Today is Winds-day (with a wink at Winnie-the-Pooh fans) and that makes it a perfect day to paint the doors and windows of my latest build.
What you see here is the middle of day three (or four?) painting these tiny coverings for openings of my mini house that would otherwise let the wind blow right through.
These are the wonderful new opening windows and working doors from Laser Dollhouses that make this seem like a model people-house built to scale. In fact, this a new addition to what is sometimes called ‘half-scale’, but more appropriately ‘half-inch scale’. Working windows reignited my curiosity for building mini-houses in 1:24, or 1/2 inch = 1 foot scale.
At this scale, the houses are a better size for modern playrooms. This build is a Stephanie Country Mansion from Laser Dollhouses. I have named it “Valentine House” because the kit was a gift from my hubby on the appointed day. (True confession: I ordered the kit and it arrived with perfect timing to let him off the hook. 😉 This might be the secret to a long and happy marriage.
At this point in the build, everything is still taped together. This is known in the lingo as a ‘dry build’ and gives a feel for what your finished house will look like. I have placed furniture and an extended family of dolls from Erna-Meyer in the house. Use a translator if German is not your language, these dolls are worth it.
End of day four shows this progress. Exterior doors and windows: done.
Three coats of “wicker white” Folk Art acrylic paint gives a nice opaque finish. I did not stain the trim, it is Liquitex ‘burnt umber’, diluted with water to let the wood grain show through, two to three coats for this depth of color.
Did you notice the wrought iron grill work on the entry door? The gilded torch above the door? Yeah, me neither. Adding “coach lamps for entry” to the list. Painting the interior windows and trim I will think about tomorrow. There’s always tomorrow…
Just a Mini 