Like I mentioned in my introductory post, I furnished the entire dollhouse with things I found around my own house. Junk, recyclables, scraps and other random pieces. Here are the details.
The bedroom came together the easiest out of all the rooms. The bed started with a wooden crate (from a set of Melissa & Doug play food) that I painted, then filled with bedding made from fabric and batting scraps. I sewed a couple of mini pillows too.
The lamp base was previously a ceiling fan pull. The shade is a spool from a roll of scotch tape. The end table is a block from an (incomplete) wooden brainteaser puzzle. The chair rail is a length of a mini measuring tape that wouldn’t wind back up. And, as in the rest of the house, the rug is a FLOR carpet sample.
The sea lion art pieces are playing cards mounted on thin cardboard and hot glued to the wall. The other rainbow piece is a used paper paint pallette from a kids paint book that I saved because I loved the way the colors bled and bloomed.
Before photos >>
Part 1: Whole house after photos >>
Part 2: Living Room / Dining Room >>
Part 3: Kitchen >>
Part 4: Landing / Sitting Room >>
Part 5: Bedroom >>
Part 6: Bathroom >>
I love this house and how you did everything by yourself. You are very creative.
Thanks!
Your a inspiration!
Glad you liked it!
yes your house helped me alot and i love it
Awesome! Thank you!
Way cool! you must have had sooo much fun. I hope your daughter thinks you are the Best mom ever! 🙂
Ha ha, thanks! I hope so too!
I just looked at your little doll house for your daughter. And I’m impressed with the repurposing of found items. I also like how the colors flow in each room…and the POP Art feel you given in them.
The tiny tape measure in the bedroom…and the polkadot wall…is JUST TOO CUTE!
I’ve recently started re-making a couple of old doll houses I bought and am doing them for my 2 grand daughers…but it is FAST BECOMING A HOBBY!
I love doing it.
Glad you liked it! Hope you can pick up some ideas for your granddaughters’ houses!
I love it! It reminds me of the movie the borrower’s 🙂 looks like it could be the house of one for sure! Awesome creativity
Thank you!
Erin, I have an old dollhouse from my daughter (born in ’74 ) and she has a precious little boy now that I would love to ‘renovate’ the house to a gender-neutral home for him to play in. Your furniture and creativity are awesome. I am looking at all you have done. Did you say what the size of the doll house is/was? I am looking for proportionate appropriate furniture – am thinking what I have stored (the house is about 3′ l x 2’h x 15’d? Not sure without measuring, but what you are describing sounds so do-able.
Thank you
Hi Denise, I have not measured my dollhouse, but the dimensions you listed sound about right. I think the rooms might be 8-10″ high. Good luck!