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Greenleaf ORCHID #9301


Sandy B

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I recently purchased the Greenleaf orchid dollouse kit and am baffled about the construction of the windows. This is my 5th dollhouse I have constructed but am having trouble with the window placement. There are 8 windows and the instructions say to place one window sash interior and one exterior. I cannot figure out the correct way to place them so they all have framing around them. Any help would be great. Thanks. 

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Hi Sandy and welcome to the forum!  Congrats on getting the Orchid.  Double hung windows can be a little tricky so I did a tutorial with step by step pictures for the Gazette.  The house I used was the Magnolia but the windows are the same on both kits. .  Here's the link for the tut:  http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/dollhouse_news/AUG2008/Dollhouse-Windows.html    

If you check the building blog section here on the forum, there are two team build blogs for the Orchid with lots of information there too.  I hope that helps!  

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It always helps me to visualize how these windows would look in real life. From the inside of the house the lower half of the window will be on the inside, the upper half outside. I like the enhanced Buttercup instruction drawings. You can find them here

http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/?app=downloads&module=downloads&controller=view&id=52

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Hi Sandy. Welcome to the forums. You will learn so much here. I'm building a Sugarplum and everyone here has introduced me to so many new techniques. It's fun and really a very nice community. Good luck on your build

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I moved your thread into the Corona Concepts forum since this house is technically a Corona Concepts kit (although they and Greenleaf are the same company). Just makes it easier for other Orchid builders to find if they're going by what's written on the box.

 

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Christianna we have all been where you are now and survived, and so will you.  I have asked a mod to remove your personal email address; you don't ever want to post personal info online.  We have an internal messaging system, as you know, since I just read & replied to your PM to me.

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Hi Christianna, one of our members has done a blog on the Orchid here http://moreminis.blogspot.com/2007/04/orchid-day-1.html#.VzhzvSbstko

There is also a set of enhanced instructions here http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/?app=downloads&module=downloads&controller=view&id=51

These instructions will probably answer your questions, since they are very well illustrated.

It would probably be better if you just ask questions on the forum, that way more people can give you answers. Most of us have built the Orchid, in fact, I am working on one now for my granddaughter, so you will get lots of help!

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