DIY doll’s house

My pride and joy is the doll’s house I made for my daughter when she turned three more than a year ago. I honestly have to say that this present was way too big at the time and she appreciated the crayons she received from a friend much more. But it is an amazing present that will last long and a nice project to make. I really enjoyed spending time on it. Many kids have played with it since and especially older kids generally love it. I hope to inspire you, because it’s really easy to make.

I used to have a low bookshelf in my room when I was 16. Suddenly my creative brain saw a makeover in this old piece of furniture. So I used the shelf for the main structure of the doll’s house. That’s the part without the roof – you can see it on the picture above. To make it look like a house I bought some wood and did some maths. I fixed the roof and looked some rectangular shapes to become doors. My creative dad helped me with the stairs.

Doll’s house decoration

Then comes the best part, just like when moving into a new house: decorating! I papered the walls with coloured paper from a magazine. You can buy nice Japanese paper in Daiso. Sky is the limit in this project, and budget should not be a problem for once.

dolls house 6

The roof of the doll’s house is made of panel curtains from https:/www.ikea.com/my/en/, which make it look like thatch. I used black and white felt to make bathroom tiles. I hooked some round rugs and furnished the house with wooden furniture from Plan Toys. Some of the furniture dates back to when I was a child… really retro!

doll's house

I still have some ideas that I haven’t managed to finish. Like putting some nice ‘paintings’ on the wall, a clock, the world map. And finally I would love to have some lightning in the doll’s house. It should be easy using some fairy lights. I still have time to do it…

doll's house 1
doll's house

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