I’ve been sharing a corner or two of our real-life house with you the last two Sundays. However, I had a meeting with the owner of the dollhouse the other day and she made it very clear that I should feature the corners of her little haven this Sunday.

Ahem.

She seems to be quite strong willed. (Like someone else I know.)

Very well. Here we go.

Potting Shed

Bench – made by me; pots and potting soil – from miniatures.com; trowel – from Weston Miniatures/Etsy.

Studio/Office

Work table from miniatures.com – painted by me; knitting – found in a little dollhouse shop; ribbon – a gift from Judy; scissors – a gift from Maryanne; sewing basket – one of the very first things I bought, before I even had a dollhouse, from a dollhouse shop in San Diego; wallpaper from Itsy Bitsy Mini; floors and paneled wall made by me from popsicle and craft sticks.

Bathroom

Chair – made by me from Léa’s tutorial; flip-flops  – a gift from miniaturist Jill; sink cabinet from miniatures.com – painted by me; vinyl floor from a hobby shop; wallpaper from Itsy Bitsy Mini; beadboard and trim from miniatures.com.

Potting Shed

Crate from Weston Miniatures/Etsy; pots from miniatures.com; flowers from my stash; flower basket – gift from miniaturist Jayne; sink – taken from another piece, legs added by me; floor made from beadboard and painted by me.

Living room

Chest found in an antique shop (from the Ideal Petite Princess line); mirror – a gift from reader Linda; potted sansivieria – a gift from miniaturist Jayne; tote bag – a gift from miniaturist Jill; table – from a bag of dollhouse furniture given to me by Heidi, painted and aged by me; teacup and saucer – found in a hobby shop; plate from Carrie Lavender/Etsy; chair from Dollhouses and More; pillow – a gift from miniaturist Marsha; wallpaper from Itsy Bitsy Mini; floors – made from popsicle sticks and stained by me.

Den

Plates from Carrie Lavender/Etsy and Twelve Times More Teeny/Etsy; sofa from Dollhouses and More; wallpaper from Itsy Bitsy Mini.

Bedroom

Bedside table (from that bag of furniture given to me by Heidi) – painted by me; lamp – from the Ideal Petite Princess line, found on Ebay; magazines – made by Norma; bed made and dressed by Norma; floors made by me from craft sticks; wallpaper from Itsy Bitsy Mini; beadboard, bricks and trim from miniatures.com.

Kitchen

Table from miniatures.com – painted and aged by me; chairs from miniatures.com – painted by me; plate – a gift from miniaturist Jayne; cup and saucer found in hobby shop; cake – a gift from miniaturist Marsha; floors made, painted and aged by me; wallpaper from Itsy Bitsy Mini; beadboard and trim from miniatures.com.

Kitchen

Kitchen cabinets and sink from New England Miniatures; plates from Carrie Lavender/Etsy and Twelve Times More Teeny/Etsy; pitcher found in a hobby shop; tile backsplash added by me; retro refrigerator made by me from a wooden box; wallpaper from Itsy Bitsy Mini.

Living room

Fireplace – a Christmas Gift from Don – painted by me; andirons and wood from miniatures.com; blue bowl – a gift from miniaturist Jayne; painting – found in now defunct dollhouse shop; armillary – a gift from reader/blogger, Lady Hawthorne; window frame – pulled from another piece and painted and aged by me; flowers and pot from miniaturist Jayne; wallpaper from Itsy Bitsy Mini; floors – made and stained by me.

Listing and referencing the story behind all the items in the dollhouse is a good thing for me to do. It reminds me where things came from, whether I found the piece or made it or if it was a gift (as so many things in the dollhouse are) from a reader and/or blogger. When I get around to doing the before/after posts about the dollhouse, this information will be essential.

It takes a village to make a dollhouse a home.

Happy Sunday.

The Potting Shed at Hummingbird Cottage has a few new additions, with more on the way.

We have some pots and a watering can and potting soil and…a potting bench that I made yesterday.

It’s made from two shutters I had in my dollhouse stash and some spindles that I cut down to the size I wanted.

I could have made it taller, but I didn’t want everything to be the same height. Besides, if the owner is at all like me, half the time she’s potting things on the fly; here, there and everywhere.

Oh. My. Goodness. Potting soil. Could those bags be any cuter?

There’s much I plan to do with the shed and the roof. I have lots of ideas! But the details will have remain a secret for now. I will tell you that it’s going to be a rooftop retreat for the owner, a place where she can grow plants and vegetables and sit in the sun.

I wonder if she appreciates all that I’m doing for her?

This dollhouse is a work in progress, of course, but I think I might do a series of posts in the near future that show its journey so far. Before and After. What do you think?

And of course, next week I will do my annual Easter/egg cup round-up. I do it a bit differently every year. I’ll do my best to tell you a little a bit about each egg cup – where I got it, what I know about it, that kind of thing.

The sun is shining, it’s going to be in the sixties and I’m going to do some work outside today! Hurrah!

Did I tell you how happy I am to have my husband home?

Happy Wednesday.