This dollhouse was purchased on Facebook marketplace. It is older and I believe home made probably in the 1950’s. I liked the tall, narrow shape of it for my medieval plans.
First off, I decided to take photos of the exterior for my own personal records. I feel bad altering this 75-ish year old house, but I feel that if I ever feel like changing it back to original condition I think I could without too much trouble.
Next I am going to add egg carton stonework to the exterior. I start with cardboard egg cartons and mod podge adhesive.
I rip off little pieces of egg carton and, makingsure any writing is on theback of the piece so it won’t be noticed, I glue it with the Mod Podge so it will eventually have a brick texture. I build the pieces up so they are thicker in areas. I cover the front and back with the glue.
I rip the cardboard egg containers into pieces and then use the Mod Podge to cover both sides of it with glue. I am placing them to cover the whole surface of the house siding to get a stone-like texture. I am layering the pieces to get the best texture I can.
I am also keeping a paint brush can of water nearby to clean the bristles of my brush occasionally so the glue doesn’t dry to it. I wipe off excess water from the bristles on a paper towel so i don’t thin out my glue.
My plan is to possibly paint them to resemble individual stones when it is all dry, depending on how it looks.
I am keeping a little space to the window’s edge for trim to be added later. It shouldn’t be difficult to carefully trim away excess cardboard if I need to in order to make room for the window trim.
Next I will have to make window trim and windows!