Ooh, I love working in the classic doll house scale of 1:12! For
those who aren't familiar with 1:12 scale, the explanation is that every
foot of measurement equals an inch. So if your sofa in real life is
eight feet long, it will be eight inches long in a dolls house.
Here
is the latest edition to my ongoing dolls house project. A pretty
little bed, fit for well, just about anyone who likes pretty little
beds!
And a picture without the mattress...
I started out with the Standard Bed 1 to 12 .
I
glued the Filigree to the head and foot board of the bed, being mindful
that the filigree goes on the inside of the head board and the outside
of the foot board. I also glued some legs on to give the bed a bit more
height. (just used some scrap chipboard to do this)
I gave everything a good coat of white paint and dry fit it together.
After
making sure everything fit together well, I took it apart and painted
the filigree green using a bit of paper towel to lightly dab the paint
on. A sponge would work well, too.
After the green paint dried, I glues the bed together and used a rubber band to hold it firmly in place whilst it dried.
I also glued the bed skirt ( a bit of lace from my stash) onto the inside of the bed railing.
After
everything dried, I added the detail to the head board and foot board
by piping Liquid Pearls on the filigree and let the scrolly design
influence where I applied the paint.
Dimensional fabric paint also works well here.
I
extended the detail on to the smooth parts of the head boards as well
and also the side slats. I think it looks more finished this way.
This
bed also come is half scale, which is half inch to the foot. This was
so much fun, I may make the smaller one as well! Thank you for stopping
by!
SUPPLIES
Standard Bed 1 to 12
Chevron scrolly thing (will edit)
Additional:
White paint
Green paint
Liquid Pearls
Scrap lace
1 comment:
I love this to pieces! It looks like so much fun to decorate, too.
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