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Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Blu-Ray is out of the vault, which in my home, meant it was time to indulge in Disney Princess mania! More princess costumes, more princess babies, more princess fashion dolls. It’s a princess explosion in my daughter’s room! Here are a few of her new favorites: Tiana costume, Baby Snow White, and Sparkling Princess Sleeping Beauty.
We had no place to store all of her new Disney Princess items, but then I came up with the perfect storage solution, this DIY Closet for Princess Costumes. Lydia used to have all her costumes shoved into bins, so this allows her to see all of them better so she can select just the right one for her pretend play activities. And who doesn’t love an upcycled DIY project? If your house has limited wardrobe space, closet designers can come up with storage solutions that you may not have thought about.
Materials:
- Gently-used bookcase or chest of drawers
- Semi-gloss paint in your choice of colors
- Paintbrush and/or roller
- Sand paper
- Tension rod
- Mirror
- Liquid nail
- Baskets/bins
- Hangers
- Decals, hooks, and anything else to dress it up
Directions:
Begin by finding the perfect used bookcase or chest of drawers. I visited my local thrift store and found this bookcase for just $20 (and made a donation to a great cause). It’s about 48″ x “24” x 12″. This size can hold at least a dozen costumes and two baskets at the bottom for storing shoes, purses, and other princess accessories.
We removed the backing so the closet can be accessed from both sides.
Then we removed all of the shelves and sanded down the bookcase to prepare it for paint.
We painted the entire bookcase and one shelf. The kids had fun helping us!
After the bookcase and shelf were painted (it took about 3 coats of paint to get good coverage), we added a shelf back in toward the bottom. This divides the bins below and the area to hang the costumes. It also provides stability to the structure.
We placed the tension rod, centered toward the top, so we could hang all of her beautiful Disney costumes.
Lydia wanted to decorate the side of her Princess Closet. We began by gluing a fun shaped mirror surrounded by jewels using liquid nails.
Next, we added Disney Princess decals and hooks to hang necklaces beneath the mirror. We allowed everything to dry before turning the closet upright.
We placed the bins below the shelf and filled one with princess shoes and the other with purses and other accessories.
Mirror, mirror on the closet… Who’s the fairest of them all? Okay, so it doesn’t rhyme, but she is the most beautiful girl I know and she loves her new Princess Costume Closet!
Below the mirror, you can see the hooks with her favorite necklaces and the Disney Princess decals.
Here it is from the front! How amazing is our DIY Princess Costume Closet? And imagine this — Lydia actually asked to help organize all of her accessories and costumes. How awesome is that?!
I love to see the before and after of this project. I think it’s a pretty incredible transformation! What little girl wouldn’t love a closetful of all her favorite dresses?
Looking for all of your favorite Disney Princesses? Does your little one like Ariel, Rapunzel, Tiana, Cinderella, Aurora, or the many other princesses? You can find them all at Walmart. While you’re there, pick up a copy of Sleeping Beauty, now available on Blu-Ray.
And take Daddy along, too. Daddies love shopping with their little princesses.
Awesome! What a great way to use old household items to create something fun for the little ones!
Adorable! We’re making my daughter a dress rack for her birthday in December. AND we have a bookcase we don’t need anymore. Win-win!
Thanks! It was so much fun to make, and I know she will love it for years to come.
This is awesome! I will have to start looking for a used bookcase. I love the way that your daughter was helping!
Thanks! She loves to help with any crafts/projects we do.
So cute
I really need to head to my local thrift store for a bookshelf. This is absolutely PERFECT for Madilyn. We have all of her dress up things hanging in her closet where she can’t reach them, so it makes things a little frustrating when I’m trying to work or make dinner and she wants a new costume. I love that Lydia wanted to help. She really is beautiful – those lips! I die! #client
This DIY closet is an excellent idea. I have a similar book cake just taking up space in my basement, perhaps it’s time to do something with it! Great job!
Aww. That’s adorable. Any girl would be lucky to have something like this.
What a cute closet fit for any little princess! I would love to make one customized to my little prince! I’m sure he would love to fill it with all his super hero costumes…lol
What a great project! It came out so pretty,and I love that you got your daughter involved in it.
That is TOO cute! This is every little girl’s dream. I love it.
My daughter had so msny different princess dresses when she was little we sure could have used one of these. This is such a great idea. Looks simple enough to do.
What a cute little princess you have! What a creative way to turn a shelf into the perfect princess closet! Looks like every girl’s dream!
Her royal highness looks like she loved her new closet. That such a cute DIY project. I love it!
I honestly think that dressup closet is brilliant! I am going garage sale hunting to find an older book case so I can make one for my daughter too! I just love it!
What a creative DIY makeover! I love this because it turns an eyesore into a lovely little girl’s play area. She looks like she loved it!
The before and after pics couldn’t be more different. I love that your little Princess helped with the project, as all good little Princesses should. Great job!
This is great storage solution. Great for so many uses. I wish i had of thought of this when my kids were little.
That turned out really cute. My daughter has so many princess outfits and dress up that I had to make her a dress up rack as well.
Okay, that has to be the cutest thing ever. I love how you added the extras on the outside… so cute
This is such a cute idea for a child that likes to dress up like a princess. My boys are not much into princesses but I could flip this idea and make them a nice closet for some of their cowboys and cops dress up clothes. Thanks for sharing.
That is so, so cute! She looks thrilled to see herself in the mirror in all of her beautiful costumes!
This is so great. You guys did an amazing job. I love the baby Snow White.
How cute! I love the mirror and necklace holders you added to the sides!
AAww… could that be any cuter? I love how happy she looks helping!!
Ok I totally want a princess closet now too!! SO CUTE!! It’s the mirror that had me all in!
My daughter has SO many costume dresses! This would be a great idea for her! BTW Your daughter is adorable!
That turned out really cute. My daughter has so many princess outfits and dress up that I had to make her a dress up rack as well.
So super cute! I just love dress up clothes. My niece keeps her’s in a big suitcase.
First, your daughter is beautiful. Second, I’ve been looking to make one so this tutorial is super! Thanks!
I hope this goes viral because it should!
Thanks, Alicia. It was so much fun to create. I certainly wouldn’t mind if it got a little attention 😉