Putting Siding On A Dollhouse

Holding the siding in place draw a pencil line on the back of the siding where it will be cut.

Putting siding on a dollhouse.

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. Here s my old victorian. 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. Do not install the windows doors gingerbread trim mouldings trims or porches yet.

Apply greenleaf siding vertically like board and batten or horizontally like clapboards shakes or shingles. Put a light coat of stain on them or leave them natural for that real wood effect or paint them your favorite color. Remember you want the space between shingles in each row to line up with the center of a shingle in the previous row. The scale of your dollhouse matters when selecting materials to make clapboard siding for your dollhouse.

Once i decided to make my dollhouse victorian siding became an important factor. Old houses have that beautiful narrow lap siding. Remove the sheet and cut along the pencil lines with your knife. Still holding the piece in place draw a pencil mark around the window and door openings covered by the piece of siding.

Pointers tips and tricks on how to install the siding on your dollhouse. It is usually easier to first cut along the vertical lines then across the horizontal lines. Use an adjustment shingle one cut to the necessary width that will align the appropriate alternating overlap pattern of the row. Just getting simple installing siding can make the job go really fast.

The job goes by fast and you are less tired because there is less work in installing it. You will transform your dollhouse with our wood siding and add an instant touch of appeal to the exterior. It s also a good idea to leave the roof off as well especially if it s gabled. 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.

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