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The Grand Finale! My 2013 Undersized Urbanite dollhouse

May 5, 2013by Christina
Today was a mad rush. And will continue to be as there is still an hour left until the work portion of the contest officially ends. Before I show you my dollhouse, I want to thank all of you, the participants and all of those who have been following along and cheering us on.ย  In […]

Today was a mad rush. And will continue to be as there is still an hour left until the work portion of the contest officially ends.

Before I show you my dollhouse, I want to thank all of you, the participants and all of those who have been following along and cheering us on.ย  In an hour, we’ll all be able to vote for our favorites.

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Kyle was right, it’s an urban clothing and home shop with a loft above for the owner.

 

 

The main living space:

Of course, I love to have a piece of hanging furniture:

 

The bedroom and bathroom:

 

And the most important part: the shop, Metamorphosis.

The style was modeled after Anthropologie.ย  Almost everything was made from scratch.

The bath towels and accessories in a peacock cabinet.

A selection of door and cabinet knobs and baskets.

The clothing section.ย  A little light on the clothes, but those teeny tiny blouses take time to make, man!

The kitchen department:

The sale section with the winter sweaters and accessories, since it’s now spring.

And the gorgeous mannequin (thanks Mom!) that was supposed to be displaying a lot more jewelry…stupid deadlines.

Beautiful chest with throw blankets and pillows.ย  (Thanks again, Mom!)

And another overview:

As always, there was more I wanted to do, but didn’t have time.ย  The whole house is electrified, but I didn’t have time to make my light fixtures.ย  I’ll keep working on it though.

The contest flew by.ย  I am so grateful for all of your support, help and participation.ย  Since this is the first contest I’ve ever hosted, and it’s a big one, I didn’t know what to expect, but I knew it would be challenging.ย  It was.ย  But it was so much fun.ย  I was even a little sad today that it was almost over.

I also want to thank the Hubs, who helped with the house itself, making dinners so I could keep working, offering contest logistics advice, and putting up with the mess in the living room.ย  And finding me the emergency coffee table mid-photo session this evening when I realized I forgot one. ๐Ÿ˜‰

But, I’ll ramble on more tomorrow, when I showcase all of the finalist’s works of art.

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I'm a full-time web developer with a dog sitting business, home renovations, and a blog on the side.

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  1. Linda

    Oh, my, you kept this so under wraps and it is fabulous. Great job and thank you for everything. I can’t imagine how overwhelming it all must have been for you!

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    • Christina

      Thanks Linda. It was pretty hectic. ๐Ÿ™‚ But so very rewarding, the votes are already pouring in and it’s so fun to watch!

  2. Audra

    Very nice!! The clothing is great!

    Reply
    • Christina

      Thank you Audra!

  3. otterine

    Beautiful! I would so shop there! ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply
    • Christina

      And I would happily live in your artist’s studio. ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. Kyle Lefort

    Ha! Guessed it right. XD

    I love how the store and loft really look like they belong to the same person. The store a bit more eccentric, because there’s merchandise to sell, but the style flows evenly across the house’s setup.

    Reply
    • Christina

      Thank you, that’s exactly what I was going for.

  5. Storypiece

    Congratulations… this is stunning! I love the twist of having a shop below with living quarters on the upper floors. This is so fun! Makes me wish I still had my house.

    Reply
    • Christina

      Thank you Danielle, it was tons of fun to make.

  6. Neen

    This is absolutely amazing! I love how the house and store work so well together. The colors and style are seamless. I love it. Well done!

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    • Neen

      One more thing. How do we vote for you?

      Cheers, Neen

    • Christina

      Thank you so much Neen. No voting for me, but it makes me so happy to hear that you would! ๐Ÿ™‚

  7. onshore

    So pretty! Love the big windows on the street level floor.
    That shower is beautiful, I’d like something like that myself.

    Reply
    • Christina

      Me too! ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks, Leena.

  8. Ginger Lola

    Hi Christina, ginger from lolas mini homes here, the voting is confusing…there should be more direction… plus i have my logo up instead of picture of the dollhouse, how do i change that? i thought all the pictures would be up…its very hard to know how to vote????

    Reply
    • Christina

      Good point, Ginger, I will add some instructions for voting. I changed everyone’s pictures this morning to a current photo of their house.

      To look at each house, click on the photo. To vote for that house, click on the star or the word “vote” underneath each photo.

  9. Jazzi

    Hi Christina…love the shop…so many good ideas of making minis! Thank you again for hosting such a wonderful event!

    Reply
    • Christina

      Thank you Jazzi. And thank you for participating!

  10. TinyFixation

    The clothes! The gold stair runner! The peacock wall! The weathered flooring! Oh man, you knocked it out of the park!
    Thank you so much for inspiring, hosting, and motivating. The world could use more people like you, and it’s a privilege and a pleasure being blog buddies.

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    • Christina

      Awww, thanks Meagan, you’re the best!! ๐Ÿ˜€

  11. elbey

    Did you make the spiral staircase yourself? It’s wonderful, are there any instructions pleeeeese ?

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    • Christina

      They actually came from a kit for another house. But they were really ugly, and really big, so I modified them.

      Basically, all they are are triangles. I drilled a big hole in the end of each piece for the main pole. Then I drilled two tiny holes in the corners of each tread and slid in tiny dowels in the holes instead of using risers.

      Guess that’s harder to explain than I thought…I’ll send you a picture. ๐Ÿ™‚

    • Christina

      Oops, no I won’t, I don’t have your email address. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Here are a few tutorials you might like:
      https://theadventuresofarclyandelo.blogspot.ca/2012/01/diy-dollhouse-spiral-stairs.html

      https://pequeneces-maragverdugo.blogspot.com.es/2012/10/escalera-de-caracol.html

      Those two are pretty different from mine, so I will work on taking a close up for you soon.

  12. Juliette

    Oh this is awesome! I love that you made a dollhouse w/an ‘Anthro’ and a loft!!

    Reply
    • Christina

      Thank you, Juliette! ๐Ÿ™‚

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