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Tomy dollhouse kitchen (a.k.a. “embracing the yellow”)

Working my way through the Tomy Smaller Homes revamp, the next room I tackled was the kitchen. I bought the kitchen furniture second-hand off eBay and it was kind of grimy, so I started by washing the pieces with soap and water and putting them out in the sun to dry.

I had thought about painting over the yellow cabinets for a more realistic look, but it would have been a lot of work with potentially bad results, so I decided to embrace the yellow. I looked online for pictures of “mod kitchens” and got some good ideas. First off, I decided to make the white knobs silver, using my trusty silver Sharpie.

I colored over just the top part of each knob — not the handle, because it would have been too easy to get ink on the cabinets.

Then I did the same with the orange bar stools.

The finish isn’t perfect, but it’s neater than paint and appropriately metallic.

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Victorianna bathroom (mostly) finished

I just put together the second half of the Victorianna and have to do something with myself while the glue dries, so here are pictures I never posted of the practically finished bathroom.

The tub, toilet, and laundry basket are 3D printed pieces from Shapeways. I scratch built the linen closet, vanity, and plantation-style louvered doors on the laundry closet. The tile flooring came from Elf Miniatures.

I made the surround for the shower out of a piece of plexiglass (shown here). The tub faucet and taps are intended for a 1:12 sink, and the showerhead is a Chrysnbon wine glass with the stem bent. The towels in the linen closet are cut from Dollar Tree chenille washcloths.

I’ll probably add a shelf over the toilet, but haven’t found the perfect one yet. I colored in the flush handle with a silver Sharpie.

I’m also still looking for the perfect mirror to go over the vanity. The towels on the vanity and in the laundry basket are made from baby washcloths that I got at Dollar Tree (all four colors for $1!). The black doorknob is a mini-brad from Michaels, and the handles on the closet doors are 1:12 window pulls, originally shiny gold, that I colored over with silver Sharpie.

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Victorianna second staircase and trim

After a brief hiatus I’m back at work on the Victorianna. The last big thing to do before attaching the back wall is finish the second story staircase and nearby trim. I started by gluing on the third floor.

Then I glued in the staircase, with the top step butting up to the underside of the third floor.

Since I’d cut this staircase to make it fit with the second floor’s lower ceiling height, the top step wasn’t quite straight. This left a noticeable gap where the stairs meet the floor.

I masked this by adding a piece of strip wood to the front of the top stair.

At the bottom, there’s a small triangular gap where the stairs extend past the edge of the wall.

This piece of 1:48 apex trim covers it up nicely.

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