DIY Dolls House Makeover! Thrift Flip

I'm taking you through the process of a home renovation....in miniature! I've been wanting to makeover a dolls house for the kids for so long and took last Christmas as the perfect excuse.

Attic -
Bedding hand sewed with old scraps of material
Bunting glued using an old linen sample book
Round rug created from a crochet doily

Main bedroom -
Tree made from dried flower branch
Bedding hand sewed using scraps of old material

Bathroom -
Vase filled with dried flower tips
Towls and toilet roll made with offcuts from a quilted placemat

Living room -
Beadboard made with thin lolly sticks
Round mirror made with a plain mirror stuck on gold painted and debossed thick card

Kitchen -
Beadboard made with thick lolly sticks
Utensils, pans and crockery from Ebay
Tea towels sewn using old scraps of material

Exterior -
Farrow and Ball Estate Wimborne White
Good Home Princeton
Coat The Trail

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[lindasueanderson]

What a work of art and love! My husband built me a dollhouse early in our marriage..it is proudly displayed in our dining room. I particularly loved your wall treatments and the book upgrade.

[sarahdoyle]

It was this video of yours that a month ago when I had Covid, inspired me at 55 years old to finally get my dream dollhouse to do up! It’s honestly taken over my life..not wanting to sound like an influencer but I’m OBSESSED!!
Today I realized lil bratz dolls are the ideal size for. 1;12 house so ordered a couple from Marketplace and like you will live precariously through my little thatched Dollhouse ❤❤

[Snarkyhippie]

My Fella rescued a huge dollhouse for me from the curb a few months ago. It needs some extra love, but he’s helping me give it. I’m so grateful he’s so happy to see me so happy. ❤ Your house re-do is absolutely gorgeous ❤

[darlingdivadurelle]

Perfectly appointed and scaled to perfection! Well designed and perfectly accessorized, so many want to over do and your restraint paired off to creat a realistic look… we’ll done!

[TheAnimalsMagicShop]

Wow, what a metamorphosis! It is both elegant and cozy with everything perfectly to scale. Love your color choices and style! Thanks for sharing, you are very gifted ❤

[maroulio]

This has turned out so well- I love the colours on the exterior, as well as your work on the inside. Now you need to make a dolls' house for yourself- I am working on two as I have so many miniature items. My passion is Japanese boxes so those are included.

[kathoakes]

I think your children love their house. I hope they have many happy years playing with it. My granddad made my dolls house and I treasured it for many years.

[krisdiperna]

Oh it's so beautiful and what work of love for your children! Thank you for sharing.

[emerybob]

Absolutely fabulous! Your children would have been thrilled. Laurie

[kathrineshaw]

I have started renovations on my dollhouse and I am having so much are an done

[AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

I have grown up kids and also have a dollhouse or rather dioramas but its pretty much the same. It gives you an outlet for creativity that it would be impossible to do in real life (unless you have endless money and places to decorate. I do outdoor dioramas too so it covers all kinds of scenes. I do have a bit of a thing for middle ages/fantasy realms, so it can be quite different from just houses. You did a wonderful job of this house!

[przepiurra]

You went absolutely over the top with this design. You’ve given it a soul. I would love to live in this little house❤

[eleanorbaham]

What a beautiful transformation!!! You have great taste..absolutely stunning!!!❤

[KimGibsonfiberlover]

That is a wonderful dollhouse that you have made! I am in the process of making over a mouse house that I picked up on FB Marketplace. It is set in 1940 Britain, so a complete change. My youngest is 38 now, and though I took a 30 year break, my miniatures were always supervised, and the kids were great. Don't let this be your last, if you enjoyed it, go forward. LOTS of adult men and women make everything from true works of art to fun cardboard and pasteboard pieces!

[nattamused]

I just bought a little tiny wooden dollhouse from the thrift store for $3, and am currently painting it.

I relate with this video as a renter myself.

I would LOVE to do a beautiful large dollhouse like this one someday. Since I still have 3 young children, I think I’ll try to make some things a bit more play-able. Like, for instance, perhaps I’ll do Velcro or magnets behind the frames, and give the kids some laminated little art they can swap out in the frames.

I just LOVE your work! It’s so inspiring! Thank you.

[Shayward]

This is amazing. The love and care has definitely shown. Your kids can enjoy this and their children and their children 🩷 Such a beautiful family gift. Well done x

[elliewegman]

Very enjoyable and lots of ideas.. my kind of thing too! I have a circa pre WW1 dollshouse I adore, with some beautiful hand built furniture. It is an immaculate design, four rooms, two hallways and fully functional stairways. Not to mention the large hip roof attic I've yet to go into. The house is definitely in need of renovating. I've been collecting and styling the crossover between Art Deco and Art Nouveau, so l have had fun sourcing decor. I've had fabric printed on to photography paper for example. This was to be my old age project I tell myself as I source, but I'm now 73 and think I'll go ahead anyway. I'm making a cot in the style of furniture which gives me confidence! Subscribed!

[brynalston]

love love love this!!! Thanks for sharing this masterpiece ❤

[tracybarnes]

I worked on a dollhouse a couple of years ago and I understand how you can fall down the rabbit hole and it’s so addicting, love what you did xxxx

[jennyscupboard]

❤ wowee, well done, so beautiful. No matter how old we girls are, we enjoy the fun of doll houses, thanks greatly for sharing ❤