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Doll house
Hello everyone.
I told you that I'm getting crafty (again) and would need some help. Well, here it goes. A year ago (give or take a few months) I redecorated my daughters room. She now has a pepto bismol pink room with pink flowers. Don't judge, she loves it! When she was younger I made her a barbie house. It was designed to work with her single bed. Now she has a bunk bed and the doll house doesn't really work in her current room. So, I'm building a new one. Her room is small, tiny really, hence the bunk bed (it's a one bed bunk, the bottom is clear, this way she has more room). I'm looking for something that will be big enough to play with but small enough to fit in her room. I have a few designs that I've found but I'd like a few more ideas. I'd love a house that folds up, hinged, that way she can close it and put it away when she's not using it. Here are some of the designs I've found so far; Any ideas, designs? Thanks. |
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The first one is fully furnished with store bought barbie furniture. I'd love to use some of the materials I used for the first but I put it together way too well. If I want to dismantle it, it will get wrecked. Here are a few pics. The top one is the way her room looks now. The bottom is the old room and a picture of the doll house. It's very simple, because that's what worked for her room and her age at the time. :) |
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Okay, after looking through pages and pages and pages and... OMG, my eyes hurt, of doll houses, Sydney has narrowed it down to these; I like the first one the best. Smaller then her current one, more compact, cute and it has stairs. Her main criteria is stairs. |
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 Originally Posted by Altenweg
Okay, after looking through pages and pages and pages and.....OMG, my eyes hurt, of doll houses, Sydney has narrowed it down to these;
I like the first one the best. Smaller then her current one, more compact, cute and it has stairs. Her main criteria is stairs. |
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Originally Posted by Cat1864
I love the way it's laid out though. Ya, I think it's the one. Now to buy the materials and get my lazy arse in gear. ;) |
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Originally Posted by Altenweg
Also, I'm going to make some new furniture.
Here are some pieces I've made in the past. The pictures aren't great, too much glare. The real pieces aren't this shiny or grainy. My fault, I'm not a photographer. |
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Originally Posted by Cat1864
I'll build the bones then we'll go shopping for flooring and paint, or wallpaper. :) Tell me again why I'm doing this? ;) |
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Originally Posted by Cat1864
I'm actually looking forward to it. She's going to help. She's going to glue, paint, lay flooring, put up wallpaper, help build furniture. She loves crafty things. It may take months to finish it, but I'm really exited. I'll take lots of pictures and post our progress as we go. :) |
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Originally Posted by Altenweg
So, get her all excited about the project, and enjoy every board, drop of paint, and nail. I'm sure it will turn out great. I am impressed by your other projects, and look forward to the new pictures. |
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What if you made each floor level interchageable with the others. She could put the bedroom on the top one day and the bottom the other day. You could connect them on the sides and this way she could have a new house every week. It might stir her imagination and this way she won't grow bored as fast with it. Maybe she'll become a designer. You knkow us women we're always thinking, how we would change our house. This way she could. Good Luck! |
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Hey alty I had a couple of doll houses when I was a kid. One of my favorite ones had a fold-out outdoor area. Maybe you can incorporate that into your doll house. It's kind of hard to explain, but the doll house had a hinge at the bottom edge with a board attached to it. You could fold the board up and close it and lock it in place kind of like a mailbox. The part that folded out was a backyard with a little in-ground swimming pool, grass, and a bench. Another cool thing was that the doll house had working lights. Each room had a sconce in it. There was one light switch that lit up all of the lights and it was battery powered. I don't know if you know anything about installing lighting, but it's a cool idea! Also, my mom once bought me cool doll house furniture from the dollar store maybe you can check there for some more. I always see doll house stuff at craft stores too. |
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