Yes, some progress!
I was working on a few things, which took some time but am making some real progress now. (*Click photos for full size.)
1st - cabinet and shelf hung on the kitchen wall! Pretty happy with how this turned out. It's not quite done as I have to add more decorative items yet.
2 - Door trim and flooring in. Wood-grain faux flooring (Melvin's Miniatures. I like this floor and will have to look for more at the next show.) Still have to add trim around the ceiling. Always seems to be a small gap on these to cover.
3 - Ta-dah! The lights over the counter are in and the lamp by the window is made and soldered in. I ended up just using a gold finding base and a glass chimney I had. The right window may look plain now, but I'll be adding bookcases around it and probably a TV on the cabinet in front of the window.
I have to say I really like these LED lights (50 pack on ebay, 0.15 mm, warm white.) They're super bright, have nice thin wires, and are reasonable. And bought another adjustable transformer (changes from 3v to 12 volt.) Under $10 and we'll put a plug end on it . For the next house, (of course there's another!) I'll probably be adapting lamps/light fixtures I have and using these instead as they'll last way longer than those teensy dollhouse lights and are easier to work with.
The lights over the center counter were made using some 3D printed lamp shades I bought before (but don't see them there now at ShopMiniDecor&More/Etsy.) I bought several varieties. They turned out nice but the problem is the little decorative ends on top are really too small to drill without breaking them off or having to drill a larger hole; and the plastic is super hard to drill by hand so had to use the electric drill. So, I used some jewelry findings, which I think looks better anyway. I can always paint the findings white or black for a different look, too.
4 - The big change: got the ceiling/2nd level floor on and the outside posts all glued. It's pretty solid now. Now that was a project! Warping so lots of gluing, re-gluing and clamping. TIP: Good, life-size metal and plastic vise clamps (check the hardware store) are a must for these houses, especially with the thinner MDF wood. They just won't glue right without clamping and weighting them down. But finally got it to stay.
The 3rd floor level walls are glued together and stuccoed. Putting in curtains so I can glue in the windows. Next is adding lights before wallpapering. I'll show all that once I'm done. The LEDs are so bright, I might just add a ceiling and a wall lamp; not sure yet.
I got out another kit I had for a while. I still like the look of most of it and may assemble it, with some changes of course. I tend to buy these kits for the accessories and not to make the room. ha! So I may also use some of the items in this house. Funny as the top left office space in this kit includes the exact same shelving unit and chair I just did. And I just made two of those shelves from two smaller kits so I may hold off on the third one for a while and save it for the larger house. (Of course there's a larger house to do next! Shows coming up the end of April so maybe I'll see something else to inspire me on that.) This kit above is something different for a change between working on the Lavender house.
That's it for now! Hopefully I can show the wallpapering and windows in soon! Decided on simple lace for the windows since it'll be a bedroom.
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