Doll House Make Over - Part 1
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Front View |
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Side View |
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Back View |
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Nice and Cheap! |
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$26 worth of paint and scrapbook paper |
PREP - BASE COAT PAINTING:
To prepare the house for painting I wiped it down with soap and water and allowed it to dry completely. I sanded rough patched and removed the existing curtains. This house was painted during Winter Storm Stella. If I had been able to go outside I would have spray painted the interior and exterior with white paint.
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Painting the ceilings |
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Painting the interior walls |
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Naked Exterior |
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Exterior Blue |
Once all of the interior walls were dry, I painted the floors. Each room would have a dark floor and light walls.
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Kitchen Floor |
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Living Room Floor |
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Bathroom / 2nd Bedroom Floor |
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Master Bedroom Floor |
EXTERIOR FEATURES:
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Tree Sketch |
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Shutters and flower box sketch |
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Painting on shutters |
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Painted on shutters and flower boxes |
I combined 2 shades of brown the make the tree
I dipped one half of the brush in each color to paint the tree trunk.
I filled in the outline of the tree trunk and branches.
While the exterior dried, I taped off and painted the walls.
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Brown for the tree |
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Tree painting |
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Beginnings of the tree |
While the exterior dried, I taped off and painted the walls.
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Painting the walls |
WALL PAPER:
Once the walls were dry I created patterns to wall paper in each room. To create patterns, I stuffed a piece of plain paper into each room.
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Creating a pattern |
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Getting the pattern just right. |
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A perfect fit! |
Using a pencil I poked a hole in each corner of the window.
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Poke holes in window corners |
Using the holes as guides, I drew a square for the window.
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Window template |
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Making window template |
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A Perfect fit! |
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Trace the pattern |
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Carefully Cut Out The Window |
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Ready to go! |
This process is repeated for each room.
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Bathroom Before |
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Bathroom After |
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Master Bedroom Before |
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Master Bedroom After |
Part 2 of the house make over will cover painting trees and flowres and adding finishing touches to the shutters.
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Next time - Flowers/Shutters |
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Next Time - Tree Painting |
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