Onto Anthropologie Dollhouse!

This is the new project! Anthropologie Dollhouse.
 I just got back from the beach just itching to work on this house.

 

 It was Christmas at the beach for me and Lizzie.

Lizzie had plenty of fun digging in the sand!

Now back to my new project.  I'm doing an  Anthropologie inspired dollhouse. Anthropologie, for those of you not familiar with it, is a very eclectic, romantic and artsy store.  They are renowned for their fantastic display windows. Google Anthropologie and you'll see exactly what I mean.

I'm so happy with how the interior is turning out! It's one of those projects that I just couldn't wait to do the inside first.

My first idea was a wall of book pages.  I just wait online and found a few different images of script.  It doesn't matter what they say. You won't be able to make out the writing.  Then I used Pixlr.com to get different tints and aged finishes on each page. I wet the edges of each sheet by dipping my finger in water. Then applied a little glue to the middle of the page and started my wall.

The little shelf is leftover wood and a tiny bit of trim. I then used hot glue to make a 3D design. I saw all this on this site: http://awelldressedhome.com/before-after-vintage-master-bedroom-make-over/

My next idea was this bird wall.  I started off with scrapbook paper bits all in the same tones: cream, white, gray, light mint, light robin egg blue. They're all textured differently.  Then I wanted to include birds. So I made each little bird a little nest inside of a drawer.

The drawers are just wood pieces I had left over. I glued 4 sides to a bottom piece. The drawer pull is a bead of hot glue.

This bird is on the top window ledge.

This is how it looks from outside. Too sweet right?

I had to have a jar chandelier! So I made this one. I kept it uncluttered and more modern by lining the jars up in a row.  Only 3 jars have a light. I want the light to be soft. If they all had a bulb it would be way too bright!

I decided to cover the ceiling with narrow planks(Popsicle sticks).

 I added a little color to the ceiling. This is a mix of brown, a little black and a lot of water.  The grain of the wood shows through because the mixture is so thin. The look you get is  an aged barn wood.

The floor is wide wood planks(large tongue depressors/craft sticks).

 Come back to see how it turns out.