Dollhouse ceilings fill me with dread. I always forget about them until it seems like its time to put the whole kitten caboodle dollhouse together, but noooo! So I end up scrambling for a last minute plan that makes for at least another few weeks of parts, parts, parts laying around! I want to assemble!! But this time I was on a mission for at least one of the ceilings, to make it as Art Deco as I could so I was a bit more prepared.
The Makings Of the 3rd Floor Ceiling
By now it was May 2017 and I was sourcing away as usual when I came across an old photo album. I kind of hated to use it because it was so sweet as an album, but it was exactly what I was looking for in a ceiling.
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| Left: Front of vintage photo album. Right: Inside of vintage photo album |
The length was good but the width was too short to cover the whole 3rd floor ceiling but I remained undaunted, chopping and fitting it up with parts from the cover and inside. I was bummed to loose those decorative cover corners but it was the only way to make it fit and get the width that was needed:
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| Pieces pieces pieces! |
I had to add a few jewelry findings and wood trim to increase the width:
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| All glued up and ready for installation!!! |
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1st and 2nd Floor Ceilings, the Easy Way Out!
The 1st and 2nd floor ceilings were kinda a no brainer. I glued some hand made paper for the 1st floor ceiling and painted gold and glued ribbon and mirrors on the 2nd floor ceiling. They're OK, but I just wanted to move on I think! It was June already! The stair landing ceilings that jet out are a cool mercury glass look scrapbook paper:
Finally, all the rooms parts were done, so I could assemble them all into one mass building. This is where you discover if all your matching and centering patterns, measuring and cutting, has paid off!
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Assembly 101!
In reverse order, the 3rd, 2nd, 1st floors and stairwell.
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| 3rd floor trimmed out and ready for led puck lights. |
The little silver disks are magnets for the puck led lighting and the brass nails on the cornices are for hanging pictures and such.
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| 2nd floor, waiting for trim, but I had to play with furnishings anyway! |
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| 1st floor, trim started and outfitted as a kitchen with Strombecker furniture. |
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| Stairwell. Much more to do. Oh well! |
