Build Your Own Doll House- A Complete Guide
Tired of keeping all your cardboard boxes and stuffs in your home? Well, we agree these boxes are something which you won’t throw away so easily as they are strong, sturdy and beautiful but at the same time most of us do not know what to do with the box or where should we use these boxes. So, in this article we have a surprise waiting for the parents of the kids who demand a doll house.
In the subsequent paragraphs, we have provided you with a detailed step by step guide on how to make a doll house with the help of these cardboard boxes and other packaging materials that you might already have in your house’s store room. So, without much ado lets gets started and explore how to make the best out of waste.
Gather Your Supplies
The first and foremost thing in the process of making a doll house is to gather all the materials which you will need in making this house. First of all, make sure you have ample number of moving house boxes, a stack of old newspapers, colourful paints, glue, scissors, a ruler, your favourite markers and some decorative stickers. Also, put on your crafting apron as you will definitely make mess while making this beautiful doll house.
Get, Set, Go!
After you have gathered all kinds and all sizes of boxes get ready to give a beautiful structure to the doll house of your dreams. Whether you want a beautiful mansion or a multistorey doll house, you can make all of them with the help of these cardboard boxes. The possibilities are endless and so can your imaginations be.
Laying the Foundation and Building the Walls
You can now start to build your doll house by laying the foundation of your house. Make a strong base with the help of all your boxes lined up and stick them together with the help of a strong glue. Now, that you have already done the base making, cut the cardboard into pieces according to the size of the walls that you need. As you have already made the structure of the house and all the walls of your doll house, its time to decorate it with the items available. The possibility of decorating the structure is endless and therefore here we will be using the newspaper cutoffs which you might have received in your parcels. Stick these crushed newspaper sheets in order to make a texture on the walls of the house. Now with the help of glue and paint, stick these newspapers on the walls and paint them with the colour of your choice. The sticking of the newspapers on the walls will add texture to the walls and give different look to the structure.
You can paint the various interior and the exterior walls according to your choice. Additionally, you can also go for mixing of the paints as well to give a shaded look to your doll house.
Additional Beautification
Now that your doll house is almost ready, you will have to wait for a few hours so that the paint and the glue dries up and gives the structure the required strength. For additional beautification, you can cut out windows from the walls and colour them with a different colour. Also, you can colour the newspaper sheets with different colours and use them as curtains for your doll house’s doors and windows. With the use of stickers, you can decorate the exteriors and interiors of the house and here your doll house is ready to be gifted to your little one.
Summing Up
With the help of above guide your doll house will be ready. Now if you are someone who wants to add more details to the house, try cutting out furniture from these cardboard boxes. You can also make racks and shelves with the help of these boxes and colour them for a more personal touch.
With little efforts and lots of creativity, your doll house is ready. In this way not only will you be able to gift your child a homemade doll house but also you will clear up your store room which was earlier filled with these boxes.