The Doll House

I got some inspiration from Young House Love on how to build a doll house and loved the sleek look and simple design so I thought it'd be easy and fun to build one for Kate.  I consulted with my master wood worker, Tom, about the ease of said project and he seemed to think it was completely doable, he just needed some plans.

So I sat down and drew up some plans...

That year of architecture in college DID come in handy!

...that was three months ago.

Tom got to work, in September, and completely built this beautiful, sturdy doll house for Kate.  I, on the other hand, completely dropped the ball in getting it papered and lovely for a princess to play in.

He is a master builder.

Progress!

Tom even added this wonderful shingled roof!

Today, however, I got to work.  I NEEDED to get this done...for Kate.  (Especially since she had already found it several times in the basement and again in the garage.  #parentingfail  I must get better at "hiding" things.)  In my defense, I selected paper to use and when I asked Kate if she liked it she plainly said, "No.".  No.  She didn't like what I had initially selected.  So then I had a major complex about the wall paper.  I ended up taking her with me to the paper store and asking her what she liked to get a better feel for what she was looking for.  In the end, and with her assistance, we were able to compile a perfect combination of papers to complete this masterpiece!

It's a beauty, right?!

Kate picked the happy stripes and I picked the floral.

It's become a perfect princess palace!

I am so pleased with how this beauty turned out and Kate has been playing with it non stop!  I love an inexpensive, homemade project that will be used for years to come!  I know Maya will get plenty of use out of it too!

Thank you, Tom!