Dollhouse Accessorizing - Halls, Bedrooms, Nurseries and Bathrooms

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As was true in Part 1 (Kitchen, Lounge & Dining Room), the following article by Julia Morrison is an excellent guide for the basic items you will need to accessories the 4 rooms in the title. Of course, you have decisions to make before buying the items listed. In what era does your project take place? (again, I chose Edwardian images). Aristocracy or We-The-People? Even before that, dollhouse or room box? Are you recreating a memory, copying a the room from a painting or photograph? What's your budget? Here's Julie Morrison's article.

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Dollhouse Accessories - How to Make Your House Look Real - Part 2
By Julia Morrison

In part 2 of 'How should I decorate a Dollhouse' we are looking at which dollhouse accessories to use to decorating your hall, your bedrooms, your nursery and the bathroom.

Just look around in your own house. What can you see in your hall, in your bedrooms and bathroom? Imagine how bare your home would look if there were only furniture. Following are some tips on how and which accessories you can use to make these areas of your house look absolutely real.

Dollhouse Decorating – The Many Shades Of Pink

What does the word pink conjure for you? When you think decorating a dollhouse with pink, does a soft pastel room with girly cream-colored ruffles come to mind? Or maybe a shocking, vibrant, knock-your-socks pink on your room box accent wall, strewn with fuchsia flowers? Do get a subtle image of a modern dollhouse with pillows and art work providing discrete pops of orchid and royal blue. No matter. Pink offers a vast variety of choices in creating a beautiful miniature décor. 

It may sound surprising, but pink works with almost every color. There are no best shades; it's a matter of personal preference. However, most oft-used combinations, with pink as the primary color, include gray, white, cream, gold, silver, black, brown, green, soft blue, burgundy, cranberry and raspberry.

The thing to remember when using pink is to break it up with different colors to achieve balance. Start with the look you want to achieve. which will dictate the intensity of the pink. Fear not! Pink is a great color to play with, so have fun.

Soft Pink

Soft pinks are light and feminine and work beautifully with whites and creams. The picture of the bedroom with pink and white striped fabric on the stuffed chair, bedding covers and throw pillows, combined with the muted wall covering, provides a sense of peace and quiet. The tiny strong points of orchid an fuchsia above the center of the headboard are in perfect balance with the light blue background, which  provides depth to the scene. This would also be a good color scheme for a nursery  or bathroom. 

You can also create a warm, glowing palate with pale pink on the walls and ivory trim. Use yards and yards of tiny patterned fabric to cover a bed or sofa or other large pieces of furniture. For a grand finish, embellish the room with soft roses and patterned accessories. Use fabrics in several shades of pink and different textures: velvet, satin, shag, linen and cotton. Work into the scene big shinny ribbons. 

Hot Pink

This in-your-face-shade of pink doesn't have to make your eyes hurt. Tori Spelling designed the wallpaper in the nursery picture. It's strong, but the white ceiling and furniture, and uses of peach and a little fuchsia soften it. 

A More Modern Use Of Pink

Mark Cutler and Carl Berg designed the Italianate dollhouse (at te top) for a charity auction. Notice how they used various shades of pink against neutral wall colors in different rooms to give this traditional dollhouse an updated look.

There are so many shades of pink, and any of them can work for you if you keep your color pallet coordinated. And of course, if you are a “pink person” at heart. 

Josie Bout's Slaapkamer

This is a from a post on Josie Bout's blog about a miniature bedroom, and the great detail about the chandelier:

“When this was all finished I felt the room needed more lights. I didn't want to wait until the next dolls house fair so I rummaged through my drawers and found an old silver ..well I'm not sure what it was, but I could call it a 'jewelry finding'. I played around with it a bit, using some glass paint and silk string and made it into a very eclectic light to hang above the chest of drawers. It is a bit odd, I admit, but I rather like it”.

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