BrookeinBe
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HAHA! That's my Hitty doll. This will become her new home. She had a single a shelf apartment in the bookcase, but she was recently relocated to a box until her house is finished. Needless to say, she's been fussing at me to hurry up with it since I started building the house! Brooke
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I've taken a long break from working on my house. Here's where I'm at as of today. I'm sure you've noticed that there isn't any siding on it....wellllll....it's a little too time consuming for me. And the siding that was included in my kit are really wide. They're not skinny little siding pieces and quite franky, I don't feel like cutting all those pieces and making sure they're all even! LOL It's much easier to just paint. Now...what shall I do instead of shingles? Hmmmmmmm
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Oh good idea about wearing the middle out a little!! I did have problems with it at first, until I realized I put a piece of trim on before I was supposed to! LOL I got excited and skipped that little part! Brooke
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Yep! I went through the same thing with my inventory! It all worked out and as soon as I started to build it, and pull pieces out it all started to make sense. I've flipped through those sheets of wood more times than I can count! That's one thing I do wish could be changed. I wish they'd put all the chimney pieces on one sheet, all the staircase pieces on one sheet. It'd make a lot more sense and it'd save me a lot of time! It has been kind of frustrating having to search through all the sheets to find all of the for whatever I'm working on. Brooke
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Here's where I'm at now! Next step is the chimney. The flash really shows off where I need to touch up paint! LOL Brooke
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HAHA!! Me too!! I had to remove the one side of trim that should not have been put on yet! ;) Now on to staircase #2! Brooke
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Update: Progress/Pics of My Garfield House
BrookeinBe replied to Ms. Mini's topic in Greenleaf Dollhouses
WOW! Looks great! Hopefully one day I can get this staircase installed and maybe finish the house before Christmas! LOL ;) Brooke -
It just seems that the staircase is too big to fit. I tip the top back, but I can't get it to slide into place. It hits the ceiling and I'm afraid I'm going to break the 2nd floor, or the staircase if I force it. I'll try to take a picture of what I'm trying to do! LOL Brooke
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I can't seem to get the staircase to go in! Are there any tips or tricks to this? Brooke
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Ok, I'm finishing up on the first floor staircase. I'll post pictures later. I need someone to tell me exactly which lighting kit to buy. I have NO idea what to even look at! Please give me a shopping list (to include which type of lamps to buy)! Also, for the lighting, does it just plug into the wall outlet? Do you know if it will work with a transformer? We have 220v here in Belgium, so anything 110v has to be plugged into a transformer. Also, I am going to order the wood flooring. How much do you think I'll need to do 2-3 rooms? What about the carpeting? And finally, how do you all decorate your houses so beautifully??! I don't have any idea on how to choose matching paper, carpet, furniture!! Yikes! Brooke
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Hello! I just received the Beacon Hill for my birthday! I have wanted to build a dollhouse for a LONG time, and now that I have it I'm a little nervous! LOL I am making my list of supplies right now. My biggest challenge is that I live overseas and finding specific materials is not that easy. Most of my shopping will be online purchases, and I'm hoping that I won't have a problem finding stores that will ship to an APO! I am excited to get started, but I'm making myself remain calm so I can do this right the first time! My first question is (and it's probably been asked a gazillion times!) where do I start?! I've read through the directions. I know I want to stain the sairs and wood trim. I want the floors to look like hard wood floors. Can I obtain this look by just staining the floors in the kit? When I stain the wood, do I apply the stain first, then seal? Should this be my very first step? Thanks for all of your help! I am looking forward to your guidance and getting to know all of you! Brooke