Last Chance!

At this point, your dollhouse should look like this:

This shell is the Litchfield, available from Earth and Tree.  At this point, all of its floors, walls and ceilings are complete.  The staircase, doors and windows are in place.  It finally looks sort of like a real house.

The title of the post is "last chance" because now is your last chance to make any substantial changes to the dollhouse.  Are you happy with the floors?  The walls?  Do those walls really need another coat of paint?  Do you hate the color?  Sure, it's painful to fix it now...but better painful than impossible.

The basics of the exterior are done, although I still need to add details like porch trim.

I installed an Architect's Choice staircase, which comes in kit form and is, as always, available from Earth and Tree.  I am going to install the treads, balusters and railing when I install the rest of the trim.

At this point, you might be wondering, "why does she keep showing us pictures of different dollhouses?  Why can't she just stick with the Hampton?"  The answer is, the purpose of this series of posts isn't to teach you how to finish one particular dollhouse in one particular way, but instead to give you a general introduction to a core skill set.  You can use these skills on any dollhouse.