If you’ve followed me for long, you may know that do-overs seem to be a regular thing for me.

For example, this one was fun …

I had originally painted (and sold) that dresser in black and white.

I then purchased it back via Craigslist Marketplace and painted it in that lovely custom mix of Dixie Belle Silk Paint (check out all of the details here).

I also shared a metal box do-over on Monday.

But I will say that a miniature furniture do-over is so much easier than one on a full sized piece of furniture.

Back in November I painted up this Tate Modern Sideboard from The Modern Dollhouse in Dixie Belle’s Silk Paint in Everglades.

I did like how it turned out, but the color wasn’t really working in my dollhouse, so I decided to give it a different look.

I had a small Union Jack stencil in my stash, it was one of those freebies that you sometimes get when you order something larger online.  In this case it was a stencil from Maison de Stencils (I believe they have since gone out of business).

I’d only used it once, and that was to create a patch for one of the pillows on my patio dining set.

The stencil turned out to be the perfect size for the front of the credenza.

I started with sanding the credenza with one of the Dixie Belle Sanding Sponges.  These sponges are 220 grit and I’m finding that they are perfect for working with miniatures.

After wiping away the dust, I gave the piece a couple of coats of Dixie Belle’s Gravel Road on the top, back and sides, and then I painted the door/drawer fronts in their Drop Cloth.

I then applied the full stencil using a custom mix of Dixie Belle’s Dried Sage.

Once the Dried Sage was dry, I went back over just the triangle sections of the design with Gravel Road.

I then sanded very lightly to distress the edges.  I didn’t want to see any of that Everglades green poking through, so I used a very light hand and that 220 grit sanding sponge.  Next I applied clear wax over everything and then used a small brush to add some of the Dixie Dirt in Earth to add some dimension and age.

Finally, I did go back with the Dixie Belle Gold Gilding Wax to add some ‘feet’.

By the way, while I had that Gold wax out, I also gave a mirror a new look.

That is the mirror that was originally in the 2nd floor hallway of my dollhouse.  I thought I had taken a good ‘before’ photo of it, but this is the only one I could dig up.

It’s rather difficult to see, but it originally had a dark, shiny ‘mahogany’ sort of finish on the frame.

All I did was apply the Gilding Wax right over that finish using a q tip.  I did two coats to get a fairly opaque look.

I let it dry (or harden?) for a day or two, then I gave it a quick buff with an old t-shirt and hung it back on the wall in that same spot.

Although, of course, as I shared back in January, that hallway is now wallpapered in book pages.

As for the union jack credenza, I’ll be putting that in the attic rec room.  Be sure to stay tuned for the full reveal of that space coming soon.