Showing posts with label Sylvanian Families DIY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sylvanian Families DIY. Show all posts

Friday, 17 February 2017

Orchard Cottage Finished!

Wow, regular posting - am I alright?! I have dived back into the world of Sylvanians and I am loving it more than ever. I have made some new purchases and I plan to share those with you soon too :)

After I think, nearly three years (?!), Orchard Cottage is finally finished. To see the upstairs room and the repaint, see this post. The main reason, other than my procrastination, that it has taken me so long is that I could not decide what colour scheme to go with in the downstairs room. I would usually go for a muted floral in the kitchen/living area, but I felt with the very floral room upstairs, this room called for something different.

Sylvanian Families Orchard Cottage Decorated Renovated Wallpaper

Orchard Cottage isn't meant to be a grand home, so instead I went for a cosy theme with pale yellow. I wanted the walls to be white as this room is quite dark. However it ended up feeling too "plain" for a traditional Sylvanian home, so I ventured into the relm of making curtains.

Sylvanian Families Orchard Cottage Decorated Renovated Wallpaper

My sewing machine has given up on me, so I had to hand stitch all of the curtains - (I do not recommend this, just these three sets took me two whole evenings!). I do think they make the home look a little more cosy though.

Sylvanian Families Orchard Cottage Decorated Renovated Wallpaper

I also painted the floor in this room as well - I just loved the colour!

A lot of you have been asking who will be moving into this house...here is a few hints!

Sylvanian Families Orchard Cottage Decorated Renovated Wallpaper

The Brighteyes bunnies have moved in and are very comfortable - even if it did take Mr Brighteyes three years to renovated ;)

Saturday, 4 February 2017

Orchard Cottage Renovation

Sorry to be gone for so long - my grandad sadly passed away and my Sylvanian room was being used to store his possessions so unfortunately I couldn't access my collection :(

It has all been cleared now so I can finally give my collection some love!

Something I have been working on for a while is the repaint and complete redecoration of Orchard Cottage. Currently I have only finished the upper room of the home, but I thought I would share some pictures!

 I didn't take any proper pictures of the inside but here is the cottage all taped up before the repaint!

And there is the cottage after the exterior repaint! So glad to see all the yellow gone.

To give an idea of what the interior looked like inside before, I found this picture of one on eBay:


I painted the ceiling white and then painted the beams "wood-textured". I also painted the floor the same colour. Makes it so much more traditional and quaint!



I wallpapered it in a faded-style Cath Kidston wallpaper and made new bedding for the bed as the original really didn't match the walls! 

Sylvanian Families Orchard Cottage Decoration

Sylvanian Families Orchard Cottage Decoration

The Tomy bathroom is just so cute - I love the fact that the toilet and bath are ceramic 

I am very happy with the end result! Now I just need to hurry up and finish the downstairs so a family can finally move in :)