The Rosedale Dollhouse Day 6

I installed both bays today. They are simple, box-shaped structures without any angles or complicated parts. The roofs are already part of the second floor of the dollhouse and will be wallpapered later. You will have easy access to both bays from inside the dollhouse. After the bays dried, I primed everything because I’m ready to wallpaper all the rooms. 

I wrapped the wallpaper around the bays, which is my preferred method whenever possible. Where the new wallpaper meets the previously applied one, I left a 1/8-inch overhang on the edge to fold into the visible seam. It’s best not to patch wallpaper with an edge facing you, but in this case, it was necessary to hide the wall joints. 

I prepared the third floor by painting the ceiling side and staining the floor side. This floor has an attic door, which I decided to faux hinge with chamois. I cut a strip of chamois and glued one edge to the door and the other to the floor, being careful not to get glue on the door joint. Once dry, I can lift the door as if it were on hinges. The chamois strip should be placed at the far edge near the front wall of the dollhouse. I used a dark brown strip for the hinge because it will blend well with the surrounding dark wood floor once everything is in place. In the last picture, you can see how it almost disappears when viewed from inside the dollhouse. 

I then installed the third floor, which was straightforward. Having a mallet handy is useful for tapping all tabs into their slots. There are different slots on the floor: some for walls and others for roof panels. Position the floor so that its back edge is flush with the back edges of the walls, ensuring you insert each tab into its corresponding slot. Once everything is aligned, clamp it securely. After it’s semi-dry, you can unclamp it and turn the dollhouse upside down to apply wood glue over all third-floor joints. Wood glue dries hard and durable, making it essential for securing joints. Just be careful not to apply it over finished walls, as this could ruin your wallpaper. 

With the dollhouse upside down, I added ceiling trim using stained skewers. If you're using real crown molding, be cautious about your wallpaper borders; thick crown molding can cover part of them if not properly accounted for during application. Always apply your wallpaper further down from the ceiling edge when using crown molding to leave space for borders. 

Now that the attic trap door on the third floor is dry, you can see how easily it lifts up and down with the chamois hinge method.