Dolls House No. 2 The Kitchen

Lighting was the first job I did in the kitchen back in 2016! Four years, and many rooms later I started working on it again. I really didn't know what style or colour I wanted. I had small samples of wallpaper dotted around the room, none of which I particularly liked so eventually I opted for a textured wallpaper painted white.

Note the door in the far right corner. I got to thinking about the family living here, with particular emphasis on the pets and shopping, ie access to and from the garden and garage would probably be better via stairs directly from and to the basement rather than through the hall. I know, I know, I overthink things and make more work for myself, but I liked the idea! And miniaturists are allowed artistic license :-)

I already had a large door in my stash for the basement and I made this one for the kitchen

from card stock. After cutting out the 4 panels I glued some card onto

the back of the door and stuck the smaller panels onto it

gave it a couple of coats of paint and stuck a door knob into the card.

I realised too late that the surround bits aren't equal, I should have made the cupboards wider

and cut a bit off the left side but I couldn't be bothered to re-do it all!

The flooring was a piece of wallpaper from a DIY store.

I wanted to make as much of the furniture as possible, partly to save money

but also for the satisfaction of doing it. I cut all the wood pieces with my dremel.

First piece of furniture was the fridge freezer starting with template pieces made from foamboard. 

I forgot the top and bottom pieces but did remember them for the proper wood build. 

I covered the sides and top in one length of fablon and put a narrow strip along the base leaving the front bare. I cut two rectangles for the doors and covered the fronts and put strips around the edges. 

I then glued the backs of the doors onto the front of the fridge. A logo printed from the web and two handles made from a large paperclip completed the build.  

Making the cupboards was more difficult, I didn't haven't anything to work from, so I took some measurements from online and went from there.

Base units, looking a bit rough

especially the one on the right!

But once the doors, the cooker front and the worktop were on they looked much better.

I bought the cooker panels from a great company called Elf.

I used white fablon for the plinths and worktop and a Heidi Swapp tape for the cupboards.

Next I glued a piece of card stock to the back of the units to make a splashback.

I don't know where these tiny white tiles came from, they have been in my stash for ages, they were ideal for here. I found the splashback online and printed it onto gloss photo paper. There were tiny gaps each side of the tiles and it slotted into them beautifully. I thought yellow and green would add a nice vibrant splash of colour.

The top drawers are rectangles of wood with "front" pieces glued onto them, and the same paperclip handles. Joining them at the top is a small piece of wood. Then I made the extractor hood.

The mesh was made from an old shower scrunchy, glued onto the wood then painted black. Finished off with a covering of silver foil.

Now for the fun bit, the island unit. I just sort of guessed the measurements and made a few templates. When I was happy with one I cut out the bits of wood, glued them together and covered in white fablon.

I cut out a hole for a sink (MacDonalds ketchup tub!), and glued on the taps.

The fruit bowl is a bottle top and is only meant to be temporary. I appreciate the sncaccident poster!

The other poster reads "My dream kitchen has someone else in it cooking and cleaning"

Making the stools was a bit of a challenge, these are the best of three attempts! I cut the best circles I could with my dremel then sanded and tidied them. To stain or not to stain. I did three samples of wood stain and chose the light teak. I glued three legs on each stool and covered the seats with material.

I made the oven glove and microwave, the posters and clock were printed from the web and I kept the radio from Dollshouse no. 1 when I sold it. The fruit bowl is a milk carton lid, I'm going to try making one with papier mache. I made a cat and dog bowls but they're a bit rough so I might buy some.

 

So all I have to do now is make a washing machine and some cupboards for the basement and ........

Number 2 Dollshouse will be FINISHED.

~ Be safe and well ~

Polly x