Trash To Treasure: Modern Dollhouse Build

I built a dollhouse in like, 30 minutes.  I know, it doesn't have a lot of wall space, that is why I'm calling it modern.

It was mostly free though.  I used scrap wood from a broken desk and wood blocks that I bought at a yard sale last year.  A little bit of wood glue and Voila!

Now, here is where all you come in.  What color do I paint it?  I was thinking white?  Or...

Miniature Kitchen Scene

miniature kitchen display

I don't currently have a mini kitchen set but I have been playing with some ideas for a DIY set.  Above is me playing around with some of those ideas.

above view miniature kitchen

I made the little cabinet and plates inside the cabinet using the pull tops from my creamer bottles.

diy dollhouse miniatures

I don't have many of the proper tools for miniature making but I make do.

mini kitchen display

Now I just need to figure out a stove, sink and fridge.

Playing with Minis

 So I was digging around some of my craft stuff, looking for some mini ideas and came up with these.
Items include a ring box, wood block, round scrap wood piece painted black, a tiny candle holder (have a bag full of them from a thrift store) golf tees, party favor cups from the Dollar Tree and a diy Christmas ornament I got a couple years back on sale for 50 cents.

I made a side table, a butcher block, some modern chairs and a foot stool.  I plan on fixing them up with a little more detail later.  What do you think?

Lady's Roombox

Shortly after the nursery was finished, I started the next roombox. 

Drawer roombox

miniature accessories

 So I started by gathering everything that I might want in the room, using only what I had and not making any new purchases.

miniature bedroom

 I'm pretty proud of the way it came together.

 I found the picture of flowers online and printed it to size.

 What do you think?

Miniature Nursery

The nursery is finished!  I call it, "My littlest angel nursery."

diy miniature crib

This was my first attempt at making my own crib.

 

miniature gift basket

 I also made the gift basket and a few of the other accessories.

Hope you enjoy!

Next Project...

Before I go into my next project, I have a question for you all.  What do you do with previous projects?  Do you sell them, give them away, keep them to work on later or keep them just to admire your work?

I have many projects that I've started and still need to finish.  I promised myself I would start any new projects until those were finished but I just can't help myself.  I have two more dollhouses just starring blankly at me and I wanna play with them.  The ideas have been going wild in my head.  So I gave in.

Let me introduce you to my next project:

As you can see its had a head start on me.  I can't wait to get started on it!

Before and After

 The attic room...

...became the bathroom.

 The room next to the bathroom...

...became the girl's room.

 The room with the balcony...

...became the sitting room.

 The middle bedroom...

...got a makeover.

 As did the livingroom...

 

And of course, the kitchen...

The outside of the house got a new paint job and some landscaping...

Before and after of the interior....

I'm so glad its finally done.  Now on to the next project....hmm, I wonder what that will be...

Dollhouse Front Yard is Finished!

 The outside got a new coat of paint.

 I used paper grass and some small rocks from my driveway.

The flowers are beads from the $1 shop.
Some of the greenery is fish tank plants.

diy miniature birdbath

 The bird bath is a plastic angel Xmas ornament with a basin I had, all painted to look like one stone piece.

 The stone urns on the sides of the house were gold plastic trophies I picked up at the Dollar Tree a while back.

 I hid a little rabbit under this plant.

I added a porch light to finish it off.  What do you think?

Don't forget to click the images for larger views.

Miniature Bathroom Finished!

 I made the tub and shower curtain which was a new experience for me.

 I made the table out of some spare pieces I had and the bottles.

 The bathroom was a very small space to work with, but I'm proud of how it came out.

 I'm most proud of the soap dish I made by the mirror.  I only wish I had gotten a better picture of it.  It was a piece of card cut in a circle with a shell glued to it and then all painted silver.  I found a bead shaped just like a bar of soap.