Making the Kitchen More Kitchen-y
Welcome back, readers! Today we’ ll be metformin hcl 1 000 mg taking a closer look at my dollhouse kitchen construction, and I’ll show you some of the finishing details in the Nutmegs’ new room. You can also take a peek at my new Flickr collection, where I’ ll be metformin side effects 1000 mg saving all of the photos from the entire building process.
After I filled out the under counter shelves, I started adding pieces to the counter and upper shelf. I’m so in love with the little white toaster and the Kitchenaid mixer–they’re just so tiny! I’ll be adding some of my own packaged foods to the upper shelf, once I have time to draw more Mouse Market brand name labels, but for now, I’m displaying coffee mugs and other random pieces.
Tongue Twister: Teeny Tiny Toast
I really wanted fresh herbs in the kitchen, so I painted a few wooden pots that I found at Michaels craft store, and I glued little tufts of dried moss to simulate herbs. The adorable produce crate was handmade by my dad, and I will eventually fill it with plenty of fresh fruits and veggies.
Mira's Weekly Task: Watering the Herbs
I wanted to purchase as few new items as possible for the kitchen, but I couldn’t resist buying these swanky lime green chairs.
Table for Two, Please
The colorful rug is actually a piece of fabric that my friend, Lisa, used as part of the gift-wrapping for my Christmas present, and it was so gorgeous that I had to find a special use for it. The slumbering Miss Kitty is one of my childhood toys–she’s probably about twenty years old! Is it strange that mice are keeping a pet cat?
Don't Wake Miss Kitty
One of my favorite details in the entire kitchen is the hamster door. Jellybean and her cousins have been patiently awaiting the day when the house would be expanded to include their own special nest, and I used a ladder from the Sylvanian Family house I had as a kid as access to the little doorway in the wall. The hamsters built the nest on their own, so even I am not entirely sure what’s beyond that door. Maybe one day we’ll get to take a peek…
A Room with a View
What's Behind Door Number One?
Tomorrow, I’ll post the last few pictures of the new kitchen, and I already have ideas for the next room-building project that I want to share with you. Have a lovely evening!
Read MoreAdding Details to My Mini Kitchen
If you’re just joining our mini house tour, be sure to check out yesterday’s post to see the construction of the counter unit and the blue mosaic tiling. Today, I’ll be sharing pictures of the shelving unit, the Nutmegs’ communication center (chalk and bulletin boards), and other diminutive details. Let’s begin!
With the countertop and backsplash (thank you, Olivia!) in place, I took a thicker piece of balsa wood, which I had painted with the same white enamel used on the counter unit, and I glued it to the wall, just above the mosaic. (For all wood to wood and wood to paper joins, I used a product called Amazing EcoGlue, which I’ve found works really, really well.)
Adding the Upper Shelf
Then, I glued the sink faucet and handles, and the stove handles and burners in place, and I added a little rack of spoons and other utensils above the stove using Krazy Glue.
The Finished Sink
Completed Stove & Utensil Rack
At this point, I was eager to start filling things out, even though I hadn’t built the refrigerator and other larger components, so I started arranging ceramic dishes, pots and pans, and a set of baskets in the under-counter shelving area. In the future, I’ll fill the baskets with onions, potatoes, and other pantry staples.
Looking a Little More Kitchen-y
I Love the Polka Dot Background
To ensure that the Nutmegs have a good system for keeping track of each others schedules during busy times, I used a little chalkboard that I’ve had for at least a decade but never had a use for until now, and I cut two pieces of baked white polymer clay and glued them to the board for chalk. The bulletin board was made from a piece of cork sheet that I had leftover from my craft show booth display, and I simply glued it to a piece of balsa, adding four more pieces of wood to the front as a frame. The photo of the Nutmegs’ relatives, the Gingers, was taken from a Calico Critters advertisement booklet. Both the calendar and Peep’s drawing were created in Adobe Illustrator.
The Family's Message Center
Peeking Through the Kitchen
Tomorrow, I’ll share pictures of the final kitchen details, including pots of herbs, a tiny toaster and Kitchenaid mixer, and–perhaps my favorite–a little ladder and door leading to Jelly Bean and Co.’s hamster hideout. I’ve also created a new Flickr collection with all of the kitchen photos, and I’ll be adding additional pics of new rooms as I create them, so be sure to take a peek!
Read MoreMy Dollhouse Kitchen is Finished!
I’ve been meaning to take some time off and build my dollhouse kitchen for months, and this weekend, I finally did! Work has been pretty busy due to Valentine’s Day, but I was able to take half days on Saturday and Sunday and spend the evenings building to my heart’s content. Today and tomorrow, I’ll be walking you through the building process, complete with tons and tons of photos and plenty of supply tips if you want to treat your dolls to a kitchen makeover as well. So, no more chattering from me–let’s go into the dollhouse!
You may have seen pictures of the circular dollhouse I’m working on in previous posts, but here’s a little before and after picture. There are three more rooms to decorate on this floor, and I also have two identical floors of four room each that can be added down the road.
Before and After
My first task was putting in the hardwood floor, and I bought a sheet of flooring from my dollhouse supplier that came in an 11″ by 17″ rectangle that could be cut to size. I was a tad short, so I didn’t cover the area under the countertops, which made measuring a little trickier. At this stage, I should have put up the wallpaper, but I forgot–oops–and instead I glued the white counter unit in place, which meant that I had to cut wallpaper to fit around it. Not a huge deal, but I certainly won’t do that again. (The wallpaper is a decorative paper printed with a map of Tokyo, something that I bought a number of years ago at the Paper Source.)
Tokyo Wallpaper
The counter was built out of balsa that I cut to size and painted with white enamel paint, and I cut out holes for the sink and stove components (which were purchased from Aztec Imports). I started by gluing a decorative polka dot paper onto the wall, which would serve as a backing for the shelves, and then I glued the bottom shelves to the floor and the vertical supports to the floor and wall. The upper shelf and counter top were added last. All of the pieces were painted beforehand so I wouldn’t have to worry about getting paint on the hardwood floor.
Sink and Stove Cutouts
Assembling the Counter
Assembling the Counter
Next, I assembled the mosaic tile section above the counter (is that called a splashback?). I had blue tiles from a long-forgotten craft project, and I first measured the area that needed to be tiled, and then I created the pattern on the floor, just to make sure that I had all of the necessary colors. Next, I cut out a piece of balsa wood and glued the pattern to the wood. Once dry, that piece was carefully secured to the kitchen wall.
Glueing the Mosaic Pattern
The Finished Mosaic
Tomorrow, I’ll show you pictures of the above counter shelf, the Nutmeg family bulletin board and chalkboard, and other teeny details. Happy Monday, everyone!
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