Dollhouse Makeover-Pottery Barn Inspired

Avery asked for a dollhouse for Christmas and I am so so excited for Christmas morning for her to get one!  I always dreamed of having a daughter and giving her a dollhouse one day.  She has so many little figurines and loves playing house with them.  I fell in love with the Pottery Barn Kids one, but didn’t want to spend $200 and it wasn’t quite big enough.  When I saw the Melissa & Doug one I knew it was perfect, but wanted to give it a little dollhouse makeover.

Here is what it looks like when you order it…

Here is the Pottery Barn Kids one I used as my inspiration.

First thing I did was put the entire thing together.  It was really pretty easy to assemble and great quality.  All wood!  I actually ended up leaving off the stairs, balconies and the 3 gables so I could paint them separately.I started by painting the entire thing white.  I used painters tape to cover all the windows and doors and then I used Flat White spray paint to give an even coat to everything.After it dried I removed the painters tape and painted the window trim, stairs and balcony with FolkArt Acrylic Paint in Ash

After everything was painted and dried I attached the roof.  It was really pretty simple.  Just had to take the time to let everything dry in between steps. I am so happy with the results and cannot wait to see her face!

Here is the final result…

 The other thing I love about this dollhouse is it comes with all this furniture!  All the other ones I looked at you had to buy it separately so that was another expense.  Not only will she love playing with it, but I think it will be so cute in her room!  I have a feeling Elsa & Anna will enjoy playing in here…warmer than Arendelle 🙂