KatFord Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Curious what your process is. I've read both suggested... completed the shell, including all the outside finishes, first then the inside, or complete the inside first. Does it matter? Is it just a preference? My shell is complete, I've been added finishes inside as needed, i.e. when I don't think I'll be able to reach places once all the walls are done. Just curious. Thanks! Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 There's no hard & fast rules that I know of for building and finishing dollhouses. It seems to depend on how it goes together for me; I usually start with the floors, then whatever ceilings are on the other side. Once the exterior walls are up I prime and decorate the interior first floor, finishing with windows, interior dividing walls and doors and then install the second floor and repeat, unless the design of the house just doesn't allow for that. Dry fitting helps me prepare and plan a lot of how I'll approach the build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatFord Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 I should have spent more time in the dry fit stage! LOL I'm trying to make sure I don't do something and then realize I should have done something else first. Like, the windows... I'm really disappointed in my kit... most of the interior windows won't work, I'll have to figure out how to make new ones. When removing them from the packaging they either broke in half or split down the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Kim, if it's a Dura-Craft kit where you have to build the windows and install them as you go, you can replace them with Houseworks and if you can't find the measurements you're looking for you can go slightly smaller and fill in around the opening with scrap wood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatFord Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 I'll have to look at the box, I bought it from Greenleaf... Aster Cottage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 I had a lot of that with the Glencroft I built, some of the sheets the window parts were on were brittle. I did an awful lot of gluing back together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnmini Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Inside or outside first is, like most will say, is a preference thing. My progress starts with priming pieces, and painting pieces like windows, doors and trims. (this stage is SO tedious!!) Then I paint the house body and the interior ceilings. Sometimes I do the floors before assembly and sometimes after. Then I assemble and finish the exterior but don't install windows and doors til the end. It's easier to do wallpaper/painting without the windows in place. Once the interior walls are finished I install the windows and doors and finish up the interior trims....then stand back and admire my work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatFord Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 Jackie, lol I love your Murphy's Law! Made me smile. Murphy's Law Of Miniatures #126: It fits perfectly - until you put the glue on. Thanks for your response! Kim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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