DIY American Girl Bookstore Dollhouse Room

I have been playing with the idea of creating separate doll rooms for a while. Over the years I’ve had many requests, some asking to make them out of cardboard. I really wanted to make sure I crafted quality while still staying on a budget. My goal is always to create something durable that my girls can play with without it falling apart. I’ve done many foam board projects and they hold up incredibly well! With that said, I’ve finally started making rooms….out of foam board. Originally I was going to do small 20×20 corner rooms. I liked the idea of keeping them compact. However, once I started designing the first room, I realized that was a tad too small. The new room dimensions are 20×30 and that gives you plenty of space to create something fun, play in it with dolls, and stay on a budget. Foam board sheets come in 20×30 so you don’t have to cut down the floor or the back wall. I hope to craft many corner rooms in the future so if you have any requests, leave them in the comments below!

As always, you can follow this project using wood, MDF or even cardboard! Along the way you may have to make a few slight adjustments.

Watch and tell us if you want to see more rooms!

Materials Needed:

Here are the Dr. Seuss notebooks I use: Dr. Seuss Little Notebook 24 Pack

Here is the FoamWerks Cutting Board I use: FoamWerks 32″ Cutting Board

• DIY American Girl Bookstore Dollhouse Plans PDF
• Hot Glue *I only used 2 large glue sticks
• 3 x 1/2″ Foamboard *You can find this at Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Blick Art Supply, etc.
• 2-3 x 3/16″ Foamboard
• Spray Paint
  • Rust-Oleum Satin Claret Wine
• Bookstore Wall Art Printables
• Top of Door
• Bottom of Door
• Fire in fireplace

Book Covers:

• Percy Jackson Book Covers
• Percy Jackson Book Covers 2
• Bookstore Book Covers
• Junie B Jones Book Covers
• Junie B Jones Book Covers 2
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book Printables
• My First French Bakery Printable
• The Hunger Games Book Set
• Dr. Seuss Book Set
• Dr. Seuss Book Set 2
• Dr. Seuss Book Set 3
• Nancy Drew Book Set 1
• Nancy Drew Book Set 2
• Harry Potter Book Set
• Harry Potter Book Set 2
• Harry Potter Book Set 3
• Golden Books

Room:

• 1 – 1/2’’ @ 30’’ x 20’’ – Back Wall
• 1 – 1/2’’ @ 20 1/2’’ x 20’’ – Side Wall
• 1 – 1/2’’ @ 30’’ x 20’’ – Floor

Bookshelves:

• 4 – 3/16’’ @ 19 1/2’’ x 2 1/2’’ – Sides
• 4 – 3/16’’ @ 8 5/8’’ x 2’’ – Bottom Shelf Supports
• 2 – 3/16’’ @ 8 5/8’’ x 2 5/16’’ – Top of Bookshelves
• 2 – 3/16’’ @ 8 5/8’’ x 1’’ – Top Front of Bookshelves
• 10 – 3/16’’ @ 8 5/8’’ x 2 1/2’’ – Shelves

Fireplace:

• 1 – 3/16’’ @ 11 5/8’’ x 1 13/16’’ – Bottom Back
• 1 – 3/16’’ @ 12’’ x 2’’ – Bottom Front
• 2 – 3/16’’ @ 3 5/16’’ x 1 13/16’’ – Bottom Sides
• 1 – 3/16’’ @ 3 1/8’’ x 1 13/16’’ – Bottom Middle Support
• 1 – 3/16’’ @ 12’’ x 3 5/16’’ – Bottom Top
• 4 – 3/16’’ @ 7’’ x 1 13/16’’ – Sides of Posts
• 2 – 3/16’’ @ 7’’ x 2 3/16’’ – Front of Posts
• 1 – 1/2’’ @ 12’’ x 2 1/4’’ – Top of Posts
• 1 – 1/2’’ @ 12’’ x 2 1/2’’ – Top of Fireplace

Counter:

• 2 – 3/16’’ @ 7 1/2’’ x 2 13/16’’ – Sides
• 1 – 1/2’’ @ 7 5/8’’ x 2 5/8’’ – Bottom
• 1 – 1/2’’ @ 7 5/8’’ x 7’’ – Middle
• 1 – 3/16’’ @ 8’’ x 2 13/16’’ – Top of Sides
• 1 – 1/2’’ @ 7 5/8’’ x 13/16’’ – Front Shelf
• 2 – 3/16’’ @ 7 5/8’’ x 5/8’’ – Front of Front Shelf & Bottom
• 2 – 1/2’’ @ 7 5/8’’ x 1 5/16’’ – Back Shelves
• 1 – 3/16’’ @ 8 1/2’’ x 3 1/16’’ – Top

Side Table:

• 2 – 1/2’’ @ 5 7/16’’ x 2 1/2’’ – Bottom of Table – See diagrams
• 1 – 3/16’’ @ 3’’ Diameter – Top of Table

Door:

• 1 – 3/16” @ 19’’ x 7 1/2’’

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