![]() ![]() I screwed them to the roof and taped the battery pack to the side. 'The string wooden star lights came from Poundland for £1. The cobweb with spiders came from Asda it was reduced to 10p from their Halloween stock and I glue gunned it down,' said Lauren.īEFORE AND AFTER: The original dolls house (top) looks very different to the Lauren's upcycled creation (bottom) 'For this I simply cut it, wrapped it round and glued it down. When it came to the bedroom decor, for the duvet set, Lauren used one of my Alfie's capes that they had a duplicate of. 'The bedside table, lamp and bed also came with the house when purchased, again I sprayed them when spraying the house.' The rainbow flooring was coloured vinyl sheets I already had, I cut them into strips and placed them down in order. Lauren continued: 'It was then time for the top floor. Meanwhile, the mini working vending machine came from Temu for £1.29, and she sourced the mini realistic food from her children’s Mini Brands. The table and chairs came with the dolls house so she painted them with red and black paint from the children's craft box. Lauren (pictured with her family) seriously impressed money savers online, with her crafty dolls house project that cost just £17.50 in total Next, Lauren moved onto the middle floor, using the remainder of the black vinyl roll from the jail. Finally I got the mini welcome door mat from Temu for 69p.' For the blue cushioned part of the sofa I used blue acrylic paint and was generous when applying it so it would soak into the sponge. 'The sofa was sprayed when I sprayed the house. The gold Avengers clock came with the dolls house - I painted it and made my own stickers for it (I did the same with the stickers on the walls). ![]() ![]() The silver flooring was a kitchen sticker vinyl roll which came from Shein for £1. 'I then moved on to the first floor room. ![]() I made the jail stickers myself using vinyl I already had. 'The flooring was a roll of patterned black vinyl which I picked up from Temu for £1.48 (this was also used for the flooring on the middle section of the house). Lauren explained: 'To attach these to the dolls house I cut them into strips and used a staple gun to staple them down before adding superglue for extra support to prevent them pinging off if pulled with force. She bought 5m of the 4mm cord from eBay for £3.29, adding that she had a lot leftover, so could have spent less money buying a smaller amount.īEFORE: Lauren says it is easy to find traditional 'feminine' style dolls houses, so she bought this one second hand for £10, before transforming it The first room of the Marvel house Lauren worked on was the jail, using thick grey elastic cord for the decor. 'This is a fraction of the price that doll houses go for in the shops these days, and even better - it’s been personalised to suit my son's interests and it’s one of a kind, made with love by his mum.' Lauren said: 'In the end the rest of the materials and finishing pieces I needed only ended up costing me a total of £17.40! She then went searching in the family's craft box for 'any bits and pieces could find that thought would "tie-in" to a dolls house as well as a Marvel' theme, in order to save money before buying anything new. 'However,' said Lauren, 'even though they were nice they just didn’t suit us or the vibe I wanted to go for.'Īnd so, she decided to buy a second hand dolls house along with some furniture from Facebook Marketplace for just £10. She added that she enjoys upcycling and craft projects, and so started looking into houses that various people had made. According to Lauren Hedges (pictured) her three-year-old son Alfie (pictured) loves Marvel - so she decided to create a unique and amazing themed dolls house for him ![]()
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