The semi-finished house, in its new home on a shelf in my kitchen:
Now that I brought the house home, I’m having a lot of fun with the decorating… The first thing I did was finish the bed. I made the mattress, bedspread, and pilows. The pillow with the pattern was a Janet Granger kit.
And here is the bathroom. I put a piece of plywood behind the tub so it’s not up against the slanted ceiling. May also build a little windowsill / shelf so there’s somewhere to put the shampoo bottles. This is the green flooring I bought awhile ago. Having trouble finding something that matches for the walls around the shower (I don’t want hexagons on the wall…) I did find some nice peach and white tiles at a dollhouse store in New Jersey when I was there for my friend’s wedding… might wind up using that instead of the green. I will be adding the shower curtain and fixtures once I tile the walls around the tub.
Here’s the living room with my IKEA table, new TV, and first attempt at a couch… I used the measurements from an IKEA couch to try to make my own. Unfortunately, I wasn’t left with enough fabric to make the cushions (which are needed to cover the seams). I’m also not thrilled with how big it turned out. So I’m still looking for a couch, or may try my hand at making another one… if I find some more fabric that I like as much. This was a suede-like material I got from a toiletry bag given in first class on a United Airlines international flight…
I’m planning to make a VCR and some other electronics to go on the shelves under the TV.
I’m already thinking of ripping out that blue trim and replacing it with white… and maybe papering this room with some kind of print wallpaper. I like the concept of white walls, but they make the room look kind of bare…
I’m currently stitching an oriental rug to go in here. I’d started one several months ago, converting Paternayan wool to DMC floss, but the colors looked really weird. So I’ve started over using the Paternayan wool that the pattern calls for. I’ll scan the rug when it’s done.
Finally, I added a shelf above the washer and dryer. Still my favorite room in the house!
The big chunk of work I have to do now is get the kitchen cabinets and island done. They’re halfway there, but I might bring them to the hangar so I have something to do while Geoff putters…
Emily is a freelance writer, miniaturist, and adventure game enthusiast.
Bonjour
J aime beaucoup votre déco de cette maison pour les meubles c est vous même qui les fabriquer ou ce sont des kits???
Bien cordialement
Stéphanie
Merci! I bought most of the furniture in this house. I did make the table that the TV is sitting on, based on a photo I saw in an IKEA catalog. And the kitchen cabinets were built from kits.
HEY THERE!! I love your Orchid, I have been wanting to start working on mine since I got it, in JULY, however I am such worrier. I see everyone’s gorgeous homes and I am afraid I will mess mine up. I was wanting to ask where u found your beautiful greenhouse? I can’t wait to see more of what you do! Thank u for sharing ????
Thank you! This is the first dollhouse I built and there are much nicer Orchids out there, but I learned so much. You will make mistakes — don’t let it paralyze you! You can always build another one (or twenty) after this one.
The conservatory is a Houseworks kit. You can get it here: https://miniatures.com/the-conservatory-kit-by-houseworks/