Readers Rachel and Bethany converted a computer desk into a doll house with some help from their parents and were kind enough to send in the photos so we could all enjoy them!
We had been on a quest to get a dollhouse for the girls 18″ dolls. We didn’t want to spend a whole lot. When our neighbor moved, they got rid of this nice computer desk. There is a pullout table for a keyboard and lots of room. It was quite large. The first thing we thought was, “This would make a great dollhouse with some fixing up!”
This is what it ended up looking like when we were all done. I will give you a tour of our dollhouse and how we fixed it up and made it fun!
We turned the top of the desk into a bedroom. This picture is half of the bedroom. Their doll beds came from their grandpa (who is now in heaven). You can see Coconut’s bed made from Karen’s pet bed idea. Mama made a trundle bed for underneath each bed for an extra doll bed, made from cardboard and fat quarters from Joanne’s.
This is the second half of the bedroom floor. The chair was a gift from a great Aunt. The rug we put down was just a peice of fun fleece we found at the fabric store. We used velcro to attach it so we could was it later if needed. We have made alot of our own bedding and quilts for our beds.
This is the kitchen. We found the kitchen sink and stove at a flea market we went to. The cute breakfast nook came from another aunt. It was a display at Aldi’s store one summer. We made the pantry space out of cardboard and scrapbook paper. There are two there, though you can’t see the second one very well.
This is the bathroom. We made a double sink out of an AG box. We attached a curtain and they use the space for bathroom storage. The toilet is on on Charmin wipe container. The shower was made from an Our Generation doll box. I got the shower idea from My Froggy Stuff.
This is the living room. The denim couch was the pattern from Liberty Jane. The duct tape couch was a fun peice of styrofoam that was in the perfect size and shape of a chair. We covered it in duct tape and made a fun chair out of it. We made your nut container table idea and added a homemade lamp and lava lamp and the TV was an old DVD container that we slip pictures from our favorite movies in.
This is our wardrobe area. Target let us have the shoe storage boxes. We hung them on the wall. The wardrobe were also built by their grandpa. We have a crate over to the side that gives us a place for storage doll suitcases and music stands and other stuff. It also gave us a bit more room for living room furniture.
And, this is our horse, Moondust. She was another fun find at a free flea that we went to. We designed all the tack for the horse ourselves.
Thanks girls for sharing your great find and its transformation!
Delaney, of course I’m intrested! I’m gonna ask my dad soon if he can help me build a dollhouse. I’m so excited! My Grandma got me Kanani as a suprise present. I feel so blessed to have her! I know, I love the red heads! You could probably get a Kanani off of eBay, but it might be a little pricy.
Delaney, your dollhouse is amazing!!! I left a comment on it.
Amanda, thanks you so much. I am looking for Kanani on eBay all the time, but I will wait to see the GOTY, then if I don’t like her, I will probably be looking for Kanani or I would get Rebecca. I love Kanani because she is so unique! I love unique dolls!
Oops…… I meant thank you so much.
Delaney, that’s a pretty smart move. I’m gonna wait to see the GOTY, and if I don’t like her, I might get Kaya! That’s the main reason I wanted Kanani, cause she’s just so unique! Her hair, I do admit, is pretty hard to manage. Well, very hard. But ever since I did the ‘Downy Spritz’ on her hair, there aren’t any frizzies! Also, her curls work out over time, but her hair still looks pretty when it’s wavy. I didn’t get anything from Kanani’s collection, sadly, but I did make her a Paddleboard out of cardboard!
Oooooo! I love Kaya! Her face is gorgeous!
Delaney, I know, right!?!?! I wonder what happens if you take out her braids. I’m one to take all their hair out… I took out Julies, Kanani’s, and Kit’s. But I’m pretty good at braiding, so I can put them back in in a snap. But it will never look the same… oh well, you can do more hairstyles with them that way.
I know, Kaya is beautiful. Sadly, I don’t think she’s very popular. She isn’t mentioned much in the catalogs.
I think it would be ok to take them out. I have taken out all of my dolls’ original hairstyles, and I think Kaya’s braids would be ok to do so. I don’t think Kaya is doing well either. I don’t know very many people with her.
Yeah, they might just be a little more hard to put back in. I hope they don’t retire her before I get her! I want Kaya! Lol
I just LOVE the sink!
Oh, I hope so too! Please AG, DON’T RETIRE HER!!!!!!!!!
Oh and this is really random, but Amanda, do you like Harry Potter?
That would be TERRIBLE if they did!
It’s ok, I love random questions! I’m not really into him, wizard-like stuff isn’t really my thing. Please, please don’t take it personally though! I really like The Lorax, though (wow… that was, um, VERY random!)! LOL!
Another random question: Have you ever heard of Owl City?
I don’t take anything personally, with books and movies at least! So, your fine.
I think I have heard of it, but I don’t exactly know where it is.
Ok, that’s good (smiley face that I won’t add in cause it will put this comment in moderation). Hehe, it’s not a place, it’s a band! Well, a one-man-band… well, not like those that carry the instruments all on their backs or anything. He does electronic music all by himself, it’s really cool!
Amanda, yeah, I think I have heard of it, but I guess I just thought ”City” was “Place” LOL
Love this dollhouse.
Delaney, I thought the same thing when I first heard of him!
Yeah, It’s a confusing name!
i always do that same exact thing where i get the boxes from target to store my doll shoes and acsesories! they are perfect size!!! i have like 10 of them i get them every time haha!
We have been on vacation this week! And we just found this. Thanks for putting our dollhouse on here!
We loved making it!
Gwen, this is a very very good Dollhouse. I like that it isn’t filled up with really expensive furniture pieces, most you made. It looks really good, and I LOVE how you have lots of different dolls, not just one brand. I am always happy to see dollhouses, and I really enjoyed this one.
awesome! my dollhouse is being built, i cant wait for it to be done so i can share my photos! ;D