A few years back......

I posted about an old dollhouse that I found at an estate sale.

The lady's estate home was full of beautifully decorated dollhouses......

but this one was in the back of an old garage on a dusty floor.

I fell in love with it and dragged it home. 

After cleaning it up, I decided I wanted to fix the dollhouse as a

1940s farmhouse and chose red and white for the kitchen with a rose

wallpaper.

However......it wasn't long before I noticed that the dollhouse had 

a terrible odor which ,when placed inside, made the whole

area smell.  Friends advised me to coat it in a primer made to 

get rid of stains and odors...........

so  I had to destroy the red and white kitchen.......but

it was worth it.  The dollhouse now has no odor and is a blank

canvas once again. 

I have shown you the kitchen in one of my latest posts that I chose to do in yellow....but for now

I decided to work on the living room/dining room section.

I chose paper with green prints and a dark hard wood flooring.

I had had this little bench and chair set for a while, 

which I thought were perfect forms .......

and I made the set into a lovely little couch and chairs 

Happy with this, but still I knew I wanted a fireplace somewhere

in this room

Using one of our vintage cedar shingles that used to be on the 

roof of our home, I made a fireplace frame on it, using Popsicle sticks.

You will see why I needed the shingle as a background in a few moments.

I then gathered rocks on a walk with Sophie and created a 

rock fireplace.

I had found these battery flickering tea lights, and 

covered the front of one with twigs from the yard, 

and now the fireplace looks like it has a cozy fire in it! 

Now the reason for the shingle background. To make 

a space for the fireplace, I covered up the side window 

with the shingle to make a solid wall.  I also made lace curtains

for the other window.

I also decided to wall paper the other rooms so that it 

will be easier to work on furnishings as I go. And speaking of 

furniture and accessories, 

I have gathered a few pieces of lovely dollhouse furniture

here and there at estate sales........but I really enjoy making

a lot of things as best I can.........

Now the living room......looks cozy

I fixed some tiny mantle decorations

And now, I will start working more on the dining room side.  

I still need to add photos and wall hangings to the walls and I need to paint the 

dining room chairs.

I have enjoyed working on this little house. Not sure how 

it will all look when I finally complete it......but for now

it looks inviting.........don't  you think so?

So tell me...........did you have a doll house when you were a child........

or do you have a doll house that  you are working on now?

Do  you purchase your furnishings or do you make them?

I would love to hear!