In the previous post, I left out pictures of Sugarwings’ Barbie House redo. At first, I was going to vintage it up with old wallpaper and sell it at Good Juju. But as I was starting to wrestle it down the stairs, it dawned on me that the kiddo had requested “Haunted Mansion” as the room theme.
Well, dur.
This thing could make a fantastic haunted house plus it was large enough to use as shelving for books and stuff.
On high gloss surfaces, I brushed on a primer then painted it black. Elsewhere, I used black acrylic paint directly onto the existing dollhouse wallpaper, trim, and flooring.
The paint was watered down and wiped off in some spots, and I tore the paper on the walls before washing it with the black.
I especially like the effect in this room.
I could’ve easily gotten carried away and dolled it up with furnishings, but held back because I knew it was meant to be a bookcase/shelf. I filled it with some of Sugarwings’ belongings and added this antique, plaster lion for the teen’s 17th birthday in August (Leo time).
It still needed a nod to its dollhouse beginnings, so I let this person move in.