Setting Up Blythes Bedroom
I've decided to go ahead and set up some of the dollhouse rooms despite the walls and floors being unfinished. It's taking a really long time to get them done due to lack of funds and time. It's a little like remodeling your house, you don't realize what's underneath or involved until you get into it. I'm still working on the kitchen walls, for 2 months, and will show you that later. But I'm collecting a little stash of furniture and decorations that I can't wait to play with so I'm going to set things up anyway.
Above is a pic of Blythe sitting in her room. She lives right above the kitchen. So far she's got a nice metal frame bed and some pillows and a blanket, a rug, a yellow dresser, art frame for the wall, and cute little snow globe. I need to print out something cool to put in the frame, which is a Christmas ornament by the way. The snow globe is also an ornament. I was in Hobby Lobby the other day and they had all their Christmas decorations 40% off. Christmas in August, good grief. Anyway because I'm always on the lookout for dolly stuff I scooped them up and brought them home. The dresser I think is a little jewelry box. I got it from eBay. Her bed also was an eBay purchase. Blythe's bedroom is sparse but will fill up quickly I'm sure.
The curtains in my "real " room are closed for the sake of the background lighting in the picture. When they are open she has a view of the pool and back yard. At least Blythe has a place to rest, albeit in unfinished quarters.
Above is Madeline Hatter sitting on the upper floor. It will eventually be Peteena's room. I got the chandelier Christmas ornament at Hobby Lobby too. I pinned it up temporarily in the roof peak to see if it looked right. It's way too big. What a shame, it's really cool. Maybe I'll take out the center "crystal" and see if it fits better. If so I'll need to get another one because there are 2 roof peaks. Note again that the walls are not finished. I haven't even stripped out the electrical tape in here. Ugly.
And lastly here's the aforementioned kitchen wall. It's sanded and ready to paint except I need to re-glue a little section in the top right corner that popped up. Compare it to the wall in Blythe's room above and you can see what it looked like before. Once I get these walls painted this room will finish up quickly. I think I may need real wall paint instead of craft paint for the walls. Maybe there's heavy duty craft paint or artist paint that will cover them. I'm pretty sure I have everything I need in the way of appliances and furniture for the kitchen. And I've amassed quite a collection of little doll pots, pans, and food. It's going to be cute.
Oh and see my new Dremel MultiMax sander. I HAD to have it to work on the dollhouse. It's a great tool. I'll show you some of the steps when I write about the kitchen.
Category: The Dollhouse
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Retired Florida CPA who loves playing with and collecting dollhouses and dolls.Subscribe
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