Psst... click to see Part 1 and Part 2 of this project
Welcome back to the final reveal of our DIY Sylvanian Families dollhouse! I'm excited to put it mildly. I must admit my husband has already caught me a couple of times sitting in front of the dollhouse, wishing I could walk straight through that front door. Slash opening. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out but there's still a few things I wouldn't mind tweaking. Maybe even change up the wallpaper. Stain the roof. Add shutters. And the list goes on. But no. For now it remains as is. And I'm happy. Hey, perfection isn't what I was looking for.
So let's start the tour!
Let's start at my favorite room, the sunny kitchen, and then work our way up to my second favorite, the kids bedroom.
KITCHEN:
LIVING ROOM:
BATHROOM:
KITCHEN:
The kitchen is my all time favourite. I wanted to make it bright and friendly so I went with Hula Hoop from the Dear Lizzy Daydremer Collection as the back wallpaper.
The bright yellow also makes the Sylvanian kitchen set (worth every penny!!) look extra cute. Don't you just love that tea set?? One day I would like to get this Lundby Smaland dining set. But that will have to wait for now...I don't think the piggy bank will allow it just quite yet.
I already talked about the tiled flooring in the kitchen in my last post but I'll mention it here too because it's just too adorable not to ;)
The little stools found here in the kitchen and in the Master bedroom, I made out of secondhand Playmobil stools I find on Ebay. Playmobil is just a tad smaller than Sylvanians so I needed a way to make them a little bigger. So using a fabric button maker to make a couple of buttons out of scrap fabric I had on hand and then just stuck the buttons on the stools and voila! A cute little dollhouse stool :)
LIVING ROOM:
The wallpaper in here is Aqua Skies from the Jen Hadfield Homemade Collection via Pebbles Inc. The sofas I made using this photo tutorial. The fabric is from the Tilda collection, available in almost all countries but the US (Sorry guys!). The wooden sofa is from an old dollhouse set that my husband had when he was a kid. Cute huh?! I then just made a little cushion to go on it.
The round mat is just plaited yarn round around on some doublesided tape at then stuck onto some felt. The little pink HOME mat at the front door, I made using a piece of that anti-slip mat stuff you put under carpets and furniture. I then just did a few cross stitches in it. You can also use those little plastic cross stitch things. Sorry I have no idea what any of that is actually called lol. And the cats I got second hand on ebay. They're Playmobil.
MASTER BEDROOM:
My least favourite room. I have this constant nagging feeling it needs more work. But the wallpaper is pretty. It's Pretty Parkway from the Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic Collection. The little baby bed and set of drawers are from the same old set as the wooden couch. I just painted a little heart on the bed and made a little mattress to go in it. The bed I made myself with a bit of cardboard, Styrofoam, fabric and ribbon.
BATHROOM:
My daughter is in love with this room. The washing machine and toilet are the highlights. The bathroom tiles are from here.
The wallpaper is Flora from Amy Tangerine's Stitched Collection.
KIDS BEDROOM:
LOVE! I just love the simplicity of this room. The wallpaper is Beautiful Bliss from the Cut & Paste Collection via My Mind's Eye. The little beds are from here.
The Lundby Smaland toy set in the children's bedroom the girls got at Christmas for the new dollhouse from their aunt and uncle. A complete surprise! And they fit so perfectly in there! It was meant to be.
And no tour would be complete without a quick look at the roof.
All that glueing, so worth it!
So there you go! I hope you enjoyed our little dollhouse tour. Feel free to comment or let me know how you think I could change up the Master bedroom (or any other room for that matter) to give it that something more.
Emelia xx
