We used the same glue for this as we did putting the larger pieces together. You should only need one pack – we had plenty left over for other things like picture frames!įor this just play around with the cuts until you like how it looks – gingerly lay it out before you start gluing to make sure you like how it looks: Now it’s time to add the trim to the cabinets which really brings them to life! This is the wood we used for the trim. Do NOT ATTACH the counter tops yet! We set everything inside our dollhouse at this point to make sure it looked right: For the sink area cut out a spot so that it sits over the sink correctly. Once you have everything glued together measure the top of each cabinet and cut your counter top to fit. Then glue the smaller piece on top and bottom (I used a smaller piece on the bottom that fit inside the box but if I were to do it again I would used this same size on the top and bottom so that it how I am typing it out here): So lay out your four large pieces and then glue them together in a box (I don’t have a pic of that part): If I were to do it again knowing it would be on the right I would make the fridge wider! But here are the measurements we used for ours based on the fact there was only a little bit of space where we were originally going to place them. Now for the fridge! We sized ours so that it would fit on the far left side but then ended up using it on the right. This was built from the two 9″ long pieces and four of the 2 1/4″ by 1 9/16″ pieces. Then you basically build the longer cabinet the same way – the bracing pieces don’t need to be perfectly centered – they are just to give support for the countertops and anything you want to be able to set on them. You want to wipe off any glue that is visible on the outside! But it’s no big deal if it’s completely oozing or visible on the inside! This is what it will look like standing up. Then we glued on the piece with the front cutout for the sink area: Then I added the two bracing pieces (I think they were the 1 5/8″ by 1 1/4″ pieces) to make sure the sink had something to sit on. I used this glue for this part of the project. Basically we just laid the back piece down (one of the 4″ by 2 1/4″ pieces) and then glued on two of the side pieces (which are the 2 1/4″ by 1 9/16″ pieces) and held them there until the glue dried enough that they stayed put.

So here is what it should look like when you’ve cut your balsa wood for this part: And then once those four were glued together I measured the bottom and cut a piece to glue inside that. For the sink I used two pieces that were 2″ by 15/16″ (one of these was the piece cut out from the 4″ piece above) and then 2 side pieces that I don’t have measurements for – sorry! They were 15/16″ tall – just not sure how wide they were. Some of the sink pieces are shown in the picture below also but I don’t have those all exactly measured. (2) 4″ by 2 1/4″ (one of these you will cut out a 2″ by 15/16″ section for the sink) Then for the lower cabinets I cut out these pieces: My 11 year old daughter, Lillie and I are working on them side by side each doing our own with the same general layout but different colors, finishes and accessories. I think we ended up using three sheets of it for our two kitchens. So to start with we used the Balsa wood shown in the picture below.

I am missing a few things but have enough that it should help as far as building your own.

We bought inexpensive IKEA dollhouses and are making them over and trying to hand make as many items as possible starting with the kitchen cabinets after discovering how expensive cute dollhouse furniture was! Today is just going to be about the actual cabinets we made with photos and some measurements. You can also check out our highlights section on Instagram from pictures and to keep up with the room we are working on now (the study). You can read more about the dollhouse kitchens here. Good morning! Here is my attempt at a tutorial for how we made the cabinetry for our dollhouses.

Taskboard dollhouse