Constuction Continues

The progress on the house for the girls has been slow. Why does life always have to get in the way of fun?  The bathroom is unchanged since my last post, but I have worked on the kitchen and there is now a second story!

Let's start in the kitchen. I did decide to use scrapbook paper for the walls. I used a solid and a print and divided them with a strip of black card stock.

 

The flooring is 1/12th scale flooring. It works as small tile, whereas it would be larger in a traditional dollhouse. It is glossy plastic, so it looks quite authentic.

I have also added some furniture. The table and chairs are from the Gloria Dining Room set. The chair seats were of course bubble gum pink! 

I knew the girls would never put up with that so I had to figure out how to make them match the divas' decor. I could have painted them, but I thought that I would try upholstering them. The seats popped off so I simply wrapped them in a square of fabric and glued it to the underside.

To complete the look, I glued Bunka, Japanese embroidery thread, around the edge to look like piping.

 

The glue was still wet in that pic, but it dried clear.

 

I am happy with the way the kitchen looks, but more importantly, the girls love it! There may be more items added in the future, but at least they have a place to eat.

As promised, I wanted to give a quick explanation of the construction of each room (floor). I use a full sheet of foam core for both the floor and ceiling. I cut one sheet in half and use it for the side walls and for a divider if it will be used as 2 rooms. The back wall is the width of the sheet and 18" in height.

I use Tacky Glue to put it together and use T pins to hold it together until it dries.

After making the mistake on the first floor of putting the entire box together and then trying to wallpaper, on the second floor, I put everything together without the ceiling and then did the wall paper and flooring.

The second box is Rebecca's room, although I will probably actually make that the 3rd floor and put the living room as the second floor.

I was going to make her room pink and as you may recall, I had started making things for it. Well, that was until I found some really cute fabric and Joanns and changed the whole color scheme. I used the fabric to make a day bed. I found the idea on-line, but I can't find a link. If I run across it again, I promise to share. Here are some pics of the construction of it:

Rebecca seems to approve of her new bed. Now on to the rest of her room.

I found some plain, pale aqua wrapping paper that would work perfectly as wallpaper. I couldn't paint the walls because foam core and moisture don't mix well.

See that cute little quilt at the end? My friend Josetta made it for me and it matches the fabric in the bed perfectly. I once again made a new tablecloth for the "jar" table, made a tiny tissue box for it and added a flower that I got in a swap. I will probably make a lamp for it too.

Also in the room is the vanity that I repainted and found a better stool for it. I made a cushion out of aqua felt. The flowers, painted on the mirror, where already there and were the perfect color!

I found this little wooden dresser at Michael's. I used a coupon and saved 40%!

I used acrylic paints, in aqua and white, to finish it. Rebecca should have lots of room for her clothes in it.

Her jewelry box, on the top of the dresser, is made from a small Altoids tin covered with scrapbook paper and ribbons.  Did you see the little puppy bed on the floor? It belongs to Alexander, Rebecca's new furbaby. He is so little that his toy teddy is bigger than he is!

 

So, that's where the house is so far. Still lots of work to be done on the rooms I have started and lots of rooms left to be built. I will keep you posted as construction continues. 

When you have a minute, please feel free to check out my Etsy store: The Black Onyx Boutique to see my latest creations.