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Frugal Dollhouse (with Photos)

December 19th, 2016 at 02:20 am

I've mentioned the dollhouse before, and I thought you might want to see the progress...

The kit itself was fairly inexpensive, and I think that may be because the instructions didn't match the pieces. But I was winging it a little bit anyway, and changing it along the way (in the original kit you can't see the stairs to the attic and the railings are ugly - didn't use those).

I made all of the paneling out of kleenex and dog biscuit boxes. The fireplace is made from illustration board. I did buy some inexpensive basswood strips and some paint from Michaels (with a coupon of course). I still need to do a lot of work. The stone foundation will be made from egg cartons. I have to do shingles, and I am thinking egg carton for those, too. The railings are made from toothpicks and paper-beads.

The furniture will also be made from illustration board, cardboard, etc.

I thought I'd show you the progress. This is my silly little hobby, but a lot of people like to see it! (PS - I can't figure out how to make the photos vertical - ugh!!).

Second floor hallway; stairs lead to attic, door is to bedroom. Floor is paper, railings are paper beads, door made from illustration board and kleenex boxes. Doorknob from kleenex box and paper bead and a toothpick.


Bathroom with kleenex box paneling, paper floor.


Front (still unfinished).


Kitchen looking toward entry hall and stairs to second floor.


Front door with illustration board and kleenex box door. Acetate for fan light (painted with house number in gold). Letter box is made from kleenex box and door knob is toothpick with a paper bead.

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13 Responses to “Frugal Dollhouse (with Photos)”

  1. Bluebird Says:
    December 19th, 2016 at 02:46 am 1482115604
    1482115604

    Your dollhouse is amazing!

  2. Laura S. Says:
    December 19th, 2016 at 03:00 am 1482116418
    1482116418

    It is perfect. Funny my daughter built one for her bf's daughter. For a young woman's first try, she did well. This puts hers to shame by far though!

  3. Carol Says:
    December 19th, 2016 at 03:23 am 1482117794
    1482117794

    Wow!

  4. rob62521 Says:
    December 19th, 2016 at 03:32 am 1482118374
    1482118374

    Wow! You do awesome work!

  5. lirpalynn Says:
    December 19th, 2016 at 04:43 am 1482122618
    1482122618

    That looks awesome! Wow.

  6. VS_ozgirl Says:
    December 19th, 2016 at 07:14 am 1482131661
    1482131661

    That is awesome!! Such attention to detail.

  7. alice4now Says:
    December 19th, 2016 at 12:29 pm 1482150597
    1482150597

    What a neat hobby! Very creative!

  8. livingalmostlarge Says:
    December 19th, 2016 at 08:41 pm 1482180119
    1482180119

    That is so cool.

  9. Kiki Says:
    December 20th, 2016 at 06:27 am 1482215229
    1482215229

    So very cool! It this a gift or a hobby?

  10. crazyliblady Says:
    December 20th, 2016 at 02:45 pm 1482245133
    1482245133

    This is fantastic work. I think you could make these and sell them, and that's not an exaggeration.

  11. ThriftoRama Says:
    December 21st, 2016 at 01:20 am 1482283211
    1482283211

    Uh, that's epically awesome!

  12. Buendia Says:
    December 21st, 2016 at 03:09 pm 1482332995
    1482332995

    Awww! Thank you everyone! And I've now figured out how to get the photos the right way - it's an iphone thing, so I have to save them as a new jpeg before uploading.

  13. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    December 22nd, 2016 at 11:46 pm 1482450410
    1482450410

    Wow! So cool

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