📖 [Rolife Journey] Straw Hat Cafe – Ghibli Vibes 👒

Cozy Talks & Creative Ideas Rolife
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Here’s my fully customised build of the Rolife DG146 Flowery Sweets & Teas kit. :yellow_heart:

I’m not 100% sure I’m completely happy with it. Yellow is such a bold colour and not something I would usually go for. But I had a reference in mind (the bakery from Kiki’s Delivery Service), so I committed and stuck with it. :saluting_face:

I also woke up this morning and decided I hated the original orange tile floor, so I spent a while replacing it with a new print out instead. :laughing:

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I added some moss on the back wall.

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A few more shots of the sides.

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Some close-up details.

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Here’s a photo of what the original looks like.

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I’ve pretty much documented all my thoughts in my previous posts, but I’ve got a few minor comments.

  1. I wanted to ditch the original yellow flowers because I don’t think they fit very well, but there’s absolutely no way I’m cutting petals from scratch, so they stayed. :unamused_face:

  2. I also initially didn’t want to leave the garden arbor bench (is that what it’s called?) green, but it looked like way too much work to paint, so I abandoned that plan too. :pleading_face:

  3. Yellow is a colour I struggle to work with. :distorted_face:

This has overall been a really fun experience. It was my first time fully customising a kit and I learned a lot along the way. There was a lot of improvisation as I built, and in a way it forced me to think outside the box instead of following the instructions blindly like I usually do. I’ll probably customise more sets in the future but it’s definitely not something I could do for every kit. :smiling_face:

Am I completely happy with it? Maybe not.
But am I proud of my efforts? Yes. :pink_heart:

Thanks for reading! :front_facing_baby_chick:

Miniature posters are homemade printouts featuring Studio Ghibli fan artwork found via Google and Pinterest, used for non-commercial, decorative purposes only. All rights belong to the original artists and Studio Ghibli.

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This looks fantastic! :heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes: I love all the little totoro characters you place all over the place, THEY ARE SO CUTE!! :sob::sob: I agree about they yellow, when I saw your first posts and saw you were painting it yellow, I was like “that’s not a colour you see everyday”, but I think it ended up working, and fitting in really well with your idea! Great work homie!! :heart::heart:

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Wow! What a makeover! Amazing job @JDisaduck it turned out so beautiful :heart_eyes:

I actually love the yellow walls and all your color change match the scene perfectly. It’s like a cozy cafe from a Ghibli movie. I love this so much!

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Ahhhhh thank you! :heart: Trust me when I say I really doubted yellow would work I’m clearly not an art student hahaha.

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This was my reference. :laughing:

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Thank you Jill! So much! :pink_heart: My brain is fried I’m going to stick to following the instructions next. :laughing: And maybe also stick to safer colours hahaha!

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I think you matched the colours straight on! Great work! :heart:

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Thank you for the love! :laughing:

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OMG yes be proud. I love what you did. It looks great!

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I like your customizations. You’ve made them really unique, especially the vines around the walls.

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This turned out super nice! I love all of your personal touches. The green moss goes so well with the yellow…and your choice of flooring is spot on.

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Please be so fr right now it came out so pretty :sob::sob::sob: I love the colours you chose more than the bright pastel ones the original kit had :sob::sob::sob: it’s so beautiful I love it so much :heart:︎

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Thank you @jeanneL! It’s honestly such a learning experience and your builds have inspired me so. :pink_heart:

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Thank you @ThaoNguyen it means a lot! :laughing: Next time I’ll go with an easier colour for sure. :face_with_hand_over_mouth:

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Thank you so much Nita! Colour choosing is not my strong suite so I’m happy you like the colours hahaha. :laughing: I’ll definitely stick to safer colours next time. :pink_heart:

I’m out of likes again so I’ll come back lol. :unamused_face:

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GIRL you’re so kind! Made my day! :pink_heart:
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THIS LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL!! :sob::pink_heart: Ahhh very creative. I love all the details even the posters and the hat. 11/10 you’re so good at customizing things.

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This is really stunning. I love all the colors in your personalizations.

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Thank you for thinking so! :pink_heart: I’m grateful for all the virtual support here! :laughing: I hope you’ll give customising Soho time a go too! While not perfect, I’ve learnt a lot myself.

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Thank you so much! :heart: It’s extra special hearing it from a professional photographer. :smiling_face:

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You’re welcome. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: I’m a lil bit afraid but I will try. :laughing: I just ordered my Soho yesterday, finally. You really did well. It’s so neat and came beautiful. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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