The Birth of a Victorian Dollhouse

Victorian, dollhouse, DIY, creative, crafting, craft painting

I am about to embark upon a huge project…a Victorian dollhouse that was supposed to have been made many many years ago.  As I was cleaning out for my downsize,  I found our dollhouse kit.   My husband was going to build pieces of furniture and embellish the outside design. I hoped for a wrap around porch.  He was a fantastic woodworker and had built glass front bookcases, dressers, etc.  When he passed away, the dollhouse became a insignificant project pushed out of sight. During the process of cleaning out the house and downsizing, I found our precious dollhouse.  It is up to me to perform this task now.  This dollhouse will not be as illustrious as planned, as I unfortunately do not have the wonderful woodworking skills as my late husnand had.   I was to be the interior decorator embellishing and painting furniture and walls, wall paper, drapery, as well as the exterior enhancer with traditional Victorian color scheme, flower pots,  porch swing, anything else that struck my fancy.  This is a project long over due…so very long over due.  Here we go!

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