The Dollhouse--Part Four

I really, really wanted to have some working lights in the house, but kept in mind that this was going to be a toy for a young child. I found a website that makes tiny LED bulbs that hook up to a 9 volt battery with a push-button on/off switch. Pretty safe for a careful kid. So I set about making a fire for the library fireplace, using "logs" I cut from twigs I found in the yard and I ordered a fire kit from Evan Designs, which included some iridescent tissue and a flashing yellow, an orange, and flashing red LED lights that appear to flicker, just like a real fire. Ricky welded the grate together using a piece of wire clothes hanger. The whole thing is about 2 1/2 inches across and just over an inch tall.

And here it is in action!

I began hanging the wallpaper in the dining room.

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I used acrylic gesso to "plaster" the walls in the bathroom and kitchen.

And I started thinking about colors for the outside. I knew I'd be straying from the original Federal rowhouse style in which the dollhouse was built, but I wanted a lighter, brighter color. Here's the exterior before paint, I'll post the after soon: