Take a tour of the Brentwood dollhouse interior!
This post is long overdue! I've been trying to figure out how to get my email blog post notifications back... but since I can't seem to make progress on that, I'm going to post anyways.
The dollhouse in this post is the original Brentwood dollhouse design that had a limited run of 50 kits in 2022. There is a new redesigned kit available on miniatures.com here, with a post showing how I did the new exterior here. The main differences between the limited edition dollhouse kit shown here and the current one on the market are the windows and the railings. The original kit had laser cut MDF double-sided windows and the new Brentwood kit has more traditional wood-manufactured windows. The great thing is the new windows can be stained and still feature all the beautiful panes that make up the transitional style. Same for the railings, they are now beautiful wood railings that you can stain if you want. Same style. (We also made the overall kit shell assembly even easier and added an extra window in the second floor bathroom!)
Starting with the first floor, we have the entry.
Starting with the first floor, we have the entry.
Across from the stairs is the kitchen. I have a place holder kitchen in place for now, but a new one is coming shortly.
On the other side of the stairs is the living/dining combo. The table is hand made (see the details of the DIY here). These chairs are super simple basic dollhouse chairs, but I think they just work so well in this space and as a set. The florals are Tiny Naturals Gift shop on etsy.
I love this chandelier from miniatures.com.
Beside the dining room is the living room. Similar to the big table I also took the fire place from that Autumn gathering scene and put it in the Brentwood. I love it here.
I love this chandelier from miniatures.com.
Moving upstairs we have a children's bedroom, hallway, and bathroom.
The hallway on this floor is a bit basic for now but I hope to add some more art and bench or some sort of furniture unit at the end.I combined the floral wallpaper with blue trim, and painted the bed frames white. These are new twin bed kits designed by me and made by miniatures.com. I'm so happy with them. They fit the mattress perfectly and they feature a fun bubble design. In the future I plan to add more things on the walls and I want to add recessed lighting because this room is a bit on the darker side without it.
Now the bathroom on the second floor is one of my favourites. I did beadboard around the bottom half of the room, a built-in tub, and double vanity.
Moving up again to the third floor we have the large en-suite with the walk in laundry room. I love the fact that this dollhouse offers a closet space.
Moving to the final room, we have a bathroom with walk in shower.
The bathrooms are so pretty. I like that your rooms look real no cartoonish. Beautiful work.
ReplyDeletethank you!! That means so much!
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ReplyDeleteI'm so late to read this! I absolutely love that en suite bathroom! Gorgeous! This just makes me want to get my kit out and start to play with it! So much fun.
ReplyDeleteThis is so Beautiful!!
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DeleteSo so beautiful! Would love more details about how you achieved the look for both the bathrooms!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I was really really rushed for this deadline. I had a month to do the entire house, so I wasn't great at taking photos. I did a faux wall in the 3rd floor bathroom to make the shower. My biggest regret is I didn't light it. Let me know if you have any specific questions and I can try and answer
DeleteLove all your designs and I'm glad to see the blog continued.
ReplyDeletethank you! Yes, I find I don't update on smaller projects here that I do for brands. The deadlines are too fast, but I do try for the larger builds still.
DeleteThis house is amazing! Love the way you decorated it! I’m going to order this house now. So excited!
ReplyDeleteAh thanks so much! So happy you like it! It's a bigger dollhouse but she's a beauty
DeleteI am in the early process of working on 1 or 2 dollhouses for my wee granddaughters. I love everything about this dollhouse especially the detail in decorating. I tried to make note of the things you said you made. But are all other pieces available on Min.com? Like the sofa, chairs, bedroom furniture, etc and the gutterwork did you make it? Did I miss a complete source link? I am new to this sight. Your work is beautiful, and creations are inspirational. Thank you, Shae,
ReplyDeleteHi Shae! Thanks for your message! Almost all the pieces are available there, the bedroom set and vanities are laser cut kits I made for them. You can search 'Hanna' and all my designed pieces will show up. 90% of the items in this house are from them (with maybe one or two no longer in stock).
DeleteIt was a very rushed deadline to get these photos done, so I didn't get all the info on the blog. I will try my best to update things when I can. Let me know if there is something specific. I can't update it today, but I will try later this month after my next deadline.
As for the gutterwork, if you go to my last post on the exterior will discuss how I did all that.
Hope that helps!
Do you prewire your houses for lighting etc? Also the cute mirrors hanging over the double vanity, I cant seem to find them. Did they come from Mini.com as well? So many questions and so little time. Thank you so much for your response back. Shae
DeleteI didn't light the Brentwood and I regretted it. But also I mostly do reels for content and so having good lighting is important. To be honest I had one month to do the entire interior for their deadline so I just didn't have time to add lights.
DeleteI do have a new build coming in a couple of weeks to the blog and socials :) and I have done my absolute best to film and photograph every step including lighting, wiring, and finishing in and out. As well as a list of where I've gotten everything. So hopefully that can help you, it's going to be here very soon.
Yes, the mirrors are from miniaturescom, they are one of the things that might sadly be out of stock now. Sorry! Hopefully you can find some others!
Just to be clear, yes I like to pre paint, and pre make channels for my wires before assembling the house. If I had a choice I would do the exterior last, but when I collab on these houses I often have to get the exterior done first for photos! So that's a bit of a challenge and the reason my Brentwood doesn't have pot lights. You can still do a lot if your floors aren't installed. I never glue in my floors, I tape them in and then glue my baseboards. That's how I did add some individual lighting as you see. I could potentially go back and light these houses if I wanted and lift up the baseboard and floors but that's a lot of work.
DeleteI love it! What did you use for your flooring? And what color stain? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI used the old peel and stick pine flooring sheets from Houseworks and colonial stain. The new pine flooring sheets are thicker and wider, but they stain wayyyyyyy better!!! The old ones in this house are super patchy.
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