12th scale house restyle for Sylvanian Hedgehog family
The DHE 12th scale Mary Beths Store as bought
This is the house I am going to customise to suit my Sylvanian Hedgehog family.
I am Calling it Hazelnut View, my friends have helped me with the name. :)
I will be showing the various steps and changes I make.
The family of Hedgehogs are already interested in moving in!
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There are 2 levels with a large rooms on each level.
I shall be splitting both rooms in half to make 4 rooms.
The floor is already scored, looks like floor boards and
will be varnished darker at a later date.
Maxie checks out the ground floor!
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I have removed a small pediment from the porch and shall be
covering the porch roof with either twigs/slates/thatching.
The porch will have a home made swinging bench and plants etc
and two pieces of real branch will support it (better than the pink ones!)
I have carefully removed the windows and put them in a safe place.
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Here is the inside of the big front door The window frames and door frame
lightly sanded ready to Paint/varnish.
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Our Yorkie Maxie seems to like the changes!
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A digitaly painted design of beams placed on the front and the frames brown
! This is the way I will go. Rustic Beams inside and outside.
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Another digitaly painted design of beams placed on the front and the frames brown.
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A view of the beams cut and placed on but not yet painted and stuck down
Also there are 2 window boxes. I am going to size and stain varnish the beams
before sticking them on.
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My SF Living room furniture for my Hazelnut view arrived today.
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The front of the house is now just about finished!.
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The finished front door! Needs a door knob.....
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The beams............with a little changing there is enough height for 2 mezzanine
levels. TackywaxLiz's Excellent Rosmarinus build inspired me with her Mezzanine floor!
Thanks Liz!
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A quick look with a piece of cardboard tells me the 2 Mezzanines will work!!
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The Mezzanine floors in place!
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Another view of the Mezzanine floors...
The supports will be stainvarnished to match the beams.!!
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The front door.. bamboo 'thatched' porch roof...
The supports painted burnt sienna.!!
Not made up my mind about the porch floor yet!
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Close-up of porch roofing.
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Maxie likes my new curtains and having his photo took!!
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Close-up of my hand made nets and velvet curtains and wooden pelmets decorated .
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I am far enough on with this Hazelnut View Sylvanian home project
to say it will feature in my Sylvanian Christmas Story!
I have been making ear muffs with pipecleaners for the children! Here are the Colley twins Jeremy and Mia and Ambrose Walnut in their winter warm ear muffs!
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A swinging Bench / bed hung in the porch! Made with balsa and string hung on 2 hooks.
varnished then covered!
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Here is a little quick make wash stand for my sylvanian Hazelnut View.
I will be doing more to this but until I make my mind up I am staring at it!
All I do know is the edges will be painted gold!
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The wash stand after adding gold paint on the edges and filling with towels!
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I made a rustic 12th scale bed using Balsa and stainvarnished it a few years ago and never used it.
So, I have re-sized it in height and length and made new bedding
to fit Mr and Mrs Hazel Hedgehog. I have also added gold embellishments.
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One of 2 matching bedside cabinets I have made using balsa in rustic fashion to match the bed.
Shall add some more ornaments later!
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Sylvanian rustic Kitchen 2 photos!
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Sylvanian fridge epoch
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I have made a simple dressing table with gold lining on the edges and a curtain.
Added a mirror and a home made perfume bottle!
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A hand made wardrobe with curtains...........
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APeek inside the wardrobe showing storage space!
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A look at the whole home made rustic styled bedroom under the mezzanine floor!
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A look at Mr Hazel's carpentry work! He is very proud of it! It isn't finished yet but it won't be too long!
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On the ground floor is a small Mezzanine level for Mrs Hazel who is a seamstress,
She will do all her sewing up there. Mr Hazel doesn't yet know that his wife has more
carpentry jobs for him in her sewing room!! :)
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The finished shelf and unit with little flowers on it! Mrs Hedgehog is happy!
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Mrs Hedgehog has thought of telling mr hedgehog about the other jobs
................but will wait!
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I er...............Mrs Hedgehog has hand painted a little curtain for the base unit!
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The whole Sylvanian kitchen is about finished. I have painted a tablecloth to match
the dresser curtain and shall put a false window over the sink with matching curtains!
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The whole Sylvanian bath area. I have designed the tile sheet and printed it out
on photo paper. Just a mirror and a few washing items needed now!
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False window.............
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False window with curtains I can see with this pic I need to tighten the elastic
holding the curtain. Designed and printed the tiles!!
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An overall view of the inside.....virtually done but if
I add any more I shall take photos and put them here!
I am going to start another Sylvanian project very shortly about a friendly witch called Hazel.
Witch Hazel is a herbalist and keeps all sylvanians healthy and well, she also teaches
the children how to mix potions with the herbs........
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More steps will follow ...........
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