The Kotton Kandy Kit Dollhouse: New Orleans Shabby Chic

I did a lot of details today.

I attached one of the roof parts and made some flower boxes.

These are mulberry paper roses I got on sale at the store. I just love the pale purple and white roses together. I put moss at the bottom of the box. The box is 4 pieces of scrap wood(no back needed).

The bottom window box is slightly tilted forward so you can easily see the contents.

And guess how I made the design on the boxes. Hot glue! Then paint the boxes cream and highlight with a burnt golden brown. So easy!

I put some moss here and there on the front porch.

I made the curtains. The downstairs ones are striped silk taffeta. These are perfect for dollhouses because they hold their shape. These are tan, gold and a burnt deep pink.

This is the upstairs attic window. I used a tea stained lace with cream bows.

I glued the topiary in place and made a pink polka dot welcome mat.

These topiary are place card holders for weddings from the craft store. They are only a couple of dollars. I painted some cream on the brown pots and added a ballet pink bow to each.

The door mat is a piece of pink felt with white painted polka dots.

The last thing I did today is this porch roof. I used a piece of cardboard, wrapped it with foil and glued it in place.

This is the side that I glued down.You can see how simple this is to wrap.

I bent the corners down.

I wasn't sure how the paint would work. But it turned out great. I used the burnt golden brown and smeared it on with my fingers.

It looks a lot like rust. I might add another layer of a different color tomorrow for more depth. I think a little bit of brown would look good.
Tomorrow I will try to get the shingles on. I have already dyed them a light gray color and they are drying. I also have to get going on the crystal chandeliers.

The Kotton Kandy Kit Dollhouse: Gone New Orleans Style!

I finished off the floor with a little color. Not as dark as the downstairs though. And a coat of gloss finish.

I continued with the torn wallpaper idea in the attic. It is only on this one wall. The paper is a robin egg blue with beautiful pink roses.

I also put the front porch on. I want the top of the porch roof to be some sort of metal look. Maybe a dark weathered bronze or copper.

I'm now painting the underside of the roof(the attic walls). It is a blue with a coat of green on top, antiqued. Will post more!

The Kotton Kandy Kit Dollhouse: Gone New Orleans Style!

Today, I put the upstaris floor in. It's pine popsicle sticks. I want a very rustic look, so I made sure to have plenty of cracks and missing pieces. I'm not sure what color it will be yet. I love the natural pine. I have to see if I can make it work with the dark downstairs floor.

I also painted the porch stones.

The posts are also painted and ready to go.

The porch will get a coat of antiquing and some moss between the stones.

The Kotton Kandy Kit Dollhouse

Today, I did the Kotton Kandy downstairs floor, molding, and stone porch floor.

For the downstairs floor I tried something new. First, I measured out the grid for my planks right on the kit floor. I then took a little screwdriver with a pointed tip and went over my lines. It created a nice shadow line.

I painted the floor with a half black/half brown paint mix.

I added some highlights in the wood and a couple of coats of gloss.

I put the top molding and the finished ceiling up. Both were done with my hot glue technique. All I do is make draw a design and follow those lines with the hot glue. A few coats of paint and it looks just like tin!

This house reminds me more of a New Orleans house then a Gustavian! I might have to change my title for this one.

I still need to paint the bottom molding and glue it in place.

I applied the concrete porch floor. I used an artist spatula to spread a thin coat of concrete.

This is the stuff I use. You can get it at any home improvement store. The question I get most often is whether this makes the dollhouse too heavy. It doesn't. I use thin layers most of the times. But even when I carve out full size rocks the weight is not an issue at all. 

After a little smoothing out, I use an old exacto knife to draw the stones.

The next step will be to add color to the stone.

Kotton Kandy Dollhouse: A Gustavian Style

I put the bits of ripped wallpaper on the Kotton Kandy house walls. I used white glue with a little water to stick it on.

The paper is a nice dark cream color. So it already looks antiqued. It's a very romantic wallpaper pattern with pink roses. I got the paper off the internet and printed it out in a small scale.

I have done my ceiling and top moldings. I'll share those tomorrow.

Kotton Kandy Dollhouse: A Gustavian Style

I decided to paint the outside of the Kotton Kandy dollhouse. I wanted to give it a Gustavian Swedish style. So I mixed black, blue and white paint to get a deep gray color.

 I already added some aging effects with cream, golden brown and tan.

I also painted the windows. First, with a coat of white and then some cream and gray.

I  painted the upstairs window to get a little bit of a stain glass look. I kept it very simple without color. First, I painted the design on with black paint and then I used silver.

I got the idea for these colors in a magazine. I just loved the contrast of the gray and white.

I used the shutter color as my house color.

I'll use the light gray on the porch floor.

The Kotton Kandy Kit Dollhouse

I bought the Kotton Kandy kit dollhouse. The quality is amazing!

I want to stick to a very shabby and very romantic look. Maybe a little of the Gustavian gray/blue style with some shabby chic whites,pinks and roses.

I've started playing around with the walls.

My first coat of paint was a brown and black mix for a very old and grungy first layer.

Next, I painted a very thick layer of cream paint.

I'm thinking about layering some more neutral colors.

But first I might add little pieces of ripped romantic roses wallpaper with plaster to cover the edges.

The ceiling has a coat of cream. It'll probably be covered with little faux tin tiles.

Now, I need the courage to stick on the wallpaper! I suppose if it doesn't turn out I can always sand it off. More later!