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My first post on Little Victorian is about a little colonial.  A very little colonial.  Ever since seeing Emily Henderson’s “I Am A Giant” challenge, I laid in bed thinking about minis.  Almost every piece of fabric or cardboard scrap I’ve seen, I’ve thought about things I could make out of it for a dollhouse.  I found a house on CL and had my heart set on it, but by the time I decided to buy it, it was already sold, and so were the next 4 that I liked.  I tried to make a dollhouse from scratch, but it kind of sucked the fun out of it for me, so I stopped and gave up.  But, today I decided to go to Goodwill one more time.  And there it was.  It was painted so bright pink that when I walked past it, I assumed it was a silly plastic one, but when I did a double take and saw the wood and the shutters and the front porch and the three stories and wooden staircases, I grabbed it as fast as I could and ran to the check out line.

 

For $25 it practically felt like I was stealing it.  Before, I was willing to pay twice that for literally half as much house.  I went straight to Home Depot to buy paint and flooring and the craft store to buy wallpaper.  I repainted the outside as soon as I got home.

It’s a warm gray with high-gloss navy shutters and doors and chocolate brown roof and porch floor.

The floor plan really needs to be figured out.  I think I’ll have to add a few walls (there’s no place for a potty!) and it will be challenging to work around that load-bearing wall.  The living room may not get to be on the same floor as the dining room and kitchen.  We’ll see.

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  1. Angie

    November 8, 2011 at 5:52 pm

    I LOVE IT!

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  2. Cheryl

    November 9, 2011 at 12:13 pm

    This is so great. Good work.

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  3. Christina

    November 9, 2011 at 12:43 pm

    Thanks guys! 🙂

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  4. openid

    April 9, 2013 at 6:44 pm

    This is so cool Christina! I had a Victorian Doll House that was ginormous. Literally, we had to crate it to bring it from California to Oregon. I finally conceded to sell it on Craigslist because it was unfinished and I knew it was a project I would never get to. I wish I could say that I sold it to a gal that appreciated it as much as you do yours. Sadly, I don’t think I did.

    Looking forward to seeing how yours evolves!

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Ugly photo time! We're doing the $100 Room Challen Ugly photo time! We're doing the $100 Room Challenge on our dining room (that you guys haven't even seen the "before" of yet). It's a super fun challenge to stay within $100 and makeover a room in a month. We're behind schedule, but there has actually been progress. I'll try to remember to share here, but there's more on the blog! LittleVictorian.com
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Finished! (ish) let's just pretend the new mantle Finished! (ish) let's just pretend the new mantle is painted a warm gray. It will be soon. 
It was $94 for the whole thing. 
Swipe for the before. See everything at littlevictorian.com
#100roomchallenge
So we were making great (though last- minute) prog So we were making great (though last- minute) progress. Then we're putting the picture hanger on the DIY art I made for the room when the 80-pound dog comes in and steps STRAIGHT THROUGH THE ARTWORK. 😵 
Hubs is trying to fix it as usual. But seriously...I don't know if any more obstacles could be thrown at us during this challenge. 😂 
3 hours to go. 
#100roomchallenge
Ugly photo time! We're doing the $100 Room Challen Ugly photo time! We're doing the $100 Room Challenge on our dining room (that you guys haven't even seen the "before" of yet). It's a super fun challenge to stay within $100 and makeover a room in a month. We're behind schedule, but there has actually been progress. I'll try to remember to share here, but there's more on the blog! LittleVictorian.com
#100roomchallenge
Update: the MCM is officially sold! We did eventua Update: the MCM is officially sold! We did eventually finish most of our restoration/renovation projects. I'll share the updates in the coming months as we get settled in to our new place. 😁
House update! The realtor is still confused about House update! The realtor is still confused about why "it's such a popular house." When she arrived yesterday for a showing, there were 8 cars in the driveway. 😃
We had three offers the first day, one of whom hadn't even seen the house in person yet.
Surprise! The house is going on the market today. Surprise! The house is going on the market today. (Long story that I'll fill you in on when I have more than 2 seconds.)
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But we're once again with a realtor that calls our house "unique" instead of calling it a Mid Century Modern. 🤦‍♀️
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We can't count how many locals came into this house and mentioned that those windows should be removed and walled up and the beams cut off. And then it would be a "normal" house. 🤯
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Still can't really identify with people in this area. 🤷‍♀️ SO happy to be going back home to the East coast TOMORROW!
Right? We're getting back into the house restorat Right? 
We're getting back into the house restoration and we'll be working on the powder room in the master bed. 
Guys. It's bad. Swipe to see.
And we're going to try to make it pretty with a super tiny budget of $100 in 4 weeks and we're joining the #100roomchallenge to keep us (me) motivated.
The bedroom design is starting to come together th The bedroom design is starting to come together thanks to Craigslist and Goodwill. 
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