For Christmas we decided that we would create a dress-up centre for her. As in kindergarten where there are many different "centres" to play, we thought having an area specifically for all of our costumes and accessories would be great and that Jean would LOVE it. The hunt was on for a cupboard and after a few weeks I found the most perfect thing!
It needed some tender loving care and a good coat of paint. It already had two large mirrors and a curtain rod inside and I added a few baskets to hold accessories.
I wanted to have a pretty colour that would go well in our playroom and something bright. I used BeautyTone Alkyd Rustcoat in a robin's-egg blue. No primer was needed, went on really well but was a bit smelly. I wanted it to be durable because we hoped it would be well-used and it is!
All done and filled up! We left it empty for Christmas morning and left a note on it for Jean but we knew it wasn't going to be the most exciting part of the day. All she wanted to do was open presents but on Boxing Day we worked together to put her dress-up things inside and she loves it. It looks pretty in the playroom, is very useful to keep all her things in one place and there is a bit of magic to it...more than once we have found little people hiding inside. Who knew it would become a magical wardrobe as well?
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