Remember Wiltshire Cottage?

Months ago I bought the Westville Dollhouse Kit by Greenleaf.

  I put the main parts together and then had no more time for it. That was back in November!  After visiting many blogs out there, it dawned on me that I could work on it one room at a time while I work on all my commissions.  I decided to start with the kitchen. Although, I've already cheated by working on some garden items. My plan is already falling apart.  : D

 I start all my project with some sort of inspiration.  It came from Pinterest. I saw someone's board filled with happy, whimsical pastel colors. The first thing I made was this upper cabinet.  It started it's life as a kitchen hutch with the top and bottom attached together. It was a bit too short for me. So I separated them with my box cutter.  I painted it off white with acrylic paint. Then I used paper to line the interior.  I made the bunting with scraps of fabrics. And I glued clear plastic for the doors.

Next, I found some more inspiration around my workroom for what this kitchen would look like.  I had this cardboard backing for stickers with polka dots, the ridged cardboard from Hobby Lobby's scrapbook isle, a curtain from another project, and a sign I painted a while back. This is what I want my kitchen to feel like- happy, light, airy. ♥

  I applied big craft sticks for my wide plank wood floor and painted it white.  I saw Kim Saulter's (of Kimsminiatures/It's a Miniature Life) kitchen and fell in love with the idea of a pantry closet.

I made a very simple casing from wood veneer. This is a view from the back. Just 2 sides, a shelf on the bottom and a shelf on the top with a front cover to make the cabinet shorter. I didn't want to stack food all the way to the ceiling.

This is the bottom back.  That bottom shelf will be about 1/4" off the floor.

And the front. The top part is a little over an inch wide. 

I added some framing pieces 1/4" wide around the door opening, a little molding on the bottom(just a thin piece of veneer over another), put in shelves.  I made a door with screen material(I got a roll at the hardware store. It's to fix your real screens on your real house.)  Made the frame of the door that faces out with veneer wood and the inside frame to hide the glued down screen with cardboard.  I also added a little light from Evan Designs: http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/mi.html

 And of course, WAIT FOR IT!.... I made a couple of mistakes! First, I  should have left space in front of the 3 bottom shelves so the light could reach all the way to the bottom of the pantry. Oops! And-

The door opens on the wrong side. Double oops.  The thing is that I thought about it while I was making the cabinet. Then I go and put it on the wrong side anyways. : / Really???? Oh well! Either I will ignore this wee little problem or I will move the pantry to another wall. Will decide later.

And finally, I made a miniature paper towel wall holder. It was suppose to go on the side of the pantry next to a sink. But of course, now I'm not sure! :/

It was so simple to make. I took a little piece of left over veneer 1" long x 3/8" wide and a little dowel that I cut to a 7/8" length. The ends have a little round bead glued on. Then I used a piece of real paper towel cut to a 7/8" width x 1/2".  I got the paper towel to stay in a little rippled position by wetting my finger and positioning the paper the way I wanted it to stay. Got that trick from Elizabeth at StudioEMiniatures.
Now I need a stove and a sink. I'll try to make a stove. If that works out I'll share it with ll of you.
Till next time hugs♥,