Dollshouse Direct has very generously sent me a porch kit similar to the one from their Draycott Gothic House. Since it partially hides the doorframe, it makes the alignment discrepancy with the windows less apparent. I like both doorway designs, so for now I am keeping them unglued. Well, maybe I am a bit more partial towards the extended porch because of the quatrefoil details.
It bothers me that the center panel windows are not aligned with the door and the architectural details. They are about ¼ inch to the left than where they should be. Not a lot, but just enough to bother me now that I can't seem to unsee it. I wish I had noticed before putting up the doors. I don't want to take them off the hinge again. I find myself staring at it wondering how I can fix the windows.
Bought a huge lot of shingles on eBay for about $27 ... not sure how much I will need in the end.
Last year for my birthday, I gifted myself this 6 piece kitchen set from Meirucorp. It looks a lot like the Bespaq Provencial kitchen set. I am still not sure about how I will arrange the pieces inside the kitchen, especially the placement of the island.
I have left out most of the internal walls to make the rooms bigger. The 1st floor will become a long drawing room/music room. 2nd floor will be kitchen and dining room. 3rd floor will be bedroom and bathroom. The walls are removable, in case I want to change the layout in the future. I have cut foam boards to create false floor, so that I can run wires under them.
For a long time I wasn't sure if I wanted stairs in this house. On one hand, stairs look pretty, but they take up a lot of space. I finally went with a curved staircase on the bottom floor and left out stairs on the other floors. The ceiling is painted plastic tile from Dollar Tree.
While working on the external trim, I noticed two were missing. I had seen the same issue reported by some others who built this kit, so I wasn't surprised. I used bass wood to create the missing parts. Since I will paint the exterior, the color difference won't matter.
I bought these beautiful peacock panels for £17.00. I am planning to add them to the standard door that came with the kit.
I found these self-adhesive plastic tiles at Dollar Tree for $1.25 each. They have the quatrefoil design which matches the gothic architectural details of the dollhouse. I am planning to use these on the ceiling. They are silver in color, so I am painting them with some semi gloss egg shell paint that was left over when we painted our real house. I am hoping to make the ceiling look like the inspiration photo.
