embracing la violette.

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In its previous incarnation, the 2nd bedroom in my dollhouse was set up as a girl’s room complete with faux white wicker furniture, stuffed animals and a doll themed wallpaper.

Here it is with all of the contents removed.

I zoomed in on this photo to try and show that doll wallpaper detail.

I’m sure I loved it when my dad and I first created this dollhouse, but it’s no longer my cup of tea.

After giving the room a good cleaning, I taped off the floor and then painted all of the trim plus the ceiling in Dixie Belle’s Drop Cloth.  Next I painted over the wallpaper in a lightened up version of their French Linen.  I just mixed it with a bunch of Drop Cloth.

Next I had to decide what sort of embellishment to add to the border around the ceiling.

I’d ordered a few I.O.D. products that I was hoping I’d be able to use in the dollhouse including a couple of their Trimmings molds as well as their Adornment stamp set.

That being said, you know I have trouble with stamps.  I attempted to stamp within that border near the ceiling with one of the Adornment stamps no fewer than five times.

I just couldn’t keep the stamp straight or get a crisp look, and the perfectionist in me just wasn’t having it.  I also really had no idea how I was going to deal with the corners of the room when I got to them.

But I just knew that stamp was going to be perfect for that trim.

So after painting back over that border multiple times, I finally decided to create my own wallpaper border by stamping on strips of paper and then applying them to the walls with mod podge.

And that worked quite well.

Still not precisely perfect, but good enough.

I also decided to stamp directly onto to the wall beside the window with one of the stamps from I.O.D.’s Ephemeral Type set.

That went a bit more smoothly!

As you can see, there is a dollhouse within the dollhouse.

This is one of the original pieces that I kept when I initially gave the dollhouse away to my in-laws, so I pulled it out to use again.

You may remember that I also painted up some new furniture for this room a few months back.

You can find the details on those pieces here (bed, armoire).

As much as I loved the way these pieces turned out, I have to admit that I’m not a huge fan of purple (I just really wanted to use those re.design with prima middy transfers).  That being said, of all the purples in the world, I do think the Secret Path color by Dixie Belle that I used inside the armoire is really pretty.

Even though I had the furniture finished back in November, and I had the room painted up and ready to go before  Christmas, I’ve put off finishing this room until now because I just wasn’t feeling particularly inspired by that purple.

But then this printable rug caught my eye on Etsy (more on printable rugs in a minute).

I thought it was so lovely, and the muted purples were perfect for the 2nd bedroom.

So I decided to fully embrace the violet.

I printed out the rug, added a pitcher filled with purple blooms, and a little framed ‘Violette’ soap label above the armoire.

And with that, I think the room is perfect.

Now, back to that rug.  Did you know that printable miniature rugs were a thing?  I didn’t.  But back in December I ordered a couple of rugs from an Etsy vendor.

When they arrived it occurred to me that they looked as though they were simply images printed onto a canvas-like material.  So I started doing some research and discovered that sure enough, I could purchase some printable canvas and print my own rugs.

You have a bit more flexibility this way, being able to alter the size of the rug to fit your space.  There is a pretty good selection of printable rug images available to purchase on Etsy.  I got the rug for this room from MiniatureMoo for around $5.  The nice thing is that I can print it over and over, and in different sizes if I want to.

I’m curious, have you tried printable rugs?  And what do you think of the violet bedroom?  Leave a comment and let me know.

27 thoughts on “embracing la violette.”

  1. Printable rugs – what an awesome idea! That mini dollhouse is the perfect touch to that room – I am a purple gal so to me it is very soothing and calming and looks perfect for that bedroom. Love it all!

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  2. I am a total purple lover and that Secret Path IS a lovely purple. The entire room is lovely…and wow, who knew there was such a thing as printable rugs! It’s a gorgeous room and I love every single thing you’ve done. Oh and the dollhouse within a dollhouse….so precious!

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    1. Amen to that Susan! I really struggle with choosing real life rugs. The nice thing about these printable rugs is that if you don’t like the size, or want a different color, you can just print out another one!

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  4. Love the purple, it’s such a soft and muted color. The room is so lovely. I’m simply blown away by how many miniatures are out there. Don’t you just love Etsy? People are so talented and it’s just so amazing to see the creativity, yourself included!
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  6. I continue to be in awe of everything in this project. Love the dollhouse within the dollhouse. I’m always reminded of my oh so talented aunt and her 1950’s dollhouse. She would love your projects. I have a granddaughter that loves miniatures. Thinking I should create some of your ideas with her. As for the rug, it’s genius! As good as a 3D printer. Thank you for sharing.

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  7. I’m not a purple fan either. But your room is so sweet. The color is not overwhelming. I love that little doll house. It is such a cool addition. The printable rugs are so fun. I’ve used printable canvas for photos never thought about rugs ! This whole doll house is simply amazing! smiles, Alice

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  8. Wow. Once again, I’m amazed. I love the rug and the other touches of purple. The wallpaper border is perfect. I am trying to think of how else to use some of these tiny things other than a dollhouse (since I don’t have a spot for one of those). I did a grapevine wreath once with ivy and miniature pieces like a twig chair and a watering can, birds and nests. Maybe… And there’s always my display hutch. I think a tiny hutch in my hutch would be charming. 🙂 Anyway, it’s adorable and I can’t wait to see what’s next!

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    1. I’ve been thinking about writing a blog post about ways to display miniatures other than in a dollhouse, there are lots of options including just in your hutch! I’ll have to work on that 🙂

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  9. I am back from South Africa. Trying to play catch up. The dollhouse is turning out so beautiful! You have such an eye for details. I am enjoying seeing how it is coming together. It’s just lovely❤️

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  10. Creating your own trim for the walls by stamping paper was brilliant!! I’m glad you decided to embrace the purple, it turned out so pretty. printable canvas sheets! This just sent my mind spinning! I’m thinking of all the possibilities. I’m definitely going to get some and experiment with it.

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  13. I’ve come to realize you are not only great at doing the remakes, but you are such a great source of places to find products and ideas. I never realized that would be an added benefit a following a blog…. You do all the research too! Thank you!!

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