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After years (literally) of letting my Fairfield languish in an almost-done state, I have put on the finishing touches! (On the outside, anyway.) Siding and shingles are all up, trim has been attached, porch posts have been glued in. Okay, there are a few things that remain to be done… like the upper porch railing, the cap on the chimney, and the front step. But it looks so pretty and I’m so happy to be “done,” I figured I’d post a picture now, anyway.
Now I just have to finish the inside…
On the suggestion of my friend Pam Junk, I decided to add fishscale shingles to make the house a little more interesting. (They’ll also cover up some defects in the less-than-perfect paint job…) Rather than use the Houseworks wooden shingles, which come as individual pieces, I am cutting strips from posterboard. These will be glued onto the bottoms of the bay windows and the top of the pointy walls.
After the paint dries, I’ll glue these strips on over the siding.
I started with shingles on the bay windows, since those would be easier than the ones on the tops of the walls (they’ll go under the eaves of the roof). I will have to cut out a lot more paper strips before I’ll be ready to do those!
In February 2006 I took a two day Guys from Texas class at a local dollhouse store. It was my first experience taking a class and I had a great time, particularly because the roombox was pretty much finished when I brought it home. This is largely due to all the prep work the “Guys,” Jon and Larry, put into the project before the class. They built the box, painted the exterior, and packaged up all the pieces we’d need. In the class, we did all the staining, wallpapered and painted the interior, painted the stones, and did about a zillion other little touches.
Some of this furniture is just for placement, but I am going to do the room as a bedroom. I’m thinking of building a Daisy House bed kit to go in this room with the same shading technique.
Jon and Larry taught us how to finish the fireplace hood, stonework, and tiles. My window isn’t finished yet.
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