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Dollhouse Painting Ideas

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Dollhouse Painting Ideas

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  1. Study wall of painted shelves: books, a globe, a plantWhite, brown, brights. Four shelf lines; upright spines and a few objects between them. Liner brush.
  2. Clapboard: level lines a finger apart on every outside wallPale blue, gray-blue. Walls in the pale tone first; the lines ruled in the darker one. Liner brush.
  3. Bunk beds: one teal blanket, one orange, ladder rungsWood color, teal, orange. A blanket color per bunk; four rungs painted at one end. Flat brush.

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Outside walls and trim 12

  • Brick pattern on the ground floor, plain color upstairs Brick red, cream, gray. Offset bricks up to the upstairs floor line; flat cream above it. Stencil.
  • Clapboard: level lines a finger apart on every outside wall Pale blue, gray-blue. Walls in the pale tone first; the lines ruled in the darker one. Liner brush.
  • Corner boards and eaves in a contrast color Sage, cream. Cream strips up the four corners and under the roof line; sage between. Flat brush.
  • Cut edges of the open back picked out in one accent color Any wall color, coral. Only the exposed edges of walls and floors, seen from the open side. Flat brush.
  • Fish-scale shingles on the gable triangle only Dusty pink, deeper pink. Rows of half circles fill the triangle under the roof peak. Stencil.
  • House numeral at door height with a small gold mail slot Any wall color, black, gold. A numeral of your own beside the front door; the slot sits below it. Paint pen.
  • Porch posts and rails white, the porch floor as gray boards White, gray, charcoal. Board lines run front to back across the porch floor. Liner brush.
  • Rounded stones in three grays banding the foot of the house Three grays, white. Rounded stones of mixed sizes in a band two fingers tall, all four sides. Round brush.
  • Terracotta boxes of dot flowers under the front sills Terracotta, green, red, white. A box shape below the sill; leaves and dot flowers above its edge. Cotton swab.
  • Tree painted full height on the blank side wall Any wall color, brown, greens. The trunk starts at the foot; the crown spreads under the eaves. Sponge.
  • Two wall colors that change at the floor line, white trim Mustard, cream, white. Mustard on the ground floor, cream upstairs, a white band between. Tape.
  • White trim around every window opening on a deep wall color Navy, white. A frame line and a sill under each opening; walls solid navy. Liner brush.

Roofs, doors and shutters 12

  • Brick chimney with a white cap line Brick red, cream, white. Small offset bricks on all sides of the chimney; a white band on top. Liner brush.
  • Colored fanlight in wedges above the front door Red, yellow, blue, black. A half circle of five wedges with black lines between. Liner brush.
  • Every shutter a different pastel Mint, lilac, peach, butter, sky. One flat color per shutter; frames stay white. Flat brush.
  • Front door in a bright color with a painted knocker Red, gold, black. Four door panels in a darker red line; a gold ring and a knob. Liner brush.
  • Green roof: grass and small flowers over both slopes Greens, white, yellow. Short upward strokes cover the roof; dot flowers scattered through. Dry brush.
  • Roof ridge trimmed with a scalloped crest line Any roof color, white. Small half circles sit along the ridge from end to end. Paint pen.
  • Roof tiles as overlapping half circles in terracotta Terracotta, orange, brown. Rows start at the eaves; a brown shadow under each curve. Round brush.
  • Shingle rows in two grays, every other shingle darker Light gray, dark gray. Level rows on both slopes; shingles offset row to row. Flat brush.
  • Shutters with louver lines and a small diamond Dark green, black. Fine level lines down each shutter; one diamond near the top. Liner brush.
  • Skylights painted on the roof, sky showing in each Gray roof, white, pale blue. Two framed rectangles on one slope with a cloud in each. Flat brush.
  • Slate roof with moss dabbed along the lower rows Blue-gray, charcoal, moss green. Ruled slates; green patches near the eaves only. Sponge.
  • Two-part door, the top half painted open Teal, cream, brown. The lower half is door; the upper half shows a hallway color inside. Flat brush.

Room by room: walls and floors 12

  • Attic beams painted across the sloped ceiling White, dark brown. Brown beams a finger wide run from the eaves up to the ridge. Tape.
  • Bathroom wall half tiled: a grid below a rail line White, aqua, gray. Small squares up to mid-wall; a darker rail; plain wall above. Paint pen.
  • Bedroom wallpaper of tiny flower sprigs in a repeat Pale yellow, green, pink. One sprig a thumb apart in offset rows over the back wall. Stencil.
  • Fireplace painted on the wall with a warm glow inside Gray, black, orange. A stone surround and mantel line; orange fading to black in the opening. Flat brush.
  • Floorboards drawn with a liner, a knot here and there Tan, brown. Long board lines across the floor; short end joins; a few oval knots. Liner brush.
  • Hallway wallpaper in narrow stripes Cream, sage. Upright stripes from floor to ceiling on the hall's back wall. Tape.
  • Kitchen floor in black and white squares set on the slant Black, white. Squares turned to diamonds across the whole kitchen floor. Tape.
  • Living room rug painted on the floor, tassels at two ends Red, navy, cream. A bordered rectangle with a middle medallion; short tassel dashes. Liner brush.
  • Lower wall panels in a darker tone under a rail Cream, gray-green. Panel rectangles to a third of the wall's height; a rail line above. Tape.
  • Nursery wall of small clouds on pale blue Pale blue, white. Clouds the size of a fingertip in loose rows over one wall. Cotton swab.
  • Stair runner: a striped carpet painted down the steps Wood color, red, cream. A band down the middle of every tread and riser. Tape.
  • Study wall of painted shelves: books, a globe, a plant White, brown, brights. Four shelf lines; upright spines and a few objects between them. Liner brush.

Tiny furniture 12

  • Bathtub with gold feet and bubbles painted inside White, gold, pale blue. A blue water line inside; white bubble rings above it. Dotting tool.
  • Bed with a striped blanket folded back over a white sheet White, blue, red. Stripes across the lower two thirds; a white band and pillow at the head. Flat brush.
  • Bunk beds: one teal blanket, one orange, ladder rungs Wood color, teal, orange. A blanket color per bunk; four rungs painted at one end. Flat brush.
  • Crib with painted bars and a pillow White, pale yellow. Upright bars a finger apart around the sides; a yellow pillow at one end. Liner brush.
  • Fridge whose door carries three scribbled pictures White, gray, brights. A handle line; three small rectangles with scribble pictures on them. Paint pen.
  • Kitchen hutch in sage, tiny plates painted on its shelves Sage, white, blue. Three plates leaning on each shelf, a blue ring on every one. Dotting tool.
  • Set of chairs, each seat a different color Wood color, four brights. Frames left as wood; one flat color on each seat. Flat brush.
  • Sofa in deep green with two painted cushions Deep green, mustard, pink. Button dots across the back; a cushion at each arm. Round brush.
  • Stove with four burner rings and a row of dials White, black, red. Four black rings on top; five small dials along the front edge. Paint pen.
  • Table with a runner and a fruit bowl painted flat on top Wood color, cream, red, yellow. A cream band the long way; a bowl of dots in the middle. Round brush.
  • Tall clock: a face, two hands and a pendulum window Brown, cream, gold. A round face near the top of a block; a gold disc lower down. Liner brush.
  • Wardrobe with a painted mirror on its left door White, silver, pale blue. A tall oval on the left door with two slanted glints across it. Flat brush.

Themed houses 12

  • Bakery: pink striped awning, three loaves on the sill Cream, pink, brown. An awning over the front window; three loaf shapes on its sill. Tape.
  • Bookshop: a painted window display and a door sign Dark green, gold, brights. Book spines along the window sill; a small gold sign on the door. Liner brush.
  • Candy shop: wide pink stripes and round jars in the window Pink, white, brights. Upright stripes on the front wall; three jars of dots on the sill. Tape.
  • Castle: stone blocks, a battlement line under the roof Grays, black, red. Blocks on every wall; square notches along the top; a red door. Stencil.
  • Fire station: tall red doors, a gold bell under the peak Red, white, gold, gray. Two tall doors fill the front; a gold bell under the peak. Flat brush.
  • Flower shop: buckets of stems painted along the front wall Mint, pink, yellow, gray. Five gray buckets at the foot of the wall; dot flowers above. Cotton swab.
  • Greenhouse: white frame lines, plants in every window Pale green, white, greens. A grid of white bars on the walls; leaves fill the openings. Liner brush.
  • Haunted house: gray boards, crooked shutters, one lit window Gray, black, yellow. Uneven board lines; shutters at odd angles; one window filled yellow. Dry brush.
  • Ice palace: pale blues, white frost along every edge Ice blue, white, silver. Blue walls; white dragged in from the edges; silver roof. Dry brush.
  • Stable: plank walls, a half door, hay painted on the floor Brown, tan, yellow. Upright planks outside; yellow straw strokes over the ground floor. Dry brush.
  • Treehouse: bark walls and a roof of leaf shapes Brown, tan, three greens. Upright bark strokes on the walls; overlapping leaves on the roof. Round brush.
  • Vet clinic: a paw sign over the door, pets in the window White, teal, brown. A teal band above the door with one paw; two small faces at a window. Stencil.

How it works

A dollhouse is a toy house in miniature, with an open back or a front that opens to show the rooms. These 60 designs go part by part: outside walls, roof and doors, each room, then the furniture.

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Outside first, then room by room

The outside is the part seen across a room, and it sets the house: Clapboard: level lines a finger apart on every outside wall, or Brick pattern on the ground floor, plain color upstairs. Inside, each room takes one job, such as Kitchen floor in black and white squares set on the slant.

Painted dollhouse ideas for the open side

The open side shows the cut edges of every wall and floor. Cut edges of the open back picked out in one accent color paints only those. The themed houses change the whole building: Fire station: tall red doors, a gold bell under the peak.

Questions and answers

What paint do you use on a dollhouse?

Acrylic paint is fast-drying, and most kinds are water-based and become water-resistant when dry. Whether a paint or sealer suits a toy that children handle is on its label: we do not test paints.

Should I paint a dollhouse before putting it together?

That depends on the kit, so follow its instructions. The room designs here are flat jobs on single walls and floors, such as Hallway wallpaper in narrow stripes, and are written so they suit a loose panel or a built room.

Are there doll house painting ideas for the furniture?

Twelve. Stove with four burner rings and a row of dials and Bathtub with gold feet and bubbles painted inside turn plain blocks into pieces, and Set of chairs, each seat a different color needs four colors and one brush.

Can a dollhouse be painted as something else?

Yes: twelve designs are themed houses, among them Bakery: pink striped awning, three loaves on the sill, Castle: stone blocks, a battlement line under the roof and Stable: plank walls, a half door, hay painted on the floor.

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