WASHING A THRIFTED DOLL HOUSE! Cleaning a dirty Barbie Dream House for my collection.

[@thatonegirljayna]

I've had all my dolls and other toys I've collected since childhood in storage for about 4 years now and I'm finally getting them out!!!! I am extremely thankful though to have found you and your channel, it's really helped to fill the void and build my collection even more so thank you for that😂😂😂💕💕💕

[@normanshadow1]

Great job Brooke! I restore doll houses myself.Those pieces you were talking about flattening...you could reinforce them by gluing a piece of cardstock weight, paper on the back. Use that purple glue stick which shows complete coverage, and weight it down over night. Aquarium plants from the dollar store work great for any window boxes btw. Please, please do a video on all your Barbie furniture soon!

[@myloveylove123]

Yes please do that video on the furniture and adding it to This doll house makeover 🎉

[@sarahjaney1990]

I got the white version of this house for Christmas one year in the 90s. Watching you with this one really brought back memories, I loved that doll house and all my barbies.

[@britinfinity]

This inspires me to clean my Barbie Diaries' Pillow Dance Playset...And also repair their velcro. Thank you so much Brooke, for making me connect with my inner and younger mes ✨💛

[@BramblebeeMcCartney]

I have bought replacement stickers for vintage toys on line. You can try that or Nikki Thompson wrote about printing your own. I used to have this house and it bothered me when toy drawers don't open. Now to be super obsessive, I heat up an exacto knife cut out plastic drawers and make new insides so they will open...I know, sooo much time!...I gave the house away to cute kids that lived on my street. Fun stuff!

[@Divadoll9000]

Here we go... You know your in for a good time when Brooke uploads. Thank you for everything you do for us.

[@xCanadensis]

Aw thank you!!

[@Divadoll9000]

@@xCanadensis My pleasure! And what a lovely result you got. Looking forward to your next video mate. Hugs from Sydney Australia.

[@Oh-nonono]

I have an old 90s doll house standing around still not really cleaned and you gave the motivation to do it! Thank you :)

[@juliasdollhouse2360]

I REALLY need to go through and clean my doll collection and dollhouses. I realize how dirty my dolls and stuff get. Some of them have never been cleaned since I got them which is not good. This is really inspiring me to clean my doll collection!

[@mbuttah85]

I had this house as a kid! It always reminded me of the historical Pink Lady house in CA.

[@DDD-jy2ln]

You're killing it

[@xCanadensis]

Thank you!

[@idontwantahandlebutok]

(31:20) There's like a little battery compartment on the elevator right under the little square hole, you gotta use your fingernail to get it up. IIRC It takes (2?) D batteries? I cant remember how many, but i loved that feature so much when i had this house model! They remade this house in 1998 (white), and 2000 (purple), and those had like a little pull out nob on the top where the little pointed top goes on this one to operate the elevator. One of the best dreamhouses

[@sarastoychestsaralabadie5713]

Omg 😍 I love it! ❤

[@Tsuruno_kun]

You talking about your fisher price doll house you used as a mystery dungeon base reminded me of the calico critters dollhouse my grandma had for the grandkids to play with that i would use with my pokemon figures

[@SunshineDawn7]

It came out Fantastic ! You did a Great job ! I am so happy for you 🥰Glad you decided to get it because i really think you are going to love it ! Enjoy ! 😊😊🌻🌻🌹🌹❤❤

[@Tama-Hero]

watching the water from the hose hit that wall and wash all the debris away was sooooooo satsifying

[@IndigobluBeauty]

Love this! I have maybe 8 houses/playsets in my garage that i have yet to clean 🙈🤣 including 2 of the smaller house you showed. Right now there’s about 3 feet of snow in my yard so hopefully i will get around to this one day this summer. Target has these hand held scrub brush for $5 i just bought so that might work better. Also putting down cardboard or laying down plastic (like cut open garbage bags) to put the houses on while you clean may help!

[@solesticia]

This reminds me that I have a full box of second hand g3 ponies needing a massive bath and a scrub.... The beauty of saving old objects from their doom

[@gonz3870]

Loved this video! Cleaning videos are some of my all time favorite doll videos, it’s just so satisfying!! Only personal kinda nit-picky critique I have is that I prefer no music in the parts that aren’t a timelapse, I just feel like it’s more satisfying without it :) plus I’ve been feeling in the spring/summer mood and love the outside setting too! nonetheless, great video!

[@thisbeem2714]

I agree with you. I prefer no music track unless it is a time lapse.

[@louisebrown3121]

You did a great job. It looks really good.

[@tammygabriel5506]

I love that dollhouse . You were so lucky to find it.I have to find space for all my dollhouses . Your videos inspire me to get my doll room more organized . The problem is I made a customized American Girl dollhouse that is huge , plus four other Batbie houses .

[@JessicaGalvez-z5w]

I still have mine that’s this exact same one too!! You’re missing a ball that would go on the roof point above the elevator shaft that you would lift out and spin around to move the elevator up and down ^-^ that teal lining along the elevator windows I think is the pulley system. I’m trying to fix mine at the moment for my daughter. Unless you have the battery operated one that I didn’t know existed until now

[@thisbeem2714]

I am wondering if a straw cleaning brush could get some of the spots a toothbrush can't reach. Like, it wouldn't be a replacement, but some of those little nooks. Maybe I'll try that when I clean out a plastic dollhouse.

[@cindyhauffe6963]

I have the exact same doll house but I didn’t realize how many years had passed since I bought it!

[@That1spookybich]

OMG I HAD THAT EXACT DOLL HOUSE WHEN I WAS A KID!!!!

[@xCanadensis]

Ahh it’s such a good one!’

[@hauntedcastle17]

Stuning video, so relaxing 👩‍💻

[@TheDollKing_SUfanboi]

This was so satisfying 😊

[@xCanadensis]

I’m glad 🥺

[@dollgrimoire]

I’m almost 100% positive I had this doll house when I was kid lol

[@trickshot_katebishop7612]

Oh my goodness this is the same doll house my grandmother gave me to play with when I was 5 😱

[@snnystarscout]

Great video filmed outside, quite a job cleaning a vintage barbara house ngl, I think you did a superb job :) And no criticisms filming wise, it was good you were in the sun so we could see like how dirty the house was lol

[@nolasdollsandaquatics9386]

Hi Dolls 👋 fun doll house!

[@HockityPock]

i've been told a vinegar solution can help with glitter- i'm given to understand something about it is more likely to break the static cling of the glitter pieces than just soap or water. could be an old wives tale but it's a fairly neutral cleaning agent on it's own.

[@kirina7895]

I had a different version but how the elevator worked was there should be a knob at the top of the spire, that pulled out, then you cranked it around. But the photos from your version it has a pointed top. I wonder if it pulled out as well? Hoped this helped.

[@xCanadensis]

I was looking for replacement parts and kept finding a knob and I was SO confused… that makes sense

[@vampyrekyng_lex]

This feels so familiar…I think my mum owned it (either for my much older sister or mum’s daycare she ran out of our home)

[@JayofallTrades]

The toothbrush really made a difference with the balcony glitter. I think someone really had fun with that dollhouse but now it'll be restored and loved forever. Its a shame someone with Photoshop can't get ahold of the original stickers and reprint them cuz they would look 10x better if you could paint it and repurpose the stickers. But for 30 years that dollhouse is in good condition for what its probably been through in storage PS i didn't know that about magic erasers. I use them to clean my desk and paint pallets.

[@Riiver_Styxx]

I had this doll house as a kid! 💖

[@chels8103]

You mentioned in one of the videos you could restore the faded colour to a pink using UV is that the hydrogen peroxide method? Would it make I go pink or lighten the plastic I’m attempting to see if I can shift some sun damage from old Barbie furniture

[@xCanadensis]

It corrects to the original color! It would just be an outrageous amount of peroxide to treat the big pieces of the house. Dolls would be easier. I’ll be doing it to my sun damaged dolls someday…

[@dolls_onthego]

I love that doll house! Haven’t seen it out in the wild yet but if I did I would definitely pick it up!! Just found the Myscene Party Pad and I’m trying to find room for it lol 😂

[@kathleenmcclay1509]

Hi I'm new to your channel like how it's cleaning up so nice. I too have same barbie doll house its in storage for now this spring my hubby and I are going to get it washed down and cleaned. Now I'm just redoing the barbie and skipper suitcase I'm washing it down as well just thinking how to decorate it if anyone has any ideals let me know. I love my barbie dolls and their doll houses. Thankskathy😊

[@xf3088]

Do you have any info on how to restore this doll hoouse? Thank you :)

[@xCanadensis]

What do you mean? 😅 that’s what this video is

[@owmyboring3408]

Imagen someone's waiting in the bushes going "yeah, clean it, clean it!" waiting for you to step away so they can swipe it lol

[@adbeelkarin]

I love your victorian house... when is dry try to oil the hinges to avoid the squeaking nyo!😸👍🏼

[@cottoncandiez8872]

A suggestion, the background music was a bit loud and distracting in some parts

[@xCanadensis]

Ah I was bothered by some of the outside sounds so I was trying to cover them- may have gone overboard!

[@barbiehearts7164]

GREAT JOB !!

[@kaaskaas3862]

This is so cool, I had the exact same house😭

[@keaundreaseay1332]

The batteries go in the floor of the elevator, and there’s a switch where the dolls back would rest against.

[@adbeelkarin]

I want to play there nyo!

[@nicoleluna31]

whoa first to Comment!! ❤ Awesome video Brooke ❤

[@xCanadensis]

Thanks so much!! :3

[@an-enby-panda7840]

Yayyy the trans pride house is clean! ^-^

[@riinamiin]

actually partial shade is good when filming, but the white balance would have been a pain to work with tbh

[@liddalionheart5432]

I applaud your patience for toothbrushing this entire doll house! Now my question to everyone is who’s willing to brush their teeth with it! 😝 just kidding 🤪

[@Shr3dd3r2k8]

Putting it under a UV light for a few hours will kill mold microbes

[@MIA80073]

Currently doing this with a plastic dollhouse, I’m using a pin to scratch all the encrusted dirt out, at this point I don’t care about the scratches, this thing is just nasty

[@xCanadensis]

A toothbrush should be able to do the job!! Or a scrub brush for your nails :o the pin method is definitely necessary a lot of the time but gosh that’s gonna take a long time!!

[@ronnihatcher295]

👏🙂and a 👍

[@jeremynh1982]

Hey Brooke. I emailed you regarding an Ariel doll a couple times but haven't heard back yet.

[@xCanadensis]

Oh on my business email? I have really harsh filters on it because of heavy spam I get from scam “companies” I’m sorry :( when was the last one? I can try to track it down?

[@jeremynh1982]

@@xCanadensis ummmm, it was March 8th

[@jeremynh1982]

@@xCanadensis if you aren't able to track it down, just let me know and I can send it again

[@jeremynh1982]

@@xCanadensis is there a different email I should try? Any other way to message you?

[@nicole4c475]

I saw one at the thrift for 6.00. Had to leave it. Sooo big and wooden .no way it would have fit in the car. Sad.

[@thisbeem2714]

😢

[@rareli6394]

I cannot really hear u over the background music 😢

[@xCanadensis]

I’ve rewatched the video a few times and cannot replicate this issue at all- which device are you using (headphones, TV, phone speakers etc) if you don’t mind? I’ve gotten this several times when I include background music at 60% volume and original audio at 120%. Or is it a specific moment in the video?

[@rareli6394]

Hi!! I use an iPad 6th gen and an iPhone 12. I think the main section of the video which was hard to hear was near the beginning around the 1:30 part where u were farther away from the camera. Other parts of the video were fine but the music was still a bit overpowering.