Vintage Dollhouse Remodel Part VIII: Play Room + Final Reveal

Dollhouse Play room and Final Reveal

VINTAGE DOLLHOUSE MAKEOVER Series: PART I VINTAGE DOLLHOUSE, PART II EXTERIOR, PART III BOY’S ROOMPART IV GIRL’S ROOMPART V LAUNDRY / BATHROOMPART VI LIVING ROOM, PART VII KITCHEN, PART VIII PLAY ROOM + FINAL REVEAL

I’m so excited to share the final reveal in my vintage dollhouse series today.This has been such a fun project, but I’m so ready to turn it over to my girls who have been impatiently waiting for me to complete it.

The last room in this project is the dollhouse play room. I left this room for last because it was the most awkward space – narrow with no windows. And since I knew I would finish it last, I knew there was a chance I’d run low on budget. I designated it the play room because I felt it was the least important room, and I wouldn’t need to make many purchases.

As it turned out, I was out of budget, so my original ideas for this room fell by the wayside as I found ways to make it work.

My daughter sacrificed her Shopkins ice cream truck sign to make an art easel, and of course you can tell I used Scrabble tiles to decorate the wall.Vintage Dollhouse Play Room Remodel | Five Marigolds

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Vintage Doll House Makeover: Part I

Update: Please visit my updates to this vintage dollhouse makeover series here:

Vintage Dollhouse Makeover Part II ExteriorPart III Boy’s Room, Part IV Girl’s RoomPart V Laundry / BathroomPart VI Living Room

This summer I picked up this vintage doll house from the thrift store for a few dollars. I can’t explain why I picked it up, but I was thrilled with the find. So, what to do with a 1940’s era doll house in disrepair? I originally had delusions of restoring it, because it certainly had charm. However, once I started trying to do some touch ups I was faced with the reality that this baby needed a complete overhaul.

Here’s how it looked when I brought it home.

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