Kitchen Floor

Kitchen Floor

I got the front bay window in and now I need to start thinking of how she's gonna look on the inside. I'm trying different things so this picture of the kitchen floor is just paper layed down. It isn't glued or anything. Sorta trying it on and see how I like it.

One nice thing about the black and white tile look...I know she's square!!!

Frustrated With Technology

From the Back (dry fit)

From the Front (dry fit)

From the Front with Second Floor in Place (glued and "clamped")

Tried for several hours to get the three pictures from my camera to my computer. But alas I have given up the fight so no pictures today. I am just too technicologically challenged. It was so easy yesterday I don't know what the problem is but I can't deal with it any more. I'll just have to tell you what I've accomplished. (Before posting I thought I'd give it one more try and well you can see I did indeed succeed!!!!!!!!)

I resanded everything that I'd painted. Wow what a differance that makes in the feel of the house. Then I dry fitted the pieces together. They fit (some more snuggly than others) so glued everything and clamped (taped-with painter's tape) them together until the glue sets. It is actually starting to look like a house!

Sanded and painted the front bay window and porch roof (front bay and porch roof are one piece). Let that dry overnight and I can sand and glue it the next time I get to work on it which hopefully will be tomorrow but we'll see.

So now that you know what the finished product should look like here is the start of the actual construction. Pieces were sanded and ready to paint.

Pieces needing to be painted.

Second floor and walls after first coat.

First floor

Left and right walls back.

Now they need a good 24 hours to dry before any assembly so more tomorrow.

They've Arrived!!!

Well, had to change the heading from Garfield Progress to Dollhouse Progress because I am now the proud owner of two dollhouse kits and have a third one on the way. I have been reading the Greenleaf member blogs and it occurred to me that I need to kitbash (remodel) the Garfield or I'll never get it out of my second bedroom. That prompted me to get a smaller project The Coventry Cottage.

The third one is on its way because I have to use the bonus bucks I received for the purchase of the Garfield so getting the Laurel and Primerose addition at less than half price! Can't resist a good deal.

I've checked the box contents of the Coventry and everything is there. I've started the first step which is punching out pieces and the not so fun part of sanding. I'm now ready for the first coat of paint which will be just a coat of white latex semi-gloss to seal the wood and keep it from warping.

Welcome

To the right you will see pictures of the exterior and interior of the Greenleaf Garfield dollhouse I have coming. Mine of course is yet to be assembled, painted, and furnished but this is what it should somewhat resemble when I get it completed. To see additional views visit their website at http://greenleafdollhouses.com/.

July 28, 2008 - I placed my order for Greenleaf's Garfield Dollhouse from http://miniatures.com/. From there I also ordered a lighting kit, tool kit, glue and fish scale shingles. I can see the dollar signs flying out the window of my modest apartment but WHAT FUN!!!!!

August 4, 2008 - I get the lighting kit, tool kit, glue, a daunting 4 bags of shingles...each bag contains 100-1" individual wooden shingles, and of course their catalogue...the wish list grows. I also received two books I had ordered to help with color choices and Victorian history. Now I'm thinking of ways I already might want to modify the dollhouse once it gets here...lol I've made a book list for people interested in this form of resource. Oh and I started this web page as people have asked about the progress of my new hobby. (As you can see I've changed sites and so this site was actually started on 8-8-08) PLEASE NOTE - this dollhouse will NOT be done quickly...it is my leisure activity and creative outlet.

August 5, 2008 - Received three more books and both my wish list and remodeling ideas list continue to grow. There are so many different ways to make this dollhouse stand out and be noticed. I'm having so much fun looking and planning.

August 6, 2008 - Went looking to see what the recommended number of bags/units of clapboard siding it takes to complete the Garfield and discovered an interesting tidbit of information. The daunting 400 shingles...in reality is 4,000!!!!

August 7, 2008 - I love stained glass so went online looking for a possible way to add this feature into my project. One way I hadn't even considered was creating a picture and then printing it to overhead transparencies. There are other ways such as painting glass but using transparencies seems the easiest and most economical at this time.