I’ve been toiling away at my dollhouse and have made lots of progress. For those who haven’t been keeping up with my riveting Facebook posts, I messed up while putting the levels on the house. I glued on the upstairs floor and let it set overnight. Then in the morning I worked on the house some more and the house didn’t look right. There was supposed to be plenty of space for a balcony, and my house didn’t look like the one in the picture. I had glued on the wrong floor. Crap. I had to use a hammer to knock the wood loose from the glue, and it took a little bit of wood off of the tops of the walls, but none of the damage was a disaster. I glued the correct floor in place and it looked much better.
The front:
The back:
I even managed to build the access bay door yesterday. That involved putting on hinges, and it has been a long time since I installed hinges on anything. They were tiny hinges, too (and very tiny screws), but they’re on the door now. I think it helped that I had the TV on and I was listening to “Office Space”. That kept me focused and calm.
Access Bay Door – Closed
Access Bay Door – Open
Here is what the house looks like at the moment:
Eclectic Spaghetti 
Very nice work so far. Also, good work correcting the error without anything catastrophic happening. I have a feeling we will not be seeing footage of the house gliding across the room to meet the wall on the other side.
What a beautiful job you’re doing! It sounds like something that takes a lot of patience, so it might not be the project for me. I admire your mad skillz!
Wow, thatis a big job! And, well, you could pretend there was an earthquake and that’s what caused the structural damage…
AlienCG: Thanks! I’ve been having some fun looking online at dollhouse furniture.
Laura: Thank you! I was nervous about putting on the hinges the other day. That required some patience. But they really worked out well.
NoR: Great idea! :D
Like the film reference in your title! I can only admire you for your patience and skill. Those hinges must have been pretty darn fiddly, something that I would get frustrated by with my clumsy fingers. You’re doing great, it’s coming on a treat!
Thanks FW! You should’ve seen those hinges. I’m surprised I had enough patience to put them in! I’ve made lots more progress since this post, so I’ll post up more photos soon.
I guess you could say that you didn’t become “unhinged.” HAHAHAHA!
Bwah ha ha ha!
Nice. I like the decks.
In the first photo, I thought the little house up on the cabinet was on fire.
It does look like it’s on fire, doesn’t it? I like the decks too. My next step will be to paint and assemble the railings. After that, there will only be a few more things left to do!
Feliz Navidad, Tara!
The house looks great! Nice job.
Here’s wishing you and your family and friends a wonderful Christmas and a fantastic New Year!
And thank you for the card :)
Stay warm and safe and happy!
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Hey, Feliz (belated) Navidad to you too, Eros! Thank you for your card, too! :)
Looking great! When can I move in?
Thank you! Ha, someone suggested I sprinkle water on the house so that it expands into a full-sized house. That would be so nice.
Happy New Year, Tara!
Here’s wishing you good health, good fortune, and good times for the new year. Stay safe and warm.
Happy New Year, Eros! I hope we all have a peaceful, fun and positive 2013!
Sure looks good Tara! I hope you have a wonderfully blessed 2013!
Love the Hal command. In my head I am hearing Hal say “I can’t do that Dave.”
Thanks Silly Rabbit! :)