omg, I love it.

Published on by Quandie

I hope you all will enjoy seeing mini-furniture makeovers as much as the real thing, because I think there’s going to be a steady stream of them as I work on re-furnishing my dollhouse over the coming months.

Now that I’ve finished repainting the exterior, I’m ready to get cracking on the interior.

As I’m just getting started in the world of miniatures, I’m learning about it as I go.  I’m bound to make more than a few mistakes along the way.

There is one big change that has taken place since my dad and I furnished this dollhouse over 30 years ago.  There aren’t any brick and mortar shops dedicated to dollhouses anymore.  At least not any that I can find near me (if you locals know of any, please leave a comment).  Hobby Lobby has a small selection of dollhouse materials (more on that in a minute), but I didn’t find anything at Michaels.

So it looks like online shopping is going to be my main go-to.

I started out making a few purchases on Etsy, but what I like to do is find a shop on Etsy, and then go check out the shop’s independent website (if they have one).  I’d rather order directly from the shop, saving them the Etsy commission.

That’s how I found Miniature Crush, a vendor that ships out of Savage, MN.  I’ve ordered from her twice now and both times received my order really quickly.  I know I’m going to be ordering from her again.

One thing that I learned while scouring Etsy is that there are some very inspirational creators out there working in miniature.  That’s how I came across Cinderella Moments.

Although she doesn’t have a lot of stuff for sale on Etsy, she has some very interesting looking tutorials on her blog such as how to make that gorgeous day bed in the photo above.

But another thing I noticed while looking through her blog is that she often takes basic unfinished dollhouse furniture and embellishes it.  For example, I’m betting that this table and chairs …

started out looking like this …

I just purchased this set at Hobby Lobby for $9.99.

That was a bit of a eureka moment for me, realizing that I can find great raw materials fairly cheap, and then add my own flavor.  This set even came with some upholstered cushions for the seats.

While I’m probably never going to get quite as frou-frou as Cinderella Moments does, I did whip up a quick prototype for my dining chairs.

And omg!  I love it!

I haven’t yet glued down the cushion in that photo, so ignore how it looks a bit floppy.

But seriously, how fun is that?

Now I just need to finish the other three chairs and paint the table.  Stay tuned because later in the week I’ll share the completed set, and all of the details.

While I was at Hobby Lobby, I also picked up some unfinished patio furniture.

As well as a Welsh cupboard.

I also have a bed and an armoire on the way.

So I have lots of furniture painting lined up to keep me busy over the winter.

I hope you’ll enjoy seeing these makeovers as much as I enjoy doing them!

23 thoughts on “omg, I love it.”

  2. What fun!! I always loved doing that when I was little and when my kids were little. Also loved making paper dolls out of the pattern books my mom would bring home from the fabric store. There’s just something about doing a doll house…maybe it’s ‘this is how I would remodel my house if I could’😁

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  4. I love this so much! What fun to work your magic in “tiny”! I’ve always loved miniatures but never thought about treating unfinished pieces like you have done. The chair is so perfect…as is the HOUSE! (What a FABULOUS piece and to think you and your dad worked on it together, originally makes me a little teary – in a happy, good way) I’m so excited to see what else you transform!

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