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DIY Dollhouse Makeover: IKEA Flisat hack
You will need:
IKEA Flisat dolls house
Paint - I used lots of different coloured tester pots
Primer - The backing of the doll house is made from a plastic-coated mdf, so you'll need to prime these bits before painting
Tile stickers - I found the floor tiles and wall tiles on eBay for a few pound each, and were really handy for saving time
Faux wooden flooring - Again from eBay
Wooden furniture - I found this set on Amazon for just £25
Offcuts of different coloured felt and fabric - for the duvet cover, cushions & rugs
Lollipop sticks - For the wall panelling
Cotton wool - For the inside of the cushions
Wool - To create the mini wall-hanging
Wood glue
Cuttings from artificial plants
Wooden beads - To create the 'plant pots'
Mirrored cardboard - To create a 'mirror'
Total cost: Most of the bits I used for decorating and accessorising were things I had lying around the house, but I did spend £50 on the dollhouse and furniture.
The Flisat dolls house comes flat pack, so the first thing I did was put it together, leaving the roof off to make it easier to paint the walls and get access to the floor.
The other rooms are painted using another tester pot - Cornforth White from Farrow & Ball.
Tip: The card comes in a 30x40cm size, which wasn't quite enough for both downstairs rooms. However, to avoid buying a second piece, and having lots of waste I cut the kitchen floor out first, then managed to fashion the living room floor from two bits of off-cuts, lining up the patterns as neatly as I could. I don't think you can tell from a distance though can you?
For the bathroom floor I found some patterned stickers, again on eBay. The good thing about this was it came in one sheet rather than individual mini-tiles, meaning it was much easier to apply. I simply cut to size and stuck down.
To create some 'cushions' for the sofa and bed I folded a 7.5cm x 4.5cm piece of felt over, popped some cotton wool inside and hand stitched up.
Finally, my favourite bits are this mini wall-hanging and lampshade in the bedroom - both really easy to make too. For the wall hanging I cut a few lengths of wool, tied them to a bit of wooden dowel and hung up on the wall. I didn't want to use a nail or hook in case they weren't safe for a small child, so simply stuck it up with a bit of washi tape, which I then painted over to match the wall. The lampshade is made from a shampoo lid would you believe?! I wrapped some more hessian fabric around the lid and stuck down with a glue gun. I then poked a small hole through the plastic at the top and strung a piece of wool through to hang from.
Tip: To hang the shade I unscrewed the roof and poked the wool through the top piece of wood, so that I wouldn't have make any holes.
I also printed out some kitchen-related images I found on Google to stick on the wall as some prints - if I'd of had some more time I'd of laminated them, which would definitely have looked better.
And that's it! A really fun project through which you can let your creativity run wild! You'll find yourself looking at household objects and bits of rubbish wondering 'what can I make out of that?!'
Paint - I used lots of different coloured tester pots
Primer - The backing of the doll house is made from a plastic-coated mdf, so you'll need to prime these bits before painting
Tile stickers - I found the floor tiles and wall tiles on eBay for a few pound each, and were really handy for saving time
Faux wooden flooring - Again from eBay
Wooden furniture - I found this set on Amazon for just £25
Offcuts of different coloured felt and fabric - for the duvet cover, cushions & rugs
Lollipop sticks - For the wall panelling
Cotton wool - For the inside of the cushions
Wool - To create the mini wall-hanging
Wood glue
Cuttings from artificial plants
Wooden beads - To create the 'plant pots'
Mirrored cardboard - To create a 'mirror'
Total cost: Most of the bits I used for decorating and accessorising were things I had lying around the house, but I did spend £50 on the dollhouse and furniture.
The Flisat dolls house comes flat pack, so the first thing I did was put it together, leaving the roof off to make it easier to paint the walls and get access to the floor.
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| The doll house before (Image courtesy of IKEA) |
Walls
One of the most difficult things was choosing how I wanted to decorate each room! I decided to go for some traditional style 'panelling' on the bedroom wall, which was so easy to recreate. I simply stuck some lollipop sticks onto the wall using wood glue - don't forget to snip the rounded end off each stick first. This might be easier using small strips of wood or mdf from a hardware store, but I wanted to try and avoid buying anything new, so used these which I had laying around in my crafting drawer. Once I'd stuck the sticks on I primed and painted the walls using a tester pot of Moonstone Grey from Craig and Rose. I've actually totally fallen in love with this beautiful green colour now, and would love to get in in somewhere in my house. That might have to be a project for next year though...The other rooms are painted using another tester pot - Cornforth White from Farrow & Ball.
In the kitchen and bathroom I stuck some faux 'metro tiles' on the wall, again found on eBay - this comes in an A3 sheet, which was just enough for both rooms.
Flooring
For the floors I originally wanted to use more lollipop sticks to create faux-parquet flooring, but had to give up on that idea once I realised just how much time it was going to take! Instead I found some printed card on eBay with a herringbone pattern on it, so used this to create a beautiful wooden-style floor in the downstairs room.Tip: The card comes in a 30x40cm size, which wasn't quite enough for both downstairs rooms. However, to avoid buying a second piece, and having lots of waste I cut the kitchen floor out first, then managed to fashion the living room floor from two bits of off-cuts, lining up the patterns as neatly as I could. I don't think you can tell from a distance though can you?
For the bathroom floor I found some patterned stickers, again on eBay. The good thing about this was it came in one sheet rather than individual mini-tiles, meaning it was much easier to apply. I simply cut to size and stuck down.
Furniture
I bought this classic set of dolls house furniture from Amazon for £25 - which I thought was a really good price considering the amount of bits you get. I painted the kitchen in some leftover paint from last year's IKEA play kitchen upcycle - I thought it would be cute if the two matched! - and left the rest of the bits unpainted.To create some 'cushions' for the sofa and bed I folded a 7.5cm x 4.5cm piece of felt over, popped some cotton wool inside and hand stitched up.
Accessories
I've added some 'rugs' using off-cuts of fabric - a bit of hessian in the living room, and a bit of faux fur in the bedroom. I couldn't resist adding some 'plants' about the place too, which are actually yet more off-cuts, this time stems from one of my artificial plants which I've glued into wooden beads.Finally, my favourite bits are this mini wall-hanging and lampshade in the bedroom - both really easy to make too. For the wall hanging I cut a few lengths of wool, tied them to a bit of wooden dowel and hung up on the wall. I didn't want to use a nail or hook in case they weren't safe for a small child, so simply stuck it up with a bit of washi tape, which I then painted over to match the wall. The lampshade is made from a shampoo lid would you believe?! I wrapped some more hessian fabric around the lid and stuck down with a glue gun. I then poked a small hole through the plastic at the top and strung a piece of wool through to hang from.
Tip: To hang the shade I unscrewed the roof and poked the wool through the top piece of wood, so that I wouldn't have make any holes.
I also printed out some kitchen-related images I found on Google to stick on the wall as some prints - if I'd of had some more time I'd of laminated them, which would definitely have looked better.
And that's it! A really fun project through which you can let your creativity run wild! You'll find yourself looking at household objects and bits of rubbish wondering 'what can I make out of that?!'
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