Putting Siding On A Dollhouse

To apply your siding before the components you have to assemble the basic shell of the dollhouse first including all bays.

Putting siding on a dollhouse.

The scale of your dollhouse matters when selecting materials to make clapboard siding for your dollhouse. Remove the sheet and cut along the pencil lines with your knife. It is usually easier to first cut along the vertical lines then across the horizontal lines. Just getting simple installing siding can make the job go really fast.

Put a light coat of stain on them or leave them natural for that real wood effect or paint them your favorite color. Here s my old victorian. Do not install the windows doors gingerbread trim mouldings trims or porches yet. Use an adjustment shingle one cut to the necessary width that will align the appropriate alternating overlap pattern of the row.

It s also a good idea to leave the roof off as well especially if it s gabled. Hold or temporarily tape your siding sheet in place then using a pencil mark any doors and windows from inside the dollhouse to indicate your cutting lines. There is siding that simply clips into place which eliminates the stressful need to nail in every single piece. Still holding the piece in place draw a pencil mark around the window and door openings covered by the piece of siding.

Holding the siding in place draw a pencil line on the back of the siding where it will be cut. Apply greenleaf siding vertically like board and batten or horizontally like clapboards shakes or shingles. Pointers tips and tricks on how to install the siding on your dollhouse. It s a lot more time consuming to install whether your house is full sized or dollhouse sized but it adds so much authenticity if it s done right.

Remember you want the space between shingles in each row to line up with the center of a shingle in the previous row. The right hand side is original. The job goes by fast and you are less tired because there is less work in installing it. Once i decided to make my dollhouse victorian siding became an important factor.

Wooden coffee stirrers craft sticks and tongue depressors all make good clapboard once you trim the round ends and decide whether or not to stain weather or paint them.