Painted Dollhouse

Posted by Som Fri, 19 Jan 2007 02:48:00 GMT

For the past week, I've been pretty much stuck in the house because of the ice storm that hit here in Oklahoma last weekend. Ariana's preschool has been out all week, and it's cancelled again tomorrow.

On the plus side, this gave me some much-needed crafting time. Nothing motivates me to dive wholeheartedly into a project like cabin fever! First project: Painting a wood dollhouse.

My parents bought the dollhouse for my daughters this Christmas. It's Plan Toys' "Victorian Dollhouse," pictured below:

And after a week of sanding, priming, taping, and painting, this is the finished result:

The primer and topcoat sealant is Sophisticated Finishes Primer and Clear Sealer. The paint is all FolkArt acrylic: door, "Hauser Green Light;" roof, "Slate Blue;" trim, "Wicker White;" and main body, "Cardinal Red."

I haven't painted the interior of the house, and right now I don't have any plans to do so. Painting around the staircases would be a special challenge requiring a brush with a right-angled handle and a dentist's mirror to see around the corners, and I can't say I'm feeling up to that right now.

But all in all, I'm very happy with how the house turned out. It looks much better now.