Sooo.. I started with this… a $40. find at a junk antique store. Fell in love instantly, oooh it was calling me. Needed lots of work, kinda decrepid…I believe it sat in someones basement or garage for years.
I’ve decided this is the Marthas Vineyard cottage I will most likely never own
unless I win the BIG MONEY, and hey you never know, except my first
action would then be to open an animal rescue shelter, dogs and horses in particular, maintained by and housing homeless people and domestic abuse victims who need refuge and want to help me take care
of the animals in need – tall order,yes I know.
So I’m decorating it in the style I would choose if I ever did have that little MV cottage.
My workspace is currently out on the back porch.
Keep in mind, I am not restoring this house to perfection.
Nooo… that’s not the point. I like cracks in walls and uneven trim and weird scale
and old scratched windows. It adds to the charm don’t ya know.
The Mr. with his Type A builder mentality would make this a tear down,
but not me. I’ll take the flaws, thank you.
Here’s what I’ve got going on so far…
New black walnut flooring and some serious paint.
I got rid of all the dark trim look.
(you’re looking at the imperfections, aren’t ya – you have to feel the love)
I get the biggest kick out of this wood floor,
it’s actual wood strips! Very thin.
The bathroom has a new tile floor
(comes in big vinyl square)
There is actual a dollhouse home depot, I kid you not.
The previous owner used so much glue when building this house
I’ve been peeling and scraping but there isn’t much I can do about the
overabundance used to actually put the house together. So it remains.
The windows are a problem, I’d have to remove all the molding and window frame
to replace the “glass”… and the house is so old and decrepid it would fall apart if I do so.
SO….I’ve prettied up this window box and there will be curtains.
A girl could spend hours ogling over all the mini furniture and accesories
online… but I’ve tried not to. I plan to decorate this house inexpensively
no matter how long it takes me to find the right pieces.
I will be honest and tell you I’m coveting this Blue Onion old fashioned sink though..
You, too, can own this tiny little beauty for $73.99.
*sigh*
Hi Karen,
What a fun little project to work on. Is this something for you or will you be raffling it for the rescue cause?
You sound like you are having such fun with this little house. That sink is so sweet, but gah!!! The price! I hope you find just the right inexpensive one to install for your little tiny dishwashing.
Buy the sink. You have to. 🙂
I hope you get the big money for the shelters; what a wonderful heart you have, Karen.
xoxo
it has really amazing features!
Hey it's looking good ! Boy there there proud of that sink !! Knew you could do it looking great !
Oh Karen… this is sooo sweet. I kind of wondered if it would turn into your Vineyard cottage dream.
I never thought of turning a dollhouse into a Vineyard house… hmmmm.
-Joan-
http://www.mvobsession.com
Oh, girl, I am afraid for you…….that is a sweet little house, and it will turn into an addiction!!!!
Yay… it's looking great! Too bad I can't ship you two of the buildings I got when Miller's Outpost closed. You could have the beginnings of a town! One is a Cafe? and the other is a house, if I remember correctly. They've been in storage for years and years.
There are some pizza delivery that use a round "table" in the pizza box to keep the top from stealing the cheese and pepperoni when the [teen] driver takes a corner too fast and the pizza slides to the other side of the back seat. If you can find those [free!] they make perfect end tables for sofas or bed side tables for tiny lamps.
I just peeked at Pinterest for DIY dollhouse furniture … lots of really cute ideas, especially a twig chair that looked wonderfully fun!
This will be such a fun project for you. The sink is pricey, but soooo pretty.
This is quite a dollhouse! And, what a find! I know you will enjoy filling it and I would be coveting that little sink as well.
My MIL would be in heaven! She loves doll houses! I wish you could visit a store in Charleston that is absolutely nothing but doll house items. They have everything you can think of! My MIL could have stayed all day long!
I LOVE those!! I have a friend who collects dolls…she sure does have some beautiful, EXPENSIVE ones!! You really should buy the sink…you know you want to…
I'm a big help…I know!!
What a fun project. This would be something I can see myself doing.
I love the blue and white in that bedroom oh and that sink (!) …I have an old dollhouse that my dad made of the first house I lived in…have to go haul it out of the barn…we used to play with it all the time…maybe because we didn't have tv back then! 🙂
Oh, I want a sink just like that baby one, in my own cottage. Your doll house is darling.
You had me with the hardwood floors- am loving that shade of blue. Can't wait to see it in it's completion- you have such a knack for this!