Having accidentally fallen into the world of doll's houses when buying a present for her new baby, self-confessed interiors nerd Lucy Clayton found herself thoroughly hooked. Here she recounts her family's journey through their first (but not last) miniature design project, complete with architectural advice from Ben Pentreath, roof repairs by a real builder, and pints of champagne on the dining table
A two storey shop.
Find out how to make your own DIY dollhouse for Barbie and Blythe dolls in 1:6 scale. Easy DIY dollhouse ideas for beginners.
DIY Barbie House! This is the dollhouse I made for my daughter. It had to be slim to fit in her room. I used all 1x10 shelving boar...
If you love paper printables and modern design, then Mr. Printables needs to be on your bookmark list!
Finally, my first post of 2018! Are you ready for an awesome year? My first freestyle project this year(not commissioned) will be Maison Francaise. This will be my signature type of French style town house. With a plaster exterior, whites and greys throughout. Just like my previous house Under Paris Roofs. I had a lot of requests to make this one again. So here goes. I start off by using 2 sheets of hardboard. I use hardboard because it's nice and straight, no warping! I bought a ready made door and stairs. I cut out my design with a scroll saw. I use the one below. It's not perfect. There are things that are annoying about it. Like the tightening knob to hold the foot in place keeps undoing. And the blade is hard to change. But it is a very affordable saw. And it does the work. Attach the structure together with hot glue. I found the ultimate hot glue gun! It's by Surebonder. You can get it at Hobby Lobby. It is incredible. I was looking for a new gun when I stumbled on this one. It was new. I hot glued Christmas lights around my real doorway(on steel and on bricks). The lights withstood everything! After Christmas, I had a very hard time getting them off the house. Lesson learned! Use tiny bit on real house... But to put your dollhouse together forever- this glue gun works! I use hot glue sticks from Joann's. But any will do. By the way, I don't get paid by any stores or brands. All the materials you see are purchased by me. There's no fake reviews. I try to let you know what works best or what I find out there that can work for minis. And if you are on the fence about building a dollhouse this year- just go for it! You will love being able to make your vision come to life. Start with a small kit. Like the Primrose. Just to learn the scale and how things are put together. Then you'll be ready to jump in with both feet! And remember there are no rules. Whatever you decide to do and however you do it is the right way! big hugs and the best year ever to all,
Milled and grooved exterior walls. This is for Leonora and her granddaughter. Special Edition Vermont Farmhouse Jr Dollhouse By Laneybuga...
Build your own dollhouse for the kids using a $39 tree house from Kmart. This nifty hack is a popular one amongst Kmart lovers in Australia. These savvy DIYers have managed to turn the simple wooden toy into something extraordinary for their kids to play with.
Take one pretty pink dolls house and make it ready for Halloween. That was the challenge the very talented Tracy Lynn had this Halloween and what a success she made of it! You will be blown away by this amazing haunted dolls house transformation. Tracy has shared with us
Welcome to the Mini Adventures Co. blog! I plan to use this blog to share easy tutorials with you so you can create your own mini adventures. Since this is the very first post, it seemed fitting to share my story of how I got started with miniatures and how you can start your own dollhouse. This is the very first dollhouse I ever worked on, and it's amazing how far I've already come in my miniature making. I purchased this Melissa and Doug dollhouse for my daughter Lucy a couple years ago for Ch
These teeny amigurumi dolls will make perfect playmates for your child. And they live inside a house that doubles as a necklace!
Growing up I dreamed of the day my parents would buy me a doll house. It never happened so here is my DIY modern dollhouse
Explore three dark green exterior house color ideas for a nature-inspired home. From pairing dark green with wooden accents, stone elements, or white trim, discover various ways to create a harmonious and cohesive look that blends well with the natural surroundings.
I have not had a computer this week and, shortly after I have uploaded this, I will not have a computer / internet connection until Wednesday, 6th March. Everyone who has been leaving me comments a…
How To Build A Dollhouse | Young House Love
Today we have an original free printable paper dolls template so that you can design your own paper dolls set. This printable paper dolls set is perfect
These IKEA Hacks the Kids Will Love are going to transform any room they are in! Great Ideas for Organization, Home Decor and Play Time!!!
A handmade dollhouse is the perfect gift. This easy DIY dollhouse is large enough to fit 11" dolls with plenty of room for furniture & decor.
Here are some printable wooden laminate doll house floors for you... after printing them you can do one of two things: 1. Print, cover with clear vinyl laminate (like Contact Paper), trim, and glue to your floor. 2. Print, spray several coats of clear acrylic sealer, trim, and glue to your floor.
Making a dollhouse is much like building a conventional house – it takes time and patience. There are a lot of pieces, but they are not complicated to cut and assemble.
Measuring the placement of the house on the board 26th May - 23rd June 23rd 2013 Almost a month ago, I began work on the pavement. The first thing I had to do was to purchase a board which would be big enough as a base for the house along with the front sections which open. I ended up purchasing some plywood that measured appx 60cm x 90cm. My idea was to leave a little room to the right of the kitchen so I could build an external area where outside work in food prep and storage would be. The back of the house needed a small space as well as my plan there is to make a small garbage container where I will hide the batteries that will power the LEDs in the house. I then purchased a table at Ikea which could hold the whole thing. I will screw the pavement base to the Ikea table in the eventual case that I decide to move the house or change the actual set up. I 'll just use wood screws on the sides so I do not foresee any issues there. Using stepping stone template to trace out on the board. Still working out the placement of stones. The next part was to decide what kind of pavement I was going to do. I had thought about stenciling and painting stones but really didn’t like the lack of three dimensionality. I then thought about papering and doctoring up the paper with some dimensional decor but I realized that wouldn’t work because I had two sliding areas in front. The pavement had to be rather smooth and without much hinderance so the front room door would open without difficulty. So, I decided on a method which I had found on the blog MitchyMoo. Flagstone pattern I used. I made an mirror image of it and used both for as stencils. I am using my Black & Decker type dremel tool and I carved out all the stones after stenciling them in. Round headed tip for carving in between the stones. Needless to say, it has been a very long process. Mostly because my wrist and hands couldn’t take the vibration and stress of keeping the lines within certain areas. I have sanded down the surface and any irregularities will be hidden anyway since I will be painting over the spaces in between the stones and covering them in moss like material. In any case, as of today, the carving is done and I can now proceed with the painting, varnishing and grass decoration. Hopefully, that will not take a month although I have a bit to do at work and my health issues have been acting up the last few days. Still, I’m pleased I’ve come this far.
A DIYer builds her skills—and an online following—filling her family’s 18th-century saltbox with handmade charm
JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content.
this post is in partnership with ace hardware so excited to finally share arlo’s outdoor playhouse with you guys! i wasn’t actually 100% set on having a playhouse, but i wanted to have …
