A Very Blessed Cottage Custom Dollhouse

Here she is! A Very Blessed Cottage for Tracy.

This dollhouse is 15 12" x 15 1/2" x 18 1/2" tall.

 All the vines have pink flowers.

There's a sweet garden and a porch light.

The porch has a "metal" roof.

 Tracy had requested shutters. Unfortunately, I made all the windows so big that there was no space for them. LOL! So I put a fake window here with shutters.  Sometimes you have to get creative!

 This plaster wall is aged cream with brown stones.

 The siding is very light gray. I get this siding from Greenleaf.com. I also get my shingles there.

 On this wall I made a trellis using veneer I get at Hobby Lobby.

 You can find the little fences where they sell fairy garden supplies. But this one came from Hobby Lobby. They are located where all the wood rods, wood embellishments are.

 You can see the "fire" flickering in the fireplace mantel.

The house has a very open floorplan for maximum decorating possibilities.

In the entry area I did a tin ceiling. This demarks a separate space without having to take up room with a wall.

Also the walls are covered with ridged paper here which also makes it feel like a separate room.

 The ladder steps are removable.

 Tracy also ordered a basket, paintings, and a little clay house.

 The upstairs is very sweet and simple with a touch of pink in the wallpaper and also in the chandelier.

I hope you enjoyed your visit. Thank you Tracy for the commission order. This was a great house to work on.
Up next, a little more fairytale cottage outside with an English style and a turret. But with a light and airy interior. See you soon!
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A Very Blessed Cottage Custom Dollhouse Continued

Here's an update on A Very Blessed Cottage.

 The white is plaster and the grey is concrete.

 The chimney is all concrete. All the wires and switches are pulled into the chimney to hide them.

 The siding is birch.

 The bumpout ceiling is covered with the same siding as was used outside.

 Paint added to the outside. Everything is painted with regular paint.

Shingles are on. They are painted before they get glued on the roof.

Now just the final touches to do! See you soon!
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A Very Blessed Cottage Custom Dollhouse Commission

My next commission is for Tracy.  I named this one 'A Very Blessed Cottage' just for Tracy! This is a take on a house I did previously called Orchard House.

 This house is a little over 15" x 15".

 This is the house before I add any character. It's cute but it is missing something. Too new/too sterile for me!

 You can see the beams unpainted here. The wallpaper with the roses is something I printed off the internet. The colors are pink and aqua. Looked way too new. So...

I aged it with a white wash and let it dry. Then sprayed it with some aging spray I made. I used a tiny spray bottle I filled with brown and black acrylic paint and lots of water. Shake it up and you have a spray to add age anywhere.

 Upstairs I used a paper I found in the scrapbook section. It was originally pristine and pink. But I needed it to be vintage and softer pink. So a white wash was applied. Just thin down your white acrylic with water. That's all there is to it!

 The entry section has ridged paper and a tin ceiling. There will be a crystal chandelier too. Everything is aged with an ink pad.

 The roof was a bit of a difficult cut because the angles are odd. But after a few tries I did get that perfect fit.

 The ceiling of the bump out is covered with wood slats. There will be a crystal chandelier here as well.

The door is grey. The paint is a custom mix with black and white not completely mixed. When you apply it to your door it will be instant vintage.
Thank you for the visit!  Be blessed!
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