I drew the windows and doors out on each of the panels, and then drilled holes on each side, inside the lines,
Then cut the tops into the house shape for the two sides. Have your home improvement store do this for you if you don't have a table saw or a truck, just make sure the strips are exactly the same width. You'll get four strips from the two sheets of plywood. We cut the plywood into strips 23-3/4" wide by 8 feet long. Lots of reader submitted photos and success stories.Plans are easy to modify - so you can make it a two story dollhouse or change up the size.All plywood construction - so will last much longer than an MDF or particle board dollhouse.Easy to build with about $150 in materials.
Have you considered a DIY dollhouse? American Girl Dollhouse Features I found my daughter couldn't reach that third story, so the shorter version worked better for us.ĭoes your child love American Girl or 18" dolls?Īmerican Girl dollhouses are outrageously expensive. With a pen or a pencil, trace the assembled template onto the foam core board.Want to build an American Girl Dollhouse, but in a smaller version? We have created a new plan that is very similar, but only two stories. With the left- and right-hand sides of the template assembled, join them together at their centers, as indicated on the template pieces. Next, connect pieces 5, 6, and 7, and then connect those joined pieces to piece 8. Helpful hints for assembling the template: First, connect pieces 1, 2, and 3, and then connect those joined pieces to piece 4. To start, print off and assemble the magazine file template, available for download below. My secret? Foam core board! Let me show you how I did it.įor this project, you will need: Foam core board (1 20×30″ piece for each file) Pencil X-Acto knife Scoring tool Clear ruler (recommended) or yardstick Clear packing tape Patterned paper Scissors Mod Podge Label holders They are sturdy and make a nice decorative statement, but the DIY’er in me simply couldn’t abide paying $11 apiece for something made of cardboard! Instead, I set to work creating a template of my own to use to make something similar for a fraction of the cost.
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