Here’s a better picture of the whole room. and more details:
The dollhouse now has stairs! The black stone staircase was original to the house from when I was a kid, except now it’s been covered in about 5 layers of paint.
The white stairs I made from scratch and it’s definitely to my advantage that no one will actually ever walk on them. The handrail and balusters and whatever that bottom piece is called are made of dollhouse moldings. The steps are these thin pieces of wood from the kids craft section at Michael’s that come in a bag - they’re called like, SHAPES or something. You have to look e v e r y w h e r e when you are sourcing dollhouse materials.
The ceiling grate I found on sale in the beads section of Michael’s. Now, I’m not a jewelry maker by any means but I tried and tried and could not see this piece hanging from a necklace, or even as earrings - could you? It’s just so obviously a miniature air vent.
The window treatment I am not 100% done with - I thought that five feet of ball chain from the hardware store would be enough, but I think I need another few feet to get the best effect - the chains hang about 5” long, and I left them uneven for now. I strung them through a thick piece of tape - you pluck a hole in the tape with a thumbtack and thread them through. Despite my nimble fingers, after threading like, the second one, I was in pain. I persisted through the rest, but am not looking forward to completing it. For the pelmet box, I cut this jewelry box in half.
Is the lighting terrible in this photo? I can’t really tell. The photo was taken late last night, with just a floor lamp shining through the front of the house. I miss having time to shoot dollhouse photos during daylight hours, but I do enjoy having a full time job, so this is how it goes. What do you think?
