Monday, March 23, 2015

Malibu House - Progress on the Bathroom - Making the Shower Stall


I am making progress on the Malibu dollhouse bathroom.  I painted the one wall and cut the tile floor and shower wall tile.  Not that the white tile floor is actually lying down completely flat on the floor.  It keeps popping up, and of course, I am scared to cut too much off and have gaps.  I might have to start measuring it and stop my "eyeballing" approach.  


And I made the shower stall!  That was a bit easier than expected.



I bought 2 sheets of plexiglass, the plasticutter, and recommended Omnisticks glue from HBS/Miniatures.com. And with my safety glasses on, I scored the plastic with the plasticutter, then snapped it, and I was happily surprised when that worked.  Then I glued it together with the Omnistick glue, using a magnetic gluing jig to hold it in place.

Now I have to paint the window frames and glue those in place and actually fix and glue down the "tile."  (I still kind of prefer the wood floor in the bathroom, so that may be my last step.)  I also need to fashion some shelf to hold toiletries in the shower.  I looked at various blogs for how to make toiletries, but it looked very complicated, so then I bought some on Etsy.

The Goods: washing machine is Miele and the shower base/tray, towel rack, toilet and rug is from Dolls House Emporium.   The little bath mat is from HBS/Miniatures.com and the chair is Reac.


4 comments:

  1. Looks great! I love the cat in the toilet!

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    1. Yes, I had an orange tabby growing up who liked to drink out of the toilet, so I am particularly fond of that miniature cat. Thank you for your encouragement on the bathroom!

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  2. Love the shower! Great work. And the whole bathroom looks wonderful!! I have seen those washing machines before, they look great. Hannah

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    1. Thank you so much! I am very happy with my shower (and that it all actually worked!). The Miele washing machines are a lot of fun because they actually make a noise like a washing machine and have a little light that turns on. Although mine now needs a new battery, because my kids played with it. Best, Penelope

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