La Patisserie de la Reine - a Custom Commissioned Dollhouse Part 2

The downstairs is coming together.  La Patisserie de la Reine will be a very ornate bakery and tea salon. So there's lots of trims and embellishments.

The wood in the background is strips of very thin veneer wood. The picture moulding is Popsicle sticks cut lengthwise. And all the embellishments are from cake icing moulds. 

All the wood is painted white and then aged with brown ink pads.

This panel is going to be right in front of the stairs. 

The large chandelier is positioned center and will have a display table under it. The smaller chandeliers are positioned to have a counter under one and a small table and chairs under the other.

The fireplace mantel is also in place now with all the wiring for the fire. 

Here is what the wires look like from the top(the second floor). This will be under the wood floor. 

And this is how the wires are gathered on the side of the house. They will all get pulled up to the roof and get hidden in the chimney with the switch and battery.

It looks very much like a wedding cake in here!

There's a few things I may add down here.

There may be just enough room under the stairs to add a bit more moulding just next to where the shelf unit will be.

I'm thinking of adding a few pieces of embellishment around that middle chandelier. 

The roof sides are also glued in place. In this house 1/2 the windows are part of the wall and the other half is part of the roof. 

The roof has a slant to it.  I glued it together and then measured to get the roof top perfect. 

That's all for now.  Next will be the upstairs.

Happy Easter!

La Patisserie - a Commissioned Dollhouse

 La Patisserie will be my next commission project. This is for Katie who loved the Maison de Thee I had done. She wanted something a little bigger but keeping the same feel.  

To start I cut out the house made of tempered hardboard with my scroll saw.

Then everything gets glued together. I use hot glue like a clamp- instant bond. Then glue is applied to all the seams. This creates a double bond. 

Next, the wood floor is glued in place. These are Popsicle sticks.  And the plaster is put on the walls and ceiling. The plaster can be any spackling type of patch material you get at the home improvement store. Sand all of the plaster.

The base colors are painted on. The walls are a soft peachy pink and the floors are white. This is acrylic paints. The pink is a color I mix myself. 

And the paint is applied as a wash on the floors. Just add a little water to the paint.

These are the humble beginnings for a dollhouse.  But this is going to be loaded with baroque details!

Thanks for coming over!

A La Maison Custom Dollhouse

 A La Maison is my newest French style dollhouse.

This dollhouse is 16 1/2" across x 15 1/4" deep x 20 3/4" tall. 

The exterior is plaster. And the stones are concrete.

The interior is nice and large on this one. With plenty of space for lots of treasures.

The downstairs room is 8" tall.

Upstairs is 9 1/8" tall.

This is how the lights are controlled- I hide the push switches(lights+fire) inside the chimney. This dollhouse is available on Etsy: www.cinderellamoments.etsy.com

Thanks for the visit!