Adding Some Color

I've spent some time painting the doll townhouse the past few days. What I've been envisioning in my mind has been taking form in real life... and now, in color!

I'm really liking this paint scheme and I think it favors the Georgetown Townhouse style I was envisioning. 

The traditional yellow walls with a nice (but non-traditional) stucco texture... the clean lines of white trim... contrasting black window shutters... and a welcoming red front entry door... this is all coming together very nicely and is very reminiscent of the traditional Georgetown style. I'm actually getting excited as this homemade dollhouse comes together.

The yellow exterior paint has been a major problem though... I think I now have about six or seven coats of yellow paint on this dollhouse due to some errors in choosing the correct shade of yellow.

The first shade of yellow I chose was a bit dull. The second shade of yellow I chose was so bright that it had a bit of a fluorescent tint to it... That definitely wouldn't work! 

I finally hit upon the correct shade on the third try but I needed about four coats of paint to cover that fluorescent shade. I'm definitely tired of painting yellow!

Painting the white trim is turning out to be a bit time consuming just like painting house trim in real life. I'm trying to be as neat as possible so I need to be careful which requires some extra time. I don't want white paint on the window panes and I'm trying to keep the lines clean. This is really testing the steadiness in my hands!  (My medications seem to be helping... so well, in fact, that I am contemplating sitting at the piano again.) It's looking good though.

A small, basic kitchen but sufficient for a three year old little
girl!  She'll even be able to have afternoon tea...

More of the furniture has continued arriving in the mail as well. I now have some rugs, a baby's high chair, a table and chairs, some basic appliances, a couch, a bed, a crib and a dresser... Before long, the interior of this townhouse should begin to take on a warm cozy feel to it. 

There still is a lot of detail work to do but things are taking shape and, to be honest, I'm getting excited about the results I am seeing thus far. This dollhouse should be as beautiful as it is unique!

The dollhouse laid out flat... the front facade in the center and flanked by each side of the townhouse...
the rear of the dollhouse will be open for access and playing.