My mom saved this big old dollhouse from the side of the road one day. Someone left it out "for free" on her street and it was in her garage for a year or so. We brought it over here a few months ago and the girls were playing in it a lot climbing in the "stories" and hiding from dad when he got home from work.

Then I saw an amazing dollhouse makeover on Ohdeedoh and was inspired… this lady has way more patience and attention to detail than I do but here was hers:

supplies and Coors Light

Assortment of random papers and wrapping paper mostly from Paper Source to choose from as I went, the girls helped a little :) The nice ones that were permeable worked way better, the others warped a little when they dried but then flattened out ok

This was still in progress on my camera phone when I finished at 11pm

It's hard to see but the maps on the attic ceiling are my favorite, I had two pieces of world map wrapping paper ($3 at Paper Source) and when they met in the middle it made a continuous world map view- just doubled up!

and now it found a new home in the playroom and the girls actually use it like a dollhouse sometimes - their favorite is "Goldie's Room" an ode to the goldfish :) It's far from perfect and I could probably paint the outside but it's close enough