Greenleaf/Corona Concepts Furniture Kits Day 1

These dye-cut, tab and slot, furniture kits can be finished any way you like. You don’t have to hunt for pre-assembled furniture that has a specific look which may not be available. You can create exactly what you're looking for with these kits. From Victorian to country, colonial to contemporary, you can create it all. You can even create a particular era you would like to bring back. The possibilities are endless.

If you order all of the sets, you get enough furniture to furnish a pretty good size dollhouse. If assembled correctly, these furniture kits are strong enough for small hands to play with. They are also perfect for beginners, who want to experiment with decorating before taking the plunge to more expensive miniature furniture.

I used wood glue and small clamps to assemble them. You can also use tacky or white glue. I only had two clamps but I suggest you get at least four so you can reduce waiting time for the glue to dry. These small clamps are a must versus masking tape for building furniture kits since most of the parts fit together without tabs or slots to hold them in place.

You can stain all of the pieces beforehand and then assemble them but, I figured the glue would adhere better to unfinished wood. Use your glue sparingly. It does not take much of it to hold these lightweight and small parts together. If you use too much, you will be able to see it later on when you stain because stain does not cover glue. Make sure your glue remains only at the joints and clean up, with a damp cloth, any drips or spreading glue. You can also sand any extra glue off once the item has dried.

If you decide to stain your parts first, let them dry thoroughly overnight before you glue them together, so the glue can adhere better. Never varnish your furniture before assembly or the glue will not adhere to the material.

Always remember to stain all the pieces before adding mirrors, pictures, plastics or upholstery to them.

If you plan on using paint, paint the pieces individually before assembling them, if they are to be different colors. Use the same technique applicable to a dollhouse. These tiny pieces are harder to paint different colors once assembled, so always paint before assembly. Use your paint sparingly to avoid blobs and let everything dry between coats.

I put my wood glue into bottles that had a fine steel tip. You can purchase various size tips. This is the same bottle method for glue that I use to build 1/144th" scale dollhouses. The glue squeezes out nice and neat and in fine small amounts. Perfect for tiny parts.