Living in a small house, but wanting a dollhouse of my own, I came up with the idea of designing and making my own dollhouse that will sit on top of my bookshelf. With the help of my Dad, I got the wood at Home Depot and my Dad cut the wood for me. The worst part is gluing and nailing the wood together. How do carpenters get those nails in straight? Anyway, here is the bare bones of it.
Here is my photo bomber again, either checking out my work, or trying to get attention!
Here is my first interior choice, a tile floor. This type of flooring with different coloured tile would have only been in poshier homes in the 1920s, but since I've had this self adhesive tile for a couple of years, and it's not smart to go buy something plainer when I have a perfectly good kitchen floor already. We'll just assume the owner of this house was doing well financially when the house was being built. Oh, and I should have put the tiles in diagonally.
Starting the attic turned out to be a lot of fun. The popsicle sticks are stained, and the curved ends are cut off. Then, just laying and gluing them at staggered intervals.
Also in my stash is a piece of wood in a v shape that will be at the apex of the roof , and after it's stained, will make it look so much better than leaving it bare.
The third floor will be the 2 bedrooms. They both have polka dot wallpaper which is period accurate.
Happily, I had some edging already in my stash and once I figured out how to cut the edges, it went smoothly.The ceiling and wall edges look so much better. The hardwood floor should be a bit darker, but all my stain is too dark, so I just varnished them lightly and will just have to be happy with it, Besides, the lighter coloured walls look good with it.
The second floor will house the living room and bathroom. The light blue and white is quite delicate, but I like it. It's a good thing that I've been scrapbooking for years, and just had to look at my paper collection to find some great "wallpaper". The bathroom is yellow/amber and I quite like it.
The first floor will have the dining room and kitchen. The wallpaper for the dining room is a little weird, but close enough to 1920s style. I just don't know what to do with the floor yet. Decision making is the hardest part in making dollhouses. I don't know how interior designers do it all day, making those decisions!
here is an update of what I've done.
The roof is a nice grey shingle that was glued with weldbond, because I don't like hot glue. Hope it holds up.
Here's the rooms with the top molding glued in. 3rd floor.
2nd floor.
1st floor. The dining room is sporting a darker hardwood floor. Once the wall kitchen tiles are installed, the baseboards will be glued in.
Since my family is Dutch, putting in a dutch tile for the kitchen is a no-brainer! Using my silhouette cameo software, I made a pdf file of these cute blue windmill tiles above plain white tiles. After printing them I am trying to Mod Podge them to make them look more like tiles. The copy paper has wrinkled a little, but maybe it will still work out, otherwise back to the drawing board!
Let's start dressing this dollhouse! One of my fav pieces is this sink from Aliexpress.com When placed in the kitchen, it does cover up my windmill tile, but I could always change the tile, and place a row along the top.
This stove is just a stand in for now, it is a little old for the 20's, although it well could be in kitchens at the time. Some people hang onto their appliances until they need a new one, and then they upgrade.
This lovely kitchen hutch holds the blue delft china.
Here it is in place. The kitchen may get a small table so I can put a baking or cooking scene on it.
Here is a beautiful Hutch for the dining room.
Possible furniture for the dining room. I also have a white plain dining set. Will have to do some more research to see which is more appropriate.
White ice box for the kitchen.
Bathroom ceramic set looks nice in the room, but has to be washed. Also, a mirror has to be added.
I found this hamper online that reminds me of my grandmother's hamper (hers was brown)
Sitting room has a sewing machine.
The piano is gorgeous.
Fancy chair and comfy chair don't really look good together, they will be replaced when I find something more suitable. The corner shelf I've had since I was a little girl.
The fireplace was found at Value Village and batteries can be inserted so the fireplace glows! Beside it is a wood holder like my grandparents. Next spring I will go out and trim some tiny birch twigs to replace the dark wood.
This beautiful dresser with mirror I got online.
Bed with a bedspread from a child's dollhouse bed.
This writing desk is just a placeholder until I get a nice bedside table and lamp.
Bedspread on this bed is a crocheted doily that my Grandmother made.
The rug is a gorgeous handmade rug I got at a miniaturists retreat silent auction. It is one of my most prized pieces.
This piece is a little too big for this room, and a little too fancy, but I will hopefully get a bedside table and lamp for this room.
The attic is still pretty bare, but I can easily fill it with broken furniture and toys. Maybe a trunk with vintage dresses?
Well this is what I have so far. Stuff to do yet: Pictures and mirrors on the walls,
Add toys and books
Bathroom curtain installation
Clothes in dressers
Researching 1920' s accessories for the home
Here is my photo bomber again, either checking out my work, or trying to get attention!
Here is my first interior choice, a tile floor. This type of flooring with different coloured tile would have only been in poshier homes in the 1920s, but since I've had this self adhesive tile for a couple of years, and it's not smart to go buy something plainer when I have a perfectly good kitchen floor already. We'll just assume the owner of this house was doing well financially when the house was being built. Oh, and I should have put the tiles in diagonally.
Starting the attic turned out to be a lot of fun. The popsicle sticks are stained, and the curved ends are cut off. Then, just laying and gluing them at staggered intervals.
Also in my stash is a piece of wood in a v shape that will be at the apex of the roof , and after it's stained, will make it look so much better than leaving it bare.
The third floor will be the 2 bedrooms. They both have polka dot wallpaper which is period accurate.
Happily, I had some edging already in my stash and once I figured out how to cut the edges, it went smoothly.The ceiling and wall edges look so much better. The hardwood floor should be a bit darker, but all my stain is too dark, so I just varnished them lightly and will just have to be happy with it, Besides, the lighter coloured walls look good with it.
The second floor will house the living room and bathroom. The light blue and white is quite delicate, but I like it. It's a good thing that I've been scrapbooking for years, and just had to look at my paper collection to find some great "wallpaper". The bathroom is yellow/amber and I quite like it.
The first floor will have the dining room and kitchen. The wallpaper for the dining room is a little weird, but close enough to 1920s style. I just don't know what to do with the floor yet. Decision making is the hardest part in making dollhouses. I don't know how interior designers do it all day, making those decisions!
here is an update of what I've done.
The roof is a nice grey shingle that was glued with weldbond, because I don't like hot glue. Hope it holds up.
Here's the rooms with the top molding glued in. 3rd floor.
2nd floor.
1st floor. The dining room is sporting a darker hardwood floor. Once the wall kitchen tiles are installed, the baseboards will be glued in.
Since my family is Dutch, putting in a dutch tile for the kitchen is a no-brainer! Using my silhouette cameo software, I made a pdf file of these cute blue windmill tiles above plain white tiles. After printing them I am trying to Mod Podge them to make them look more like tiles. The copy paper has wrinkled a little, but maybe it will still work out, otherwise back to the drawing board!
Let's start dressing this dollhouse! One of my fav pieces is this sink from Aliexpress.com When placed in the kitchen, it does cover up my windmill tile, but I could always change the tile, and place a row along the top.
This stove is just a stand in for now, it is a little old for the 20's, although it well could be in kitchens at the time. Some people hang onto their appliances until they need a new one, and then they upgrade.
This lovely kitchen hutch holds the blue delft china.
Here it is in place. The kitchen may get a small table so I can put a baking or cooking scene on it.
Here is a beautiful Hutch for the dining room.
Possible furniture for the dining room. I also have a white plain dining set. Will have to do some more research to see which is more appropriate.
White ice box for the kitchen.
Bathroom ceramic set looks nice in the room, but has to be washed. Also, a mirror has to be added.
I found this hamper online that reminds me of my grandmother's hamper (hers was brown)
Sitting room has a sewing machine.
The piano is gorgeous.
Fancy chair and comfy chair don't really look good together, they will be replaced when I find something more suitable. The corner shelf I've had since I was a little girl.
The fireplace was found at Value Village and batteries can be inserted so the fireplace glows! Beside it is a wood holder like my grandparents. Next spring I will go out and trim some tiny birch twigs to replace the dark wood.
This beautiful dresser with mirror I got online.
Bed with a bedspread from a child's dollhouse bed.
This writing desk is just a placeholder until I get a nice bedside table and lamp.
Bedspread on this bed is a crocheted doily that my Grandmother made.
The rug is a gorgeous handmade rug I got at a miniaturists retreat silent auction. It is one of my most prized pieces.
This piece is a little too big for this room, and a little too fancy, but I will hopefully get a bedside table and lamp for this room.
The attic is still pretty bare, but I can easily fill it with broken furniture and toys. Maybe a trunk with vintage dresses?
Well this is what I have so far. Stuff to do yet: Pictures and mirrors on the walls,
Add toys and books
Bathroom curtain installation
Clothes in dressers
Researching 1920' s accessories for the home
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