Doll Furniture

Actually, I just ordered a bunch of furniture for my dolls and I am planning on giving them their own little room with bed, wardrobe etc.

I am always looking for tiny little things that come in the right size as my dolls. I always loved the idea of making some kind of diarama for dolls, even before owning my first real BJD. I even want them to have little books and gameboys and... ahhhh everything! Windows on the walls, Posters and pictures, mirrors, little lamps, carpet... My ideas are countless! I hope to oneday have some decent photos of my project to share XD

 

I plan to make some furnitures. I saw doll furnitures sells on Taobao, but buying materials are much cheaper than buying furnitures.

 

Sometimes you just have to wander around open-eyed. There is a lot of things that can be used as doll-furniture, that are actually not that expensive. In my experience, things get expensive if they are meant for dolls, almost as everything connected to the hobby is supposed to be super-expensive. (Don‘t get me wrong, I am willing to pay for handmade work, but it has to be reasonable)

 

You can also get a bit creative with ready-made stuff. I found this mini chest of drawers at a craft store for a couple bucks - the drawers had cutouts, but I turned them around to get the smooth sides in front and added knobs:



The same treatment is being given to an Ikea "Moppe" organizer right now. Said Moppe is used to store my girls' clothes and resides in the bedroom diorama. Iple SID Eva for scale:



edit - here's the finished thing:


I went ahead and made a tutorial, in case anyone's interested. The modding itself took just shy of half an hour (as witnessed by my washing machine's "quick" circle). Definitely a quick-and-easy thing.

 

I'm sure I've posted this before, but jewelry chests make great doll dressers too.

This one actually holds my jewelry, but I've since gotten another one that is just for the dolls. The drawers are very handy for holding their smaller props

a more recent shot of the bric-à-brac on top of the dresser - the plant is a "desktop accessory" from Cost Plus, the books are actual vintage miniature books I have a bad habit of collecting (those particular ones were printed in Paris in the1880s - if you think dolls are expensive, you should see the vintage miniature book prices) and the jewelry box was bought at a museum store (they had an exhibit on scrimshaw) The "wall paper" is a vintage sari from ebay.

the plates are small sauce dishes, probably intended for soy sauce, bought at a dollar store
and finally, LINK to the bookshelf I put together for the dolls - explanation of what's what is at the bottom

 

You can buy some nice stuff from off of TaoBao. You just gotta use an agent though unless you're good at Chinese. You also want to use google chrome since it can translate a whole page on its own. They have some pretty good prices for bjd stuff in general.

 

I really want doll furniture, but I would be more comfortable making it myself as opposed to buying it. Money is tight, and I have an employee discount at the craft store!

 

That's awesome. I've made a bunch of furniture and props for my boy.
20180713_194605 by Kit Lioncourt, on Flickr
I made the chair, sofa, coffee table, shelves, tv stand and end table

20180603_122813 by Kit Lioncourt, on Flickr
I made the bed and all the bed clothes

 

That's some seriously epic crafting! Well done!

 

I'd love to get some furniture for my dolls, but most of it isn't what I'm looking for. I did however find someone on etsy selling doll sized beanbag chairs, and I am considering buying one for my girl.

 

Wow! That's a lot of stuff! I love the lounging chair and pizze box!

 

The pizza , box , gaming system and Xbox controllers were made by Disarmywife on Etsy . here is her link: Hand-Crafted Fashion Doll Clothes, Accessories, & Foods by dlsarmywife

The PS4 controlleres were ordered from Shapeways

 

I make most furniture myself using balsa wood and other easily worked materials. Also buy some every now and then, especially for my tinies as scale furniture for them is easy to come by. I also always have an eye on Belachix.

 

I've bought furniture for my dolls previously. They had a big double bed from IKEA, but it fit about 4 dolls in there haha. I would like to make my own one day.

 

If you havent yet, scope out nearby antique stores. I was lucky enough to find 6 perfectly sized doll chairs - all for around $5 each. 2 of them will need repainting, but it's a lot cheaper than ordering online.

Sometimes you get lucky and can find small items like dishes, etc. You never know what you might find!

 

as my crew are going to be sd and well i dont have a big room but i plan on having a bed and sofa made for them xD i will be able to store them somewhere xD

 

I love making doll furniture myself. It's the shipping that is costly.

 

Here's a head up for those with MSD and larger dolls. AC Moore is selling soft handled scissors in racks that look like very cool and super realistic entertainment shelves or tv stands etc. They THROW THEM AWAY when the scissors are gone. I asked nicely and they condensed them and gave me 3 for free!!!!!! Yes, I think they thought I was crazy but they are looking awesome. If I can figure out how to get pics on for you all I will. Always keep your eyes peeled for such things. I find picture frames shape like chairs, cell phone holders and tiny bits and bobs from Lowes and Home Depot that make cool cups, and lamps and things. I even have nondoll collector friends who said I ruined their eyes because every time they shop they think, "Hmmmm, couldn't that be a....". Good luck everyone!!!

 

it's so true, I think twice before throwing something even a package ! I never thought about the ephemeral sales support of the shops because often it is "no" for some boxes to move! but ....