Continued from: Miniature Garage Loft Furnishings – Phase 2 So that meant I would first attach a wide sheet of polystyrene to the side of the cabinet, trim it to … Continue Reading Miniature Garage Loft Furnishings – Phase 3
Continued from: Miniature Garage Loft Furnishings – Phase 1 Not long after taking the photo above, the bottom left door hinge broke off again. Despite regluing it multiple times and … Continue Reading Miniature Garage Loft Furnishings – Phase 2
In my last series of dollhouse posts, I ended with images of this finished garage loft. I mentioned in that last post that the next step was to design and … Continue Reading Miniature Garage Loft Furnishings – Phase 1
Continued from: A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 8 Now I was ready to tackle those last two processes: railings and windows. A nice feature of this kit is it … Continue Reading A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 9
Continued from: A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 7 I fortunately had six more strips that I had purchased “just in case” I needed more and after painting and using … Continue Reading A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 8
Continued from: A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 6 Once the walnut strips arrived, I was ready to begin laying them on the deck. Deck boards often come in 8-foot … Continue Reading A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 7
Continued from: A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 5 With the garage door in place, I could now pick up in the instructions with the next steps. First was to … Continue Reading A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 6
Continued from: A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 4 Once I laid down two rows of 21 squares, I discovered I had two problems. First, I had not carefully ensured … Continue Reading A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 5
Continued from: A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 3 With the carpet tape down on the loft floor, I was ready to cut the 1/2-inch-wide birch strips into varying lengths … Continue Reading A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 4
Continued from: A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 2 You may recall where we left off, I mentioned I had found a simpler solution that would eliminate the need for … Continue Reading A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 3
Continued from: Another Doll House? – Phase 1 Now I was ready to paint the exterior walls which would require two separate steps: first painting the walls and then painting … Continue Reading A Miniature Garage Loft – Phase 2
It was over a year ago that I finished building what I thought would be my last doll house—this one for my niece’s daughter. As I was putting up all … Continue Reading Another Doll House? – Phase 1
Continued from: Doll House Furnishings – Phase 18 In my last update on furnishings, I was in need of a desk chair and was contemplating what picture I should frame … Continue Reading Doll House Furnishings – Final Phase
Continued from: Doll House Furnishings – Phase 17 But what of the unique Mid-Century Modern (MCM) desk my sister had been working on? When I drove over to my sister’s … Continue Reading Doll House Furnishings – Phase 18
Continued from: Doll House Furnishings – Phase 16 Now I was ready to finish building the chest. I first glued one of the two 1-inch wide 1/8” thick basswood strips … Continue Reading Doll House Furnishings – Phase 17
Continued from: Doll House Furnishings – Phase 15 I started building the three large drawers first as I planned to add them from the bottom up. I took this approach … Continue Reading Doll House Furnishings – Phase 16