Well, I think I’m the only one that actually has a dollhouse to show you today from Emily’s original group of participants. I’m amazed though by the creativity and hard work that was put into dollhouses by the people following along with this whole crazy project! (Thank you, everybody.) Here are some of the people I’ve noticed, but please leave a link in the comments if I missed you.
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I’ve been working on a Walton dollhouse, courtesy of Melissa and Doug. It’s been fun to follow along with this challenge, but I’ve really been making it for Eleanor. She loves it already, even though she’s a little young for it at just two years old. I hope she’ll enjoy it for years to come. I’ve tried to source things below but unless otherwise noted, you can assume everything came from eBay. Here’s a closer look inside…
The Kitchen and Dining Room
I bought a kitchen set and only intended to use the stove and fridge from it, but I ran out of time and just used the sink that came with it as well. I have a farmhouse sink that’s really cute, but it needs to be assembled. I’d also like to eventually make some cabinets and counters, sew a little skirt for the sink, and put up a backsplash. The dining wall also needs some large art, and a table! I rested a gift box lid on those little metal chairs. The light is a knob that I’ve had for years from Anthropologie, and the table settings and food all belonged to Brandon’s mom and grandmother. The paint color is Dill Pickle by Benjamin Moore.
The Living Room
The tiny Jonathan Adler vases are from the Adler Barbie couch set we already owned for me Eleanor. The credenza is awesome and handmade, from OneFortyThree. It was my big furniture splurge in the dollhouse. The white wire chair is an ornament from CB2, and I already owned the mini Barcelona chair. The tea cart was a gift from Cassandra (thanks!). The gold folding screen and little accessories belonged to Brandon’s mom and grandmother.
The wallpaper is one of my favorite things in the house. Tiny houses! I also had some amazing wooden flooring to go in the room, but it’s going to be labor intensive, so I left it white with a sheet of woven scrapbook paper as a rug.
The Office
This room was going to be the nursery, but then I switched things around at the last minute. I already had the chair and chaise, but there’s no desk (oops). The accessories were in with the other little things from Brandon’s mom and grandmother. The rug and bookshelf were eBay finds. And eventually I’ll finish the stairs throughout the house. The paint is Ribbon Pink by Benjamin Moore.
The Bathroom
I showed you a lot of the bathroom before. The tile, dresser, and mirror were from eBay, and the slippers and ‘His and Her’ towels were from Brandon’s mom.
The Bedroom
I intended to sew bedding, spray paint the bed, and make some art for the room, but I ran out of time before the deadline. I made the rug out of leftover furry fabric from Eleanor’s Halloween costume. Again, I already had the chair, but added a kitty to sleep in it. I painted the dresser pink and hung a toy camera from the knobs.
The Kids’ Bedroom
This was going to be an unfinished attic, and the kids’ bedroom was going to be what is now the nursery, but then I realized that the two beds wouldn’t fit in the other space because of the stair opening. I made the mattresses out of two pieces of foam core, sandwiched together with fabric on top. I intended to make bedding, crafty pendant banners, cute artwork, and so on and so on. This room is the least finished of all. There’s a wee dollhouse though! And an Eames rocker that I had. The paint is Benjamin Moore’s Pink Peony.
The Nursery
The bird pattern is wrapping paper, and Eleanor chose the crib fabric. I had that white chair already, and the dresser was an eBay find. The rug is the same as in the kids’ bedroom and the living room: woven scrapbook paper.
The (Almost) Finished Dollhouse
I will eventually finish the things I wasn’t able to get to, without the pressure of a deadline. Eleanor (and August, if he’s interested) is still young, so there’s plenty of time. I didn’t do the stairs, which I had put so much thought into, and I didn’t even touch the exterior! I’m really happy with the end result (so far) though, and Eleanor is over the moon about it.
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Congrats!! I LOVE the bird wallpaper. The house is absolutely lovely. Your kids will definitely get years of use out of it.
I didn’t get mine 100% done in time for the deadline, but close enough.
I’m so glad one of the original crew posted photos. I can’t wait to see what everyone else came up with.
http://modernminihouses.blogspot.com/2011/12/im-giant-crazy-person.html
mini smiles,
megan
This is so incredibly, awesomely amazing! I’ve had a dollhouse for 25 years not nearly in such a finished state, and this definitely inspires me to start making one for my little girl. This is INCREDIBLE! Well done! You’ve been so clever with your materials, decorations and sourcing the furniture and stuff. The house actually looks LIVABLE! I’m so jealous and impressed. Hooray for dollhouses!
PS. What are you going to do about a family to live there? I thought the one thing that really brought down my own dollhouse was the quality of the people figures (at that time; the early 90′s were not a golden age for dollhouse people), and I didn’t want such ugly dolls messing up my beautiful house. I’m curious to see what you come up with!
goodness that is INCREDIBLE! Go you – If I could shrink myself I’d happily move in. I so desperately wanted to join in the challenge and took before pics. And that’s about it. One day I will get around to starting – and finishing – Layla’s dollhouse. Hopefully while she’s still young enough to enjoy it! Eleanor will have so much fun playing with this – lucky girl! x
It’s so beautiful!! I’m having a hard time picking a favorite home – it’s all incredible!
So, so sweet! I love all the wallpapers!
Really excellent, gorgeous work! I see we both like the Paper Source…I always find something there! I like how you combined modern furnishings with more traditional ones. Congrats on completing it all on time (even though the challenge has been extended until Feb.!) Thanks for the mention about my blog, too!
It’s fabulous. I do love the attic bedroom and the living room wallpaper! Wonderful job.
Steph
Wow, amazing! I love the living room wallpaper! Thank you so much for mentioning me…I’m flattered! :)
I’m in L.O.V.E. It’s all fantastic! I’m sure your kids will spend many hours playing with this little house!
-Diana
Best. Dollhouse. Ever.
My very Chinoiserie Chic dollhouse is done and I have been showing one room a day on my blog Chinoiserie Chic.
http://chinoiseriechic.blogspot.com/
Stop by and see it. Yours is great.
Love, love, love it!!! It is so sweet. Eleanor is one lucky girl.
i love your dollhouse! especially love all the wallpaper you used!
I’m drooling all over my cubicle! I’ve been silently observing as you pulled everything together. You’ve got a very lucky little girl!
Your house looks FANTASTIC! I have that wallpaper in the bathroom too. Gorgeous gold! And good job finishing on time! I for one am glad the deadline has been extended. Stripping dollhouse wallpaper = no joke!
My friend Reichel (http://www.copycatchic.com) and I (Http://www.stinkerpants.com/weblog) are also participating. :)
I am so impressed! Wow!
Absolutely adorable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is crazy cool. Even “unfinished” as you call it it looks so neat. How lucky for Eleanor!
I absolutely love this! Especially the kitchen! So CUTE! I also love how so many of the things in this house are exactly like their larger counterparts in your house! (Jenny Lind crib!!!) Great job!
This is amazing Nicole! And so perfectly you.
This is simply amazing! I have no better words for it, but amazing it is!
Well its looks awesome of course!! You are lucky to have such cool chairs already, I am so glad you got to use them in the house! (I know you have had those for awhile.) Thanks for linking to my blog and sharing the other links. :) I love the little dollhouse, that has to be one of my favorite things. Also the doorknob as a light fixture! I probably should have started with the interior inside of the exterior. lol Oh well! This was still fun and now we don’t have a deadline.
B E A U T I F U L .
Ours you may share…made with an old ironing board pad, a lining of a pocket in a pair of pant…but we don’t think you would know if I hadn’t said so:
http://www.wordplayhouse.com/2011/12/dollhouse.html
you are amazing! my dad built a dollhouse for me when i was younger, but never finished everything. the roof still needs shingles and my mom and i only finished decorating two rooms…but this is definitely inspiring for when i have a little girl. i’ll revisit my own dollhouse and make it her own! kudos on a job very well done! =)
Absolutely adorable. What a wonderful thing you have done for your children!
So nice! Lucky Eleanor!
oh my goodness, I love it! so sweet and charming. Great job!
I am freaking out about how freaking amazing this is. Seriously. It’s the best dollhouse I have ever seen, hands down and VERY inspiring…for my REAL life house.
jbhat
Wow, Nicole! This is just stunning! I especially love your wallpaper choices and that tiny dollhouse in the dollhouse! What a fun detail. I can’t wait to show my daughter–she will go nuts for this. :)
Thanks for linking to our project, too! I appreciate it!
vanessa
Too amazing for words.
This is so beautiful, Nicole! You did a great job. I’m sure Eleanor is going to love it for many years to come.
The wallpapers in the bathroom and nursery are stunning. And a bar cart! *Swoon*
This makes me want to dive into a dollhouse-design project. Who needs children to have an affair with a dollhouse?
So fabulous! I especially love that bird wrapping paper — wish it really was a wallpaper pattern!
amazing and fantastic! what a special, special thing for your daughter!
Amazing. For realsies. Amazing.
I kind of want to live there.
So awesome. Really.
It’s lovely! You did an amazing job. When can I move into the house?! :)
Hi, found you via Poppytalk.
That kitchen set! From ebay? I have a dollhouse needing finishing myself (waiting until after the holidays) and I love that kitchen set. I probably have more things than will actually fit in but I’m sure I need a fridge and stove!
Absolutely ADORABLE! Wow… I am completely jealous of the lucky dolls who inhabit this house. I’m just floored by your creativity and sense of style in the tiniest of places. So fun, so cute – I love it!!
Amazing!!!! From the wallpaper to the adorable tea cart – it oozes style, creativity and love.
It looks gorgeous! Congratulations on getting so much done by the original deadline. My house has very far to go yet :) You could stop now and your house would still be lovely! Thank you so much for the mention too! <3
I am speechless. Doesn’t happen very often. AMAZING.
this is fantastic. you must have had so much fun making this.
When I was a kid, my dad bought a basic dollhouse kit that he put together for me (I think it was made out of balsa wood – very basic). It was sort of the test run to see if I was even interested in having a dollhouse. He used rug remnants from my grandparents house. Since shag carpet was all the rage at that time, that’s what I got in my little doll house. So when I added little people to the house all the carpets came up to the knees. I LOVED that house so a few years later he built me a much larger dollhouse (this time with plywood). We spent hours together adding clapboard siding and stone work to the outside. Making Christmas cookies and a turkey out of Fimo clay. Picking out furniture, carpeting and wallpaper. I have so many fond memories of that house. Thanks for reminding me of the magic of a dollhouse. Yours turned out beautifully.
Oh my goodness, I am so completely in love with this. Fabulous work, Nicole! I would love to live in that house, and short of that, would love to spend hours upon hours playing with it! Eleanor is so lucky to have such a talented, thoughtful mommy.
This is the prettiest doll house I have ever seen !!
I finished mine but haven’t written a post yet.
I just love what you did. Very pretty but not too girly. I wouldn’t mind living there!
Wow! That dollhouse is unbelievable. I love every little detail <3
I particularly like the dollhouse “within” a dollhouse! Your work is gorgeous!! Claudine