Belmont House Interior

Today we're touring the Belmont dollhouse interior! Everything from my custom made miniature kitchen, living spaces, bedroom and bath, and the little features in each.  This is mostly a pictorial post, but I have included some details on my building process and tips.

To wrap up this build, I'll be posting a tutorial for the stonework on the fireplace and exterior.  After that, I'll be moving on to my next house (yep it's happening!)  As I've mentioned I lost the majority of my photos during the last couple of months of construction, so this week I made the decision to just show the finished house and move on to my 2018 project.  I know I will be replicating a lot of the same techniques and pieces in the future and can describe my process then.  If you have any questions about anything you see, let me know in the comments!

The main house with the roof and back wall removed (see the little round magnets at the bottom? those are rare earth or Neodymium magnets in 1/4" to make securing and removing the wall easy)

The sofa is wood laser cut into cushion shapes and then covered with faux leather craft vinyl using my Silhouette electronic cutter.

Candles are by Handmade Miniatures by Alma.  I made the coffee table from scrap wood and finished the top with a faux marble paper mod-podge. 

Frames are laser cut and then filled with photos mostly taken by my sister and a thin transparency sheet.

The chairs are Shapeways by xsmodern on Shapeways.  I made the table from scrap wood and a laser cut top.

I made the oven range top with sewing snaps, silver paper, my own laser cut grill designs, and handmade balsa wood knobs.

The double oven is an Elf miniatures kit which I modified by swapping the clear Plexi for some smoked grey Plexi.  I decided to not glue it in place.  Instead, I used Museum putty so that it could be removable and allow me to put food inside.

The stools are a 3D printed design I made and then 3D printed at my local library.  I added cut wood skewers for legs.
The faucet is a new 3D design.  I hand painted with a hobby paint in gold which was a mistake.  It would have been better to have used a spray paint.  That said the detailing in the "Ultra Frosted Detail" material came out fantastic.  I'll spray my next one!  If you are interested I am selling this design in my Shapeways shop!

The sink drain is another sewing snap flipped upside down.

The hallway is a removable piece. It fits in the bedroom to give the illusion of a bigger house.  

 The bedroom is made with a mix of bought miniature furniture painted black to match together.  I made the bed with foam board and sewed together all the pillows.  The headboard is scrapbook paper glued onto a piece of wood.

The 5-panel doors are by Houseworks.  All the windows in the bathroom and bedroom are original to the HBS Craftsman Cabin kit.

For the bathroom, I wanted to mix modern with a bit of vintage.  I designed the toilet, faucet, the shower head and valve in 3D and had it printed by Shapeways.  The faucet and shower fitting are for sale in my shop.  I'm really pleased with the way they turned out!  I painted them in black matte paint and they kept all their detail.  The toilet will be for sale eventually when I can get the price down more.  I made the vanity on the laser cuter with wood.

The mirror is laser cut acrylic with a mirror finish, framed by two very thin stacked wood frames.  The lights are dollhouse 12V candlestick lights which I added these small bottle-like pieces from the craftstore as shades.

The floors and tiles are laser cut, painted and then given a clear coat.  Once dry I was able to grout with tinted Pollyfilla.  For some reason, a lot of the subway tiles in the bathroom didn't grout well and I had to draw lines with a permanent marker.

 Thank you so much for joining me on this tour and following along with my 2017 project.  I cannot wait to share what I am planning for 2018!  If you missed the exterior photos click here, if you want to see my 2017 HBS Creatin Contest submission photos click here.

Just a reminider that I will be announcing the winner of the Making Mini Food book give away next Friday, Febuary 9th 2018!  If you haven't already check that out on my last post!