Thursday, April 18, 2013

Little White Cottage Dollhouse

Still no name for this cottage! But the next step for my dollhouse is wallpaper.  You might think this is too early. But it's the easiest way to put wallpaper on because your walls are your template.The top of the walls will be wallpaper and the bottom will be wainscoting.
Just lay down your wallpaper under the wall and trace your windows and door cutouts. I painted my trims
and also the interior of the cutouts before I glued down the wallpaper. Then Glued the wallpaper on and then glued the trim on. You can do this any way you prefer. I used regular white glue for my wallpaper.

 I used the door trim that came with the kit. Then for all the windows I used the other window trims that came with the kit, cut them up and glued them around the other 3 windows.
One little note about the wall with no windows. This is actually the upstairs floor. I cut off 1" at the bottom so the wall height matches the rest of the house. When you glue this wall in, you'll aplly glue to the 4 tabs and the floor edge of the house. Glue this wall on. 

 I finished all the walls with my wallpaper.

And I glued the house walls and floor together.

Next, the wood floor.  I'm laying mine front to back. Paint the floor.  My paint is watered down white latex. It lets a little wood grain show through.

At the bottom of the walls I will be using ridged cardboard.  All my papers are scrapbook papers. The ridged wainscoting paper comes already painted white!  Glue it on.

I also want to thank everyone for your comments on the trio. There were even more helpful hints from other Dremel owners. I love that. Thanks for sharing everyone!


20 comments:

  1. It's lovely wallpaper, Caroline! I was wondering if you put a coat of varnish over your floor when you just use watered down latex. Could you please tell me what ratio of paint and water you use? I've always wondered about that. I love floors like that.

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  2. It's looking gorgeous already, Caroline. I enjoy hearing and seeing how you do your builds step-by-step. :-) xo Jennifer

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  3. Thanks for showing how to do, and yes it must be so much easier to put wallpaper on the walls when they are not together.
    I look forward to seeing more and hear what name you want to give this Cottage.
    Hugs
    Wyrna

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  4. Thanks for showing how to do, and yes it must be so much easier to put wallpaper on the walls when they are not together.
    I look forward to seeing more and hear what name you want to give this Cottage.
    Hugs
    Wyrna

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  5. Dat is alweer een mooi begin van je nieuwe huis.

    Groeten Xandra

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  6. ese papel es muy elegante , estoy deseando ver el resto

    besitos

    Mari

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  7. Hi Caroline! I want to thank you for sharing all these tips for building the fairy like dollhouses, it is so kind of you.
    I have the same question as Lucille about the latex: can you use a coat of varnish on it?
    The wall paper is wonderful, love the design.
    Have a great weekend.
    Hugs, Ilona

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  8. Que bonito se ve el interior de la casa!!! el papel tiene un color y un dibujo muy delicado,gracias por compartir tus conocimientos!!!!
    Besos.

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  9. Estoy deseando ver como la terminas y decoras.
    Saludos.

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  10. Certamente esse será outro chalé maravilhoso, o papel de parede é lindo.
    Suas dicas são preciosas. =)
    Abraços.

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  11. Hi Caroline, I hope you are well, in television news in my country, says that there has been an explosion texas, as I know you live there I know you're alright. Please take care much, Marisa

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  12. Hi Caroline, you´r such a sweetie to share all these tips for building with us ......thank you so much :)
    The wall paper is beautiful, and what a clever idea, the way you handle it :)
    Have a wonderful weekend.

    Hugs Mieke xxx

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  13. It`s very interesting to see how you make a house, thanks for sharing.
    Mona

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  14. Como siempre Caroline, tus resultados son inmejorables.
    Buen trabajo.
    Un abrazo

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  15. The cottage already look very nice and I love the wallpaper <3 Thanks for sharing the tips for building the cottage!

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  16. Hello Caroline! I think that you have made a great choice in the wallpaper! The color reads a lavender grey in the photos with a slivery trellis pattern.? Lighting always affects the pictures so I may be not seeing it correctly but what I do see looks Very Pretty, and with the wainscoting and the rustic floor you will have a very sweet little house in your collection. Thank you for showing us the progress to date. It is going to be a stunner!

    elizabeth

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  17. I like the wallpaper. It's interesting to see the construction of the cottage.
    Bye, Faby

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  18. It's looking very good already! Pretty wallpaper. Thanks for building tips, Caroline!

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  19. Hola Caroline
    Disfruto muchisimo de tus magristrales clases.
    Estoy aprendiendo mucho y te doy las gracias.
    Seguro que encontraras el nombre adecuado a esa preciosa casita.
    Feliz fin de semana.
    Volvere para los avances....
    besitos ascension

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  20. ...ooooooOoh! ~ another exciting journey! ~ just looooooooove the way it's coming together! ~ blessed be!...(0:

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