Dollhouse Makeover
I purchased a plain wooden dollhouse from Kmart (in Australia), I loved the style and look of it but it lacked colour so I decided to give it a Makeover.
I started by staining all the wood trim & detail. I like to experiment with colours so I made my own stain by adding a drop of oil based black and red enamel paint to clear varnish.
To give the deck some character, I used a blade and ruler to carve lines into the wood. Once I applied the stain, the lines appeared darker giving it that “decking” look.
I painted all the window frames using the shade “Norway Spruce” by British Paints.
For the roof I made tiles using 1.5mm balsa wood that I cut into small strips.
I glued them onto the roof using Selleys Liquid nail (as I had heaps of it left from a previous project), I started from the bottom and worked my way up, cutting them to size as needed.
I later painted the roof in the shade “Safari Suit” by Taubmans.
I made the planter boxes by cutting pieces of the balsa wood to size and glueing together using the liquid nail. I then sanded & painted them to match the window seals and glued them on.
I cut up a bunch of artificial flowers I purchased from Bunnings and then glued them into the planter boxes.
I cut up some thin strips of balsa wood and glued to the front door to add some detail. I then varnished the door using clear varnish, and painted a house number on the door using a toothpick and silver enamel paint.
Lastly I made a little door mat from some scrap jute fabric I had.
I love the end result. With just a few little extra details the dollhouse looks beautiful now. ❤️
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Wow!! Beautiful job!!
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Doll houses just come with basics. You did a wonderful job.
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