Some of our dolls are very tidy indeed! They have their own cleaning supplies that need to be stored somewhere. So I have made a cabinet from a recycled cardboard to include inside of the laundry room for this purpose. You can make a storage unit any size or shape that you desire. This cabinet is made to color coordinate with the other furnishings in our laundry room.
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| Left, the box is cut and glued together in the shape of a utility closet. Center, the surfaces/walls are covered with paper. Right, the cabinet is filled with cleaning supplies, appliances, and other housekeeping stuff. |
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Miniature things found in our utility cabinet include:
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- a cardboard box
- white school glue
- masking tape
- faux wood shelf paper
- yellow scrapbook paper
- tiny plastic hooks
- tiny brass bead for the door knob
- Mod Podge
- scissors and a box cutter perhaps
- Velcro dots
- Using a very sharp pair of scissors or a box cutter, configure the utility cabinet to suit your doll's needs and taste. Add and subtract shelving units and doors as you go. Attach the doors with masking tape on one side.
- Cover the entire box with masking tape.
- Use the Mod Podge for applying layers of shelf paper and scrapbook paper to the surfaces. Make sure that you work bubbles out of those applications by using plenty of Mod Podge and a firm even pressure.
- Stick tiny Velcro dots to the backside of the cabinet doors to insure these will close.
- The tiny plastic hooks, used to hang the dust pan and feather dusters were purchased from a family dollar store.
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