I'm experimenting with the color of the stone on the walls I've already finished. I initially painted them a solid neutral gray, but I'm still deciding on the final color. I chose to use a lighter shade of gray, sponging it over the dark gray to create a rough, worn stone effect.
I glued in some windows to see how the gray looks on the walls. You'll notice that my window designs are black instead of white. I used a permanent black marker to cover the white mullions, as I wanted to avoid any white on the dollhouse. I think the black looks much better.
I continued applying clay to make the rest of the walls look like stone, leaving only the kitchen bay front wall for later. In the meantime, I decided to create an iron door for the dollhouse. I followed the assembly instructions and added jewelry pieces to create ornate nail heads for the door. After letting them dry overnight, I left one middle nail head out for the doorknob. Once the door was dry, I mixed equal parts of gold metallic paint and black paint and used it to paint the door. This gives it a nice metallic sheen that resembles metal. While silver metallic paint mixed with black could work too, I prefer the warm color that gold adds to this particular dollhouse.
I also added trim around the windows and doors. It looks good as it is, but I feel it might need a little extra detail that I'll experiment with later. I continued adding trim, shutters, and fascia. When using clay, be sure to press it firmly into the joint edges; otherwise, your fascias may not fit properly later. You might need to chisel the edges slightly for a perfect fit.
Take note of the living room bay fascia; it's quite plain since it doesn't have any brackets. I added jewelry pieces similar to those on the door, and once they dried, I painted them white. This made sure that all the filigree was filled in while still allowing me to see the designs, giving it a carved appearance in the fascia wood. I'll do something similar for the kitchen bay.
