8 Creative Crafts to Furnish the Living Room of Your Dream Dollhouse

Step into the world of miniatures and elevate your dollhouse with a cozy and chic living room. In this article, we’ll guide you through the creative process of crafting miniature furniture that will add charm and character to your dollhouse’s lounge area. Whether you’re an experienced miniaturist or new to this delightful hobby, these DIY furniture ideas will bring your dollhouse living room to life.

1. Stools

You will need:

• Metal soda cap
• Popsicle sticks
• Paint and paintbrush
• Hot glue

How to do it:

• Cut the popsicle sticks in half.
• Apply hot glue to the inside of the metal soda cap and attach the sticks to it.
• Once the glue is dry, paint everything in the desired color.

2. Hallway furniture

You will need:

• Balsa wood
• Wooden dowels
• Paint
• Hot glue

How to do it:

• Paint the balsa wood in the desired color.
• Cut two rectangles and four smaller rectangular pieces whose length matches the width of the main rectangles.
• Vertically glue the smaller pieces to one of the rectangles and attach the other rectangle on top.
• Glue two skewers as legs in both corners.

3. Table lamp

You will need:

• Straw
• Dropper cap
• Hot glue

How to do it:

• Cut a drinking straw and attach a button to its base.
• Attach the bottle cap to the other end.
• Let it dry thoroughly.

4. Bookshelf

You will need:

• Wooden ruler or balsa wood
• Paint
• Hot glue
• Silicone tubes

How to do it:

• Cut the ruler or balsa wood into equal pieces.
• Paint them in the desired color.
• Horizontally attach them to the silicone tubes at each corner.
• Let it dry thoroughly.

5. TV stand

You will need:

• Styrofoam tray
• Matchboxes
• Hot glue

How to do it:

• Cut two rectangles from the polyethylene tray, the size of four matchboxes, placed side by side vertically.
• Glue the four matchboxes onto one of the polyethylene rectangles, one next to the other vertically, and place another line of matchboxes on top of this first line, totaling eight.
• Place the other polyethylene rectangle on top.
• Join the matchboxes in groups of two, covering them with polyethylene rectangles, making sure they can be opened and closed, and let them dry.

6. Television

You will need:

• Makeup box or any plastic box
• TV printout
• Nail polish
• Paperclip
• Glue

How to do it:

• Glue the TV image onto the box.
• Add buttons using nail polish.
• Place the paper clip at the bottom and remove its front metal hook, the back one will bend backward and help keep the box upright, acting as a stand.

7. Ceiling lamp

You will need:

• Water balloon
• 3D pen
• String

How to do it:

• Inflate and tie the balloon.
• Begin covering it with 3D paint, first creating a bottom edge, then completing the entire balloon with lines of crossed and abstract shapes.
• Tie it to the string, as if it were the lamp’s cord, and hang it in the desired location.

8. Dining table

You will need:

• Metal lid
• Small disposable plastic cup
• Paint
• Hot glue

How to do it:

• Paint the metal cap in the desired color.
• Attach the mouth of a small disposable plastic cup, also painted in the desired color, to the bottom of the cap.
• Glue the bottom of another painted cup to the bottom of the cup attached to the cap.

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