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  1. This looks like a Tower House? Amazing price in Northern California! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1560555298039407/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A8258b177-0a67-4262-8ebd-343b84d1b5ec
  2. Thank you! They're 1/4" wide, which would be 6" wide in half scale. This post describes how I finished the floor: https://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/?p=16227 I would consider it! I'll send you a DM.
  3. If you cross stitch (or want to learn), I posted a free chart for a ginkgo rug on my blog: https://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/?p=18613
  4. Those hinges are very finicky and unfortunately they don't hold up well. If you've already made some attempts you run the risk of the holes getting too big and the nails popping out, even if you glue the nails in. If your daughter is going to want to open and close the doors a lot, it could lead to heartbreak later. Just an idea -- and maybe not a good idea, depending on how you have finished the outside -- but if you want durable doors that you know she'll be able to play with and not have to worry about breaking them, I would look at the dimensions of commercially available pin-hinged doors, and see if you can easily swap them out (you might need to enlarge the hole slightly). I see that the Pierce doors are arched. You could add a fancy pediment above the door to cover up the arched area. Door options: https://miniatures.com/shop-by-product/building-materials/doors/?productListFilters=&productListPgNo=1 - look at the double entry doors, French doors, and Brentwood dollhouse door set.
  5. If your prints are coming out blurry, the problem could be that the image's dpi isn't high enough. Something that looks good on a monitor will look blurry when you print it out unless the dpi is 300 or more. I have a cheap HP DeskJet printer. It's been fine for mini printing but the ink is expensive, and I don't use it often enough so the ink dries up before I get much use out of it. I've taken some things to a local print shop to have them printed for me there instead, for a few dollars a page, but that doesn't help you with the fabric. (The model number of my DeskJet is 1112 but it's discontinued now.)
  6. I think that looks great! Very natural. What are you planning to do for the interior floors? Looking at your pictures made me realize that could be a problem if the flooring adds any height.
  7. Are you sure you need to cut them down? Exterior doors should swing in. If the bricks are the only problem, then set the door inside the house and hinge it so it swings in, and the bricks won't be a problem anymore. (They'll actually prevent the door from swinging out, which is a good thing!) EDIT: I merged your two posts about the Harrison doors since there will be some overlap in the answers. Can you remove the interior door trim? I suggest doing that and then trying the chamois method. The hinges you can buy would also work, but can be hard to install when you have to reach your hands into the dollhouse. Pin hinging is another option but you'd have to put some thought into how to achieve it. Here's a blog post that shows how I pin hinged a door: https://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/?p=20181 In your case, you could wedge the pins between the two pieces of door before gluing it together, and then insert the bottom pin into the floor and the top pin into a piece of basswood trim (to replace the kit trim that you removed). The stairs are going to be tough if you can't pull them out. Painting is an option. Maybe you could pop off the treads, paint the risers white, and then replace the treads with stained basswood? You can wallpaper the side of the stairs, maybe making a template out of a spare part (if you have an extra stair wall from your second kit), or using the cutout from where the stair wall was punched out. Good luck!
  8. Half scale front-opening Victorian, good price and low shipping: https://www.ebay.com/itm/276367001855
  9. For the foundation, I find it helpful to glue wooden blocks to the inside corners to stabilize the foundation pieces.
  10. Can you post a picture of the window you're trying to remove?
  11. They are hard/impossible to find! I think I have one (unbuilt) that's a standalone cabinet with the leaded glass. If I can find it in my stash I'll take a picture for you.
  12. Honestly, I wouldn't wire a house that kids are going to play with. Miniature wiring (especially tape wire) is extremely finicky and frustrating and delicate. Every time I do it, I say I'm never going to do it again.... and then I do it again and wonder why I did it. 🤪 If you do decide to go through with it, this guide will help: https://forum.greenleafdollhouses.com/gallery/category/16-darrells-electrification-super-guide/ And there are a lot of threads on the forum about electricity that you can find with a search.
  13. This is in my old neighborhood in San Francisco:https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bab/d/san-francisco-large-doll-house/7704961536.html For $100, I would be very tempted if I still lived there! (Who am I kidding, I"m still tempted.)
  14. fov

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    If you hover your cursor over her username, you should see a Message option. Here's a direct link if that doesn't work for you: https://forum.greenleafdollhouses.com/messenger/compose/?to=59624 She'll get an email notification when you send the message.
  15. Interesting bash - an Orchid plus a Washington? https://www.ebay.com/itm/386626618694
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