Kgalindo38 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 So I'm new to dollhouse making and I just wanted to share my first ever dollhouse. The greenleaf westville dollhouse. Man this dollhouse was a pain in the butt!!! And I'm still not done so I put electric and I'm doing the outside now. And if anybody has any thoughts about furniture I would love to hear them. I'm thinking about making it Victorian but we will see. Thanks for viewing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Well I'd love to view your Westville... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Great to have you here Kimberly. I couldn't find any of your Westville pictures. Here is my version of the Westville which was my first house as well. And here is the list of other Westvilles on here- I hope it'd give you some ideas. http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/?app=core&module=search&controller=search 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kgalindo38 Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 Heres a few pics I'm not done with the sides yet. But hopefully soon. I still need a chandelier in the kitchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Thanks for posting the pictures so quickly. I am always curious on other members's take on the same kit.Yours is coming out very well. Mine took me over 4 years to finish. There was a gap for the pointiest part of my bay window. Some wood putty or spackle would fix it, in case you are having the same trouble. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniLindsay Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Looks amazing for your first one! I'm still in the beginning stages of my first one and it's not nearly as good as yours! Great work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Where were you when I was siding my Westville? I used bamboo skewers to fill those gaps in the bays' sections and spackled over them. I didn't know any better and sided before installing the window trim, cutting the siding flush with the window openings, and then the roof trim required major surgery to fit. Fortunately the customer didn't mind, but it bothered me that it wasn't perfect; then I started noticing RL houses and felt better about it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyfingers Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 That looks great! I have that kit, but it keeps getting bumped from the list. I'm finishing an Orchid right now, and hope to do some smaller projects before the Westville.The house architecture is Carpenter Gothic, so any period after about 1890's or so is "correct." The cool thing about dollhouses is that it can be any time you want it to be. Any construction tips? So, you pained the siding strips first, then added the window trim, then glued on the siding? Gosh that looks like a lot of work! Love the lighting, too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kgalindo38 Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Thanks everyone!! Actually stickyfingers I put the window trim first painted it and then cut the strips to measure the sides and painted them and then I glued on the sides and yes it took me 5 hours to do and I still have 3 more sides to do. Which it shouldn't be to hard because I got the hang of it already. The lighting was difficult too. I still have to get one chandelier for the kitchen but other than that it's great. And put wallpaper in the kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kgalindo38 Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Where were you when I was siding my Westville? I used bamboo skewers to fill those gaps in the bays' sections and spackled over them. I didn't know any better and sided before installing the window trim, cutting the siding flush with the window openings, and then the roof trim required major surgery to fit. Fortunately the customer didn't mind, but it bothered me that it wasn't perfect; then I started noticing RL houses and felt better about itI'll definitely use some gap fillers. What I didn't do is that I didn't put the windows in I put the window trim in the Windows and totally forgot to put the plastic Windows. Oh well it still looks great though for my first house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thriftymini Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I am in awe of anyone who electrifies a dollhouse, especially a first dollhouse. I can relate to the forgetting to put the plastic in the windows. I still don't know the best time to put in that plastic. I have ruined more than one plastic window while further working on a house.My Westville is still a work in progress. I have posted some pictures in an album. Pretty much finished the two downstairs rooms and have done some work to the upstairs (adding a bathroom between the two rooms). But I have not worked on it in months as I seem to start new projects.Looking forward to see your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Once I have sanded and painted or stained the window trim I install the acetate inserts, usually to the exterior window trim, since that is the very last part I install onto the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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