it has to go.

Published on by Quandie

As you know, I spent most of the winter working on my dollhouse reno.

And frankly, I’m getting rather tired of having it sitting on my baby grand piano right smack in the middle of the house.  It takes up the entire surface of the piano, leaving not much room for anything else.  If you’ve followed me for long, you’ll know that this is usually where I fold laundry, wrap presents, and paint smalls throughout the winter when I can’t use my carriage house workshop.

So it has to go!

OK, that sounds drastic.  It didn’t have to go far, just out to the three season porch.  The weather is warming up, and I think I can finish up any future work on it out there.

This will be where it stays going forward.  At least for the foreseeable future anyway.  Our house is rather small and I don’t really have any other spot where it would work.

I have to give myself credit for finishing almost all of the rooms over the winter.

I started with the dining room.

Then I worked on the main bedroom.

That was followed by the 2nd floor hallway …

and then the bathroom.

I’ve also completed the 2nd bedroom …

the 3rd floor U.K. hallway …

and the kitchen.

I filled up the attic space.

And I outfitted the attic rec room.

As I’m reviewing the photos for this post, I’m realizing that I’ve already added some new details to some of these rooms since I last shared them.

For example, I added some framed botanicals to the bathroom.

I added a hand-painted Union Jack rug to the upper hallway (more on how I did that in a future post).

I added the sconces and a painted chair to the master bedroom.

And I added a mirror to the 2nd floor hallway.

After all of that, I still haven’t quite finished the interior reno completely.  I have reached a bit of a standstill on the living room because I can’t quite decided what I want to do in that room.  So rather than rush it, I’ve decided to just wait for inspiration to strike.

I also need to do something with the tower room.

Although that may be nothing more than filling up the bookshelves.  I couldn’t actually reach that room while the house was up on the piano, so now that it’s a bit lower out on the porch I can get to it, but I’m not sure I want to tackle trying to paint that space.

Finally, I still have the exterior gardens and porches to work on.  Those may wait until next winter at this point though.  We’ll have to see how busy I get this summer.

But for now, I’m happy to have the surface of my baby grand piano back as a work space for other things.

I hope you enjoyed seeing the dollhouse project over the winter, I know I was quite focused on it at the expense of working on other vintage item makeovers.  Now that spring is here, I’ll be back out in the garden and am hoping to resume my ‘Sunday mornings in the garden’ posts soon.  I also plan to work on some more significant makeover projects, maybe even some furniture!  I’ll definitely sprinkle in a few more miniature projects here and there though.  Spoiler alert, I have a fun one coming up on Wednesday.

So be sure to stay tuned.

In the meantime, leave a comment and let me know which room in the dollhouse was your favorite!

16 thoughts on “it has to go.”

  2. So well done – you have the patience of Job! Cheryl Cole Little Rock, AR (deleted) (just in case your in the neighborhood!! 😉)

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    1. Actually, I don’t consider myself a patient person at all, so I’m not really sure how I accomplished this 😉 Also, FYI, I am going to delete out your phone number (assuming that was your number), you never know who might be lurking online that you don’t want to share your number with!

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  3. I don’t think I can pick a favorite! There is so much detail in every one of them. I can only imagine how much fun you have had doing this. It’s the best 💕

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  4. The whole dollhouse is a work of art, and it’s been so much fun to see its progress! My favorite room is the bathroom. I’d love that bathroom in my real house!

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  5. That British themed hallway and the bathroom are in a tie in my opinion. I have been so entertained by this project and have enjoyed seeing you put it all together. That being said, I always enjoy the variety of projects you post. Looking forward to some more gardening posts and the garage sale hauls too!
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  6. A favorite? I have about 10…. I, also, have, immensely, enjoyed your dollhouse renovation. Everything, beginning with the incredible house, as you and your father built, through your recreation, has been so cool! I will always remember this house…..and all that is involved. You never fail to entertain and educate while creating wondrous things for me to admire. Thank you!

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  7. I can’t choose which room I like the best. You did such a great job with all of them! It will be something to look forward to come next winter😊

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  8. I really, really have enjoyed your doll house project. I’m happy you gave resources too. I’ve even working on a few pieces with my eight year old granddaughter, we don’t have a doll house but we enjoy playing with the furniture. Looking forward to “Sundays in the Garden.”

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