Alicewonder Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Hello, I'm new to all this. I've mostly just crafted things for holidays and parties. My husband and I would like to have a aestheticlly pleasing dollhouse our children can play with supervised. It would either be in our living room or the small room off the living room we are calling the playroom. My mother is concerned dollhouse kits are fragile. Is the Marquam? We we found a Wood Marquam. It's mostly built except for the cornet? (tower) and my husband is mostly confident he can finish building it as it has pretty much everything. It's a dark color though and in not sure how difficult or what I need to all do to cover it? and of course (knowing me) I would want to change the side building into a terrace/deck instead of the roof. Probably re-work the window in the room below as well to make a bay window or shop window or something. Also will our fuzzy little 2-3" or so animals fit? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I replied to the question of scale in your introduction. Rehabbing and bashing a dollhouse is a lot of fun and seeing your visions take form is satisfying as nothing else. I find it easier if I can disassemble parts of the structure to work on, specially I I'm trying to repaint something interior... That's why I have a very strong preference for the Greenleaf kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 As long as the structure was not put together with a glue gun, it should tolerate supervised play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 One large house I refurbished required the entire thing to be covered in a coat of Kilz Primer before I could get started. It's good to start with a clean slate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicewonder Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 Thanks! Good to know , yeah I doubt glue gun would take anyone touching it. So Kilz primary is good to use then? Would I need to take it completely apart? Interior hasn't been touched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Depending on how well it was originally put together, you shouldn't need to take it apart. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minikelli Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I agree with Sable, this is a kit I have in my stash to be built -- but if it was put together with wood glue or the like, and not hot glue then you shouldn't need to take it apart. I also agree in regards to the Kilz, lovely stuff that can cover the darkest of paints! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summersethomes Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 you should post a photo of it, Im dying to see what it looks like :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 When I say I disassemble houses to rehab and bash them, it's houses that were built with hot glue. Don't be afraid to stand the house on its roof if you need to, to get into tight spaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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