See the Complete Vintage Dollhouse Makeover Series: Part I Vintage Dollhouse, Part II Exterior, Part III Boyβs Room, Part IV Girlβs Room, Part V Laundry / Bathroom, Part VI Living Room, Part VII Kitchen, Part VIII Play Room + Final Reveal
This week in my vintage dollhouse makeover series I bring you the remodeled bath and laundry room: two rooms that normally don’t get a lot of love in a dollhouse! I was determined to take on the challenge though – my girls’ dolls use this room quite a bit…
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I was inspired by these sets from Le Toy Van, Hape and Daisylane:
So cute! However, on my tight budget I chose to use this very inexpensive set to make over myself. This room is small (but about right for a 40’s home!), so I was only able to fit the toilet, sink and shower.
While I’d originally planned to paint the furniture blues and greens to replicate my inspiration sets, I kept it pink and painted the wood white. I added more color to the room by adding a colorful shower curtain, wallpaper, and a bath mat made from a scrap of minky fabric. I floored it with black and white check card stock “tile.”
About those awkward doors in the back? Open them up to find the laundry room!
I used the shelves from the bathroom set and the washing machine from this set (more about that later!) and gave them a paint job. I used scrap fabric for linens, and craft wire and leftover clothespins (used here and here) for the clothesline. My daughter’s Shopkins bag works great a laundry tote, don’t you think?
I added scrapbook paper to the back of the doors and the back wall for color. The artwork is from two free printables (pinned here) I that I shrunk to scale .
Price Breakdown: Bath and Laundry Room
- Wallpaper and tile: $0*
- Furniture: $7.18 **
- Art and accessories: $0.00 *
- TOTAL = $7.18
*Used materials I already had on hand.
**Some furniture for this room was pieced together from sets from other rooms, and will be reflected in those posts.
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So cute!!!! Love the floor!
Thank you, Jen! π
Love the art work in the bathroom.
Ha! I had to find ways to make a dollhouse bath and laundry room exciting! π
Oh my gosh, so cute! It looks like so much work but so worth it. I’m sure your little girl just loves it.
This is so super cute!! Love it! ANy girl would totally love this!
This is incredible, I would have loved this as a kid! I have a little boy but if I ever have a girl I would love to this with her! So cute
Cute, cute! that shopkins bag is just perfect! I know I have more than a couple of those taking over my house.
Shopkins bags everywhere! π Thanks so much for stopping by, Becky.
Cute! Pinned and tweeted! Thank you so much for sharing this with us at our linky party. We hope to see you next Monday @ 7 because we canβt wait to see your new creations! Happy Sunday! Lou Lou Girls