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DIY Miniature Garden Shop Dollhouse

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Everyone has dreams, big ones and little ones. I’m not sure I really ever want to own a store in real life, but it’s a dream my husband and I have tossed around for years. Today, I’m welcoming you to a miniature version of my little vintage garden shop dream. I want to thank Miniatures.com for sponsoring this project, all ideas and opinions are my own.

If we ever owned a store it would look a little something like this. An old building with lots of rustic brick.Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor Shaker shingles are a must and rusty tin never hurt my feelings.Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

My favorite color patterns of black, white and green. Especially the bold floral wallpaper. Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

Of course there would be a working garden, filled with pretty and edible delights. Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

Cozy places to sit with friends and have coffee. You would want to linger for hours. Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

If it was the fall you’d sit outside next to the lush forest and listen to the water fountain trickle a lullaby. Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

Or maybe you’d bring the kids for a picnic lunch in the pretty gardens. Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

My kids would be over swinging on the hammock instead of doing the chores they are supposed to be doing. And I’d smile. Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

Little gnome faces would great you at every turn. Like friendly little garden shop mascots.Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

And the store? Well it would be filled with things old and new. All the things you need for your garden to grow. Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

Somethings you’d want just because they were awesome.Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

Old architectural pieces you’d take home and nestle in your beloved space. Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecorPeople might even say, “I do” there.Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

The casings and displays would be vintage for sure. Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

It would feel warm and dreamy and I would love to be there all day long.Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor Making this miniature version gave me all the feels and dreams of a little vintage garden shop. Then my cat busted in a brought me back to reality. Oh well, it’s fun to dream right?Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

Dearest friend – if you are reading this and you want to day dream please build and decorate a dollhouse. You don’t need to have little kids or grand kids, just do it for you, because I promise it is the most fun! Miniatures.com has a Creatin’ Contest every year and it’s a fabulous way to get started small. The deadline for 2019 is December 9th, but you can make one just because. Get started here and let me know what you are going to make! Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

Here is a supply list I used for this miniature garden shop! 

Vintage Garden Shop List:

These items are from miniatures.com – terra cotta pots, trees and small shrubs, books, cash register, card catalog craft paper, Elephant Ear plant kit, wheel barrow, gnomes, small birds, rain boots, potting soil, hummingbird feeder, wall fountain, urns, bird house, small ladders, watering cans, galvanized tubs, hammock, picnic table, black fence, trellis, small bistro table, garden patio table set, display cabinet/shelves, wallpaper, brick for floors and walls, tin for awning, shaker shingles on roof, log with ax, tool box, miscellaneous small tools, rake, shovel, bricks, seed trays, vegetable basket, succulents. ORDER A CATALOG to see all the cutest land in your mailbox! OR look at this version online!!!Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

Other items used: 

large terra cotta pots, dirt, snips from dollar store greenery, large marble, sandpaper, grass sheet, leftover pieces from broken dollhouse furniture like drawers, buckets, boxes and a crib, sticks from the yard, small wooden orbs, little fox. Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecor

Tools I used for Miniature Garden Shop:

Hot Glue Gun, brown paint, green paint, purple paint, Mod Podge, floral foam, cardboard, scissors,  wood glue.Tour a miniature vintage garden shop dollhouse for great ideas for your own dollhouse decor. See how to make a cozy home, lush garden and outdoor miniature yard! COmplete with garden gnomes, miniature potted plants and sitting areas. #dollhouse #miniatures #DIYdollhouse #vintagegarden #tinydecorYou can see the progress of this project here: 

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If you love miniatures, check out how I made over my childhood dollhouse:

Dollhouse Makeover

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  1. teresa hollon says

    November 25, 2019 at 8:06 AM

    Precious, sweet idea! Keep up the dreaming and sharing! Hugs!????

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      November 27, 2019 at 6:00 PM

      thank you Teresa!!! Hugs to you too!

      Reply
  2. Claudine says

    November 25, 2019 at 9:13 AM

    This is just so sweet! And the photo of Kitty with the overturned wheelbarrow…priceless!:)

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      November 27, 2019 at 6:00 PM

      He is such a mess!!!

      Reply
  3. BPS says

    November 25, 2019 at 9:50 AM

    I can just see it in my mind’s eye! So very very precious…just like you!

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      November 27, 2019 at 6:00 PM

      love you friend

      Reply
  4. Gilmer Gal says

    November 25, 2019 at 1:31 PM

    Soo precious!! Where’s the heart emoji, I need it like about a hundred times!

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      November 27, 2019 at 6:01 PM

      aww thanks! I had a fun time with it for sure

      Reply
  5. M. Constance Colvin says

    November 25, 2019 at 2:38 PM

    This is darling!

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      November 27, 2019 at 6:02 PM

      thank you! they are so fun to work on!

      Reply
  6. SUSAN says

    November 25, 2019 at 5:32 PM

    I think she thinks you made that for her. ????

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      November 27, 2019 at 6:02 PM

      He is such a mess and is worse than a kid that wants attention only when you are busy lol!!!

      Reply
  7. Gwen@ Monroe says

    November 26, 2019 at 8:11 AM

    Love your garden shop! And garden shop + cat= perfect!!

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      November 27, 2019 at 6:02 PM

      thank you and he definitely keeps me on my toes 🙂

      Reply

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