There is no such little girl who would not dream of a house for her dolls. If you make it yourself with your own hands, then there will simply not be a price for such a toy housing. Indeed, it is possible to preliminarily plan “premises” so necessary for a little mistress. In addition, not only children, but also adults will be delighted with such work.
Appearance story
Doll houses were made in the 18th century. For example, in Holland, rich ladies made orders for the manufacture of toy homes. Doll houses were made by craftsmen in three or four floors. At the same time, the smallest household details were taken into account in them. So, in the living rooms hung miniature paintings, and the kitchens were equipped with tiny dishes.
These structures were made in the form of two-meter cabinets with glass doors. Of course, playing with such houses was uncomfortable. However, the very idea of Dutch masters still finds its embodiment.
How to make a dollhouse out of the box?
To make your little princess dream come true, you will need some materials at hand. For work, it is necessary to prepare a stationery knife and PVA glue, scotch tape and cardboard, colored self-adhesive and plain white paper. To decorate toy housing, it will be necessary to put off shreds of fabric, cut pictures from magazines. You can use bright stickers.
So, everything is prepared.
How to make a dollhouse? Work on this toy construction will allow each member of the family to show their talents. One will demonstrate them when sewing or knitting small curtains and rugs, and the second - when sculpting or making toy furniture or household utensils. But before you get to work, it’s worth assessing your capabilities and deciding who will live in the house. Only then will the size of your structure be
made . Toy housing can be one-room or a two- or three-story cottage.
How to make a doll house if it consists of one room? To make such a housing, an ordinary shoe box measuring twenty by thirty centimeters will be enough. For the convenience of playing with such a house, you can cut off one or two walls in contact with each other. If one room for dolls is not enough, then from three or four such blanks make an “apartment”. Shoe boxes are fastened together with tape and glued with PVA glue to a common base. The resulting one-story house should not have external walls. This will make it easier and more fun to play.
How to build a dollhouse in several floors? Such a construction is somewhat more complicated. An ideal option, of course, would be a drawer with opening sashes made of plywood. However, you can use all the same shoe boxes. The blanks are stacked on top of each other. The adjoining faces are glued with PVA glue, and the entire structure must be attached with adhesive tape. A sheet of cardboard is bent into a triangular roof, which is placed on top of the structure.
How to make a doll's house beautiful? To do this, the walls of the rooms can be pasted over with colored paper or pieces of wallpaper remaining after the repair. Then you need to hang pictures in the rooms, and curtains on the windows. The interior is decorated with toy furniture. It can be purchased or made with your own hands from plywood or cardboard.
The palace on the floor can be knitted or crocheted, or it can be cut from the remnants of the old carpet. Bedclothes from unnecessary scraps of fabric are sewn onto the doll bed.
We make toy housing from chipboard
How to make a doll house from other materials? For the frame, you can use chipboard trim. Fibreboard pieces are also suitable for these purposes. A frame for doll housing is made from these materials. Of course, this is a laborious task. And if dad can’t do it, then you can order such a frame in any building hypermarket. Making such a house will require some effort from the parents, but in any case it will cost much cheaper than the finished one sold in toy stores. Inside, the frame is papered. The interior is decorated with curtains, furniture, paintings and various household utensils.