Yay! Lots of progress on the house. First off, I made some cute furniture.
There's a tutorial on www.letsbuildadollhouse.com that I used.
I also made a HUUUGE couch, that is the proper scale, but since this house is a cottage, and tiny, the couch is big. It's like trying to fit a couch into a closet.
Well, there it is. And that little doll. The mahogany table is one I purchased from the store, and I stained it cherry.
That bed in the back was simple. Just cover a little foam pad with fabric, put pleats on the piece of wood there, and then glue it all on. I'll make a tutorial...I guess.
I also added the trim for the house today...using hot glue. I decided to do that, since clamping it would be tricky if I used regular wood glue. See, my reasonings:
- wood glue is strong, but needs clamping
- the trim isn't gonna need to support weight
- if the trim is just going to be "there," it doesn't need super strong bonding
- So, I used hot glue on it.
Here's a pic.
The lighting is weird, so you need to angle your head to see the grille work. By the way, I still haven't got the door installed...I think I lost one of the casings.
I also screwed up on staining the floors...oops. So I'm making some wood floors for the house out of paper. It's like wood floor printies, but not printed. Drawn.
I am very proud of it. Hahaha. It's a little too detailed, when viewed from the room. Like, it doesn't look very formal, more rustic. The next room's floors I won't bother with the wood grain texture.
