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Home » Crafts » American Girl Idea to Make a Portable Closet

American Girl Idea to Make a Portable Closet

March 13, 2017 by KC Coake 14 Comments

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Guess what? I’ve got a fun new American Girl Idea for you today! It is to make a DIY portable closet for your doll clothes and accessories and it is total cuteness!

Cuteness! This is such a cute DIY American Girl idea to make a portable clothes closet. Perfect to hold all the American Girl Doll stuff and accessories.

So almost 2 years ago now at a blogger conference, Ryobi tools had a booth. They let us come in and play with the power tools. At that time, I made this cute little box. That little box sat in my pile of things I wanted to do something with for almost 2 years. About 6 months ago, I finally figured out what I wanted to make with it. It was inspired by this cute idea. Recently, I finally got the project done and my daughter and I couldn’t be happier with the end result. 

Cuteness! This is such a cute DIY American Girl idea to make a portable clothes closet. Perfect to hold all the American Girl Doll stuff and accessories.

Unfortunately, I don’t have specific pictures for the pattern for you since Ryobi had some stuff done for us. I can give you dimensions and I think it would be pretty easy to pull off, but if you prefer something more concrete, the idea that inspired mine does have some great directions for something similar.

The sides are cut from 1 x 4 and are 14″ high. They are the width of the 1×4 for the bottom 4″ and then I cut them at an angle on both sides so that the sides are only 1 1/2 inches at the top. I used a jig saw to make those cuts. About 3/4″ down from the top of the sides and centered, you will need to drill holes for your dowel rod. Use wood glue to secure the dowel rod. Mine is a 1/2″ dowel rod and it is 7 1/2″ long with 1/4″ inserted and glued into the sides so that only 7″ of the dowel rod is showing.

Cuteness! This is such a cute DIY American Girl idea to make a portable clothes closet. Perfect to hold all the American Girl Doll stuff and accessories.

For the bottom, you will need 6 pieces cut the same. They are 8 1/2″ long. The wood measures 1 3/4″ wide and 1/4″ thick. Use nails or a nail gun to attach starting at the bottom and working up the sides.

Once your piece is assembled, give it a good sanding and make sure everything is smooth. Paint is the next step.

Start with a coat of primer to make your final colors go on well.

Cuteness! This is such a cute DIY American Girl idea to make a portable clothes closet. Perfect to hold all the American Girl Doll stuff and accessories.

For my box, I used some of the same colors I used when I made the Amerian Girl Doll Bunk Beds. They go with my youngest daughter’s new room. Since she is the primary person who still plays with dolls, this will be for her.

Cuteness! This is such a cute DIY American Girl idea to make a portable clothes closet. Perfect to hold all the American Girl Doll stuff and accessories.

I decided to go with some color blocking and add a few random polka dots for fun. You will just need a few hangers for your doll clothes (affiliate link) and you are good to go.

Cuteness! This is such a cute DIY American Girl idea to make a portable clothes closet. Perfect to hold all the American Girl Doll stuff and accessories.

It turned out so cute! Maryellen, who is my doll, was kind of hoping it was for her, but she understood when I gave it to Pumpkin. 🙂

Cuteness! This is such a cute DIY American Girl idea to make a portable clothes closet. Perfect to hold all the American Girl Doll stuff and accessories.

The great thing about a fun American Girl idea like this is that it holds shoes and accessories in the bottom. So cute nad so perfect for additional storage or storage on the go during play.

Cuteness! This is such a cute DIY American Girl idea to make a portable clothes closet. Perfect to hold all the American Girl Doll stuff and accessories.

I mean! So cute!

Cuteness! This is such a cute DIY American Girl idea to make a portable clothes closet. Perfect to hold all the American Girl Doll stuff and accessories.

The little portable closet looks so cute in Pumpkin’s room. She moved her Beanie Boo house to another location in her room and put back her area for dolls. She likes to move things around….I know exactly where she gets that from. 😀

Cuteness! This is such a cute DIY American Girl idea to make a portable clothes closet. Perfect to hold all the American Girl Doll stuff and accessories.

This adorable portable closet is so cute and a fairly easy DIY American Girl idea if you have the right tools. If not, you can use the other idea I linked to at the top of this post. I’m pretty sure it only requires a hammer.

Have fun and Happy doll play!

If you want even more fun American Girl ideas, I’ve got the best Pinterest board for you! Follow along for tons of great ideas.

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  1. Cherri Reeley says

    March 13, 2017 at 4:45 pm

    May I ask where I could find the type of hangers you use for the doll clothes? Thanks, Cherri

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    • KC Coake says

      March 17, 2017 at 2:02 pm

      Sure! They are from American Girl. Here is a link: https://www.americangirl.com/shop/doll-care-storage/set-of-12-hangers-g0415

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  2. Bonnie says

    March 27, 2017 at 5:02 pm

    My niece just got one of these dolls and this is a super cute idea to help with the clothes. Now just to find a cute box like this one. I am visiting today from The Creative Corner linkup.

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    • KC Coake says

      March 29, 2017 at 11:43 am

      Thanks! The dolls are so fun. So many ideas!

      Reply
  3. Amanda @ The Kolb Corner says

    March 30, 2017 at 1:16 pm

    How sweet! I bet any American Girl fan would LOVE to have one of these. Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!

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    • KC Coake says

      March 31, 2017 at 11:18 am

      Thanks!

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  4. Linda says

    March 30, 2017 at 4:10 pm

    Aren’t you clever and so creative. Any American girl would love this lovely closet. Thanks for sharing your creative talents at DI&DI.

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    • KC Coake says

      March 31, 2017 at 11:19 am

      Thank you!

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  5. Marilyn Lesniak says

    April 1, 2017 at 10:51 am

    Thank you so much for linking at #overthemoon! I look forward to seeing what you share every week. Please come back for #WonderfulWednesday or #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Enjoy your week ahead.

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    • KC Coake says

      April 3, 2017 at 10:57 am

      Thanks so much! That is so sweet of you to say.

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      • Marilyn Lesniak says

        April 3, 2017 at 11:35 am

        I mean it. That is the whole reason I blog!

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        • KC Coake says

          April 4, 2017 at 3:15 pm

          🙂

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  6. Theresa @DearCreatives says

    April 4, 2017 at 12:55 pm

    My grand daughter would love this! Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Pinned & sharing.

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    • KC Coake says

      April 4, 2017 at 3:18 pm

      Thanks! I bet she would have fun with it!

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