The Queen Anne rowhouse is very close to finished, and we’ve entered what I think of as the “bits and pieces” phase—there’s lots of fiddly trim work left to do, and I tend to be lazy about doing it. (The Rosedale has been languishing in this state for two years!) All summer, I was putting off finishing baseboards because the dollhouse store was out of stock on the 1:12 window casing I’m using for baseboards. Or so I thought… it turned out I was looking in the wrong bin. Or maybe my brain was trying to psyche me out because I didn’t want to finish baseboards.
One of the remaining spots was here in the office. There was a crack in the flooring that I thought would be covered up by baseboard, but I was wrong.
I fixed it by cramming in several pieces of very skinny basswood. I didn’t even use glue, but they’re packed in there pretty tight, so I think they’ll stay put.
The foyer was another room that was waiting on a few pieces of baseboard, and I had to get these in before gluing in the stairs or I never would have been able to reach.
Gluing in the newel post was difficult. I got some super glue on the floor in my first attempt, which is annoying because there’s no way to reach in and sand it off. On my second try, using tacky glue and reaching in through the French door, I was able to hold it in place long enough for the glue to take.
Emily is a freelance writer, miniaturist, and adventure game enthusiast.
