have more of a Victorian vibe.

But eventually I decided on this one from Miniature Crush.

It came with drawer pulls in that classic Colonial style that I don’t really love.

If you’ve followed me for long, you know that I used to take these off full sized furniture too.  They just aren’t my favorite look.

To help make the sideboard look a bit more cottage-y, I ordered some cup pulls to use on the drawers instead.

OK, they are really teeny tiny and I struggled to get a good photo of them.  Just hang on for a minute and you’ll see them in place.

I first gave the piece a light sanding with some 220 grit sandpaper to smooth out some of the edges.  I’m finding that most of these unfinished dollhouse pieces have some rough spots.

Next I gave it two quick coats of Dixie Belle’s Gravel Road.

Once the paint was dry, I lightly sanded the edges to distress them.  Then I used some super glue to attach the new cup pulls.

I then mixed some of Dixie Belle’s brown wax with some of their Big Mama’s Butta to make the wax more spreadable and applied that as my top coat.  There are two ways I like to use the brown wax; I either add it after first applying a coat of clear wax, or I mix it with the Butta like I did here.  Otherwise brown wax over a chalk style paint can sometimes appear a bit heavy handed.

I do like the way the brown wax both deepens and warms up the color of the Gravel Road.

I cut some liners for the drawers with some Worn Wallpaper Scraps by Tim Holtz (purchased at Hobby Lobby).

For the most part I tried to keep this piece fairly simple.

You’ll understand why when you see it in place in the dollhouse dining room, and that post is coming up soon.

Now that I’ve worked with these pulls, I’m thinking about going back and changing out the hardware on some of my other pieces.  I may just have to order a few more of them.

Meanwhile, what do you think of the sideboard?  Leave a comment and let me know.

26 thoughts on “the sideboard.”

  2. I think it is amazing! The pulls look great! I’m so impressed with how you make “little” pieces look authentically aged. The setting is also wonderful! smiles, Alice

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    1. I didn’t make them, I purchased them from The Curated Farmhouse on etsy.com. You know it’s funny, I’ve already written the post that is coming on Friday where I show those in their final spot in the dining room, and share where I found them. It never occurred to me to share that info here as well. Duh!

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  9. I am loving this miniatures journey! I have a fifties metal dollhouse but am wanting to make the move to a wooden one that I can customize. I am on the edge of my seat awaiting the inside reveals of your refurbished dollhouse.

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  11. I love it! Who knew you could buy just drawer pulls for dollhouse furniture? Now I do. I suppose you can even find miniature things to put in those drawers, like teeny silverware. You are inspiring me to reclaim the old dollhouse that my husband made back in the 90’s, and redecorate it before the grandkids destroy it. Keep these posts coming!

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    1. I am learning more and more every day, including the fact that you can buy tiny drawer pulls! And yes, you can buy tiny silverware too. They even have that at Hobby Lobby. I hope I inspire you to reclaim that dollhouse. I’m having so much fun with mine 🙂

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  14. You are so good!! I love the side board and the pulls are perfect. I love the staging!! The Gulliver’s Travel book and the small pictures are the perfect backdrop for the side board! Well done❤️

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