This is one room which my previous house was too small for. I decided to make it another of the attic rooms, leaving the larger rooms for areas such as the kitchen and bathroom. I think making a room for children has a lot of potential. Bright colours, creative shapes and exciting objects.
I decided to begin this room from the floor upwards. I had some small scraps of paper (craft paper for card making not wallpaper) which I decided to base the floor around. I didnt have enough of one particular design to cover the whole floor in one particular pattern and so decided to go with a patchwork effect. Initially my idea was to tear different sized pieces for the flooring like a scrap book however this didnt look particularly effective and I felt the need to tidy the pieces up which defeated the initial purpose. I then settled for cutting retangle and square shapes instead.
Each piece was then carefully laid into place and stuck down with a glue. Luckily I had enough of each colour piece and the shapes I created covered the flooring nicely without too many skinny pieces near the edge or crazy overhangs. Once the floor had been completely laid down I coated it in a final layer of PVA to give it a sheen effect similar to that of a vinyl.
I decided to paint all the walls white for fear any patterns or colours would detract from the flooring I had just created. Particularly as the attic rooms are fairly small once furniture has been inserted. Again I only used item to decorate which were left over from my previous house. I globe light is a particular favourite of mine and I’m sure it will get moved from room to room as I go along before I find it a permantent home. The baby’s dress and the blankets were all hand-crocheted which are a lovely finishing touch.
I made the hanging mobiles on the cieling from laser-cut star shapes I found in one of my craft drawers. Colouring them in with a permanent marker pen gave then a metallic sheen which I think add nicely to the feel of the room.
Looking through the window.
Little Dollhouse 