Stenciled Solid Oak Jewelry Box Or Remote Holder

DIY Furniture Flip: Refinished Solid Maple Dresser in Classic White

In this tutorial, I’m sharing how I completely transformed a solid maple, Canadian-made dresser into a fresh, modern piece that’s both timeless and functional. Originally a tired chest of drawers, this sturdy maple beauty got a full makeover — from sanding and priming to a crisp classic white finish and new stainless steel bar and knob hardware . The result? A clean, elegant dresser with five easy-glide drawers that looks right at home in any bedroom, guest room, or entryway. Follow along to see each step of the refinishing process and how a little paint and hardware can give solid wood furniture a brand-new life.

Jewelry boxes make the perfect storage boxes for remotes, keys, memory tickets and so much more.

This solid oak jewelry box was missing its removable shelf but that will not stop it from having a functional future.

The lined open area is the perfect storage spot for so many things.

Step 1 - remove the hardware and clean well.

Now to paint! I chose House & Canvas paint in angora white for this and a super sweet dough bowl.

Both projects were painted two coats of this beautiful warm white color.

When dry, the edges were lightly sanded to distress back to reveal the original wood finish.

The top needed something to jazz it up. This quadrefoil stencil from Dixie Belle Paint was perfect paired with Fusion Mineral Paint vintage gold metallic paint chosen to go with the hardware.