TUTORIAL - TURN FRENCH DOORS INTO A DIVIDER SCREEN

It is easy to turn simple French doors

into a usable and functional

divider screen to use in your

Miniature Dollhouse rooms.

 

I had a set of French doors that the

molding had broken and I did not

want to replace moldings.

So, I decided that I

needed a divider screen

more-so.

 

In one of my Miniature Dollhouse

Books (cannot remember which one),

said to use ribbons.

So I decided to do just that!

 

My pics are a little out of order,

because I made the divider screen to use

in Samantha's Apartment.

And after I made them - I painted them white.

Then I decided that I would paint

them chocolate brown.

Then I decided that Samantha did

not need a divider screen.

 

This is the French doors in their

raw state.

Like I said, my molding got broke

really bad in a number of spots.

I decided not to replace the

molding.

 

You can see here the divider screen

made from the French doors.

There are only one coat of white

paint on the divider screen.

Here they are already painted

white, but I started painting

them a  chocolate brown

as you can see by the window glass.

 

I cut  tiny 1/4th inch

wide white ribbons and glued them

to one side.

I glued 6 ribbons for added stability.

These ribbons were painted over

when I painted the divider

screen white.

I have painted over them with chocolate brown

to match the divider screen.

 

 

I also cut 2 pieces of balsa wood

for shelves and added some

knobs below to hang hangers.

 

This is a close up of the shelves and knobs.

 

 

UPDATE - I re-painted this one

side white again. I wanted it to

be messy (trying to achieve a shabby

chic look).

I know you cannot see it, but there

are bits of brown on this side.

After painting it back white, I

took a toothpick with some brown

paint on it and randomly gave it some

marks. You can see a couple at

the bottom right side of screen.

 

I took some cotton lace and gathered

it at the top and bottom and

then used tacky wax to adhere it

to the screen.

Cotton lace stretches!

 

I placed clothes upon it to use

in Diana's apartment.

Thanks for stopping by!

Conny

BEDS - A Daybed that I made!

I thought that I needed a daybed,

turns out that I did not need one at all.

 

Perhaps I will use it one day in a

room setting or a dollhouse.

 

I do not have any directions on

how to make it.

 

I made it out of foam core board.

Then printed some pics off of

the net that looked like white boards

and glued the paper on.

 

I think that you get the gist of it.

 

I used a nubby puffed blouse for the pillows

and the cover.

 

This is the back that will be against

the wall.

Doesn't look too bad.

 

 

Underneath the bedding is paper over the

foam core board.

 

 

This is the width of the bed skirt I used.

It was made from piece of a cotton that had

a ruffle on the edge.

 

 

Here is the length.

I did not hem any of it.

All I did was just turn under any raw

edge so you could not see it.

Then placed it on the bed.

The mattress will cover it

anyway.

 

 For the mattress, I took another piece

of foam core board and cut it to

fit the bed.

I cut 2 pieces of cream/white felt and

wrapped it around the foam core board.

Glued it on.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by!

Conny