How to Build a Wooden Barbie Dollhouse
Wooden Barbie dollhouse fans exist as collectors, wood crafts, and parents of Barbie dollhouse enthusiasts. Here are some simple ideas of how to make a wooden barbie dollhouses that anyone can enjoy.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- wood glue
- MDF (multi-density fiberboard)
- finished plywood or laminate
- outdoor carpet
- wallpaper
- printable dollhouse miniatures
- Barbie dollhouse furniture
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First cut and sand edges of laminated or finished plywood for floors and sides and cut a large piece of medium density fiberboard for the backing of your wooden barbie dollhouse.
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Next use locking wood fasteners or wooden pegs and glue to assist in securing the wooden parts of your barbie dollhouse.
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Measure the height of your barbie dollhouse dolls and make the height of each room around 2 or so inches or larger depending on the scale you want to make your wooden dollhouses.
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After painting or finishing your dollhouse parts attach your mdf backing to your wooden dollhouses frame using wood glue and pegs or wood screws.
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Use outdoor carpeting to cover floors and wallpaper for walls to enhance your wooden Barbie dollhouse.
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You can also use dollhouse miniature printable stencils found online to print out wallpaper, roof shingles, or rugs and welcome mats for your wooden Barbie dollhouses.
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Lastly include some wooden dollhouse furniture with correct scale to match Barbie to bring your dollhouses to life.
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Tips & Warnings
Always paint your wooden dollhouse frame and backing first before assembling your barbie dollhouses.
Print out your dollhouse miniature printable items on a durable material like vinyl, fabric or heavy card stock to reduce ware.
The standard barbie dollhouse scale is 6:1 but be consistent with whatever scale you use for your wooden Barbie dollhouses.
You can save steps by purchasing a wooden dollhouse kit or bookcase to use as a frame for your Barbie dollhouse and personalize it to your liking.
