Additional Trim
Adding trim to your dollhouse enhances its depth and detail. You can achieve this with inexpensive strip wood of various sizes from a craft store, which will significantly improve the architectural appearance of your dollhouse.
I chose to frame the fascias and vertical trim of this dollhouse with red strip wood, which makes the blue and white colors stand out. I also used the same red wood to frame the bay walls. Since this dollhouse wasn't designed for extra trim, careful planning is essential. You may encounter bays and other features that require you to cut and join the trim accordingly.
Additionally, I replaced much of the original trim from the dollhouse kit with my own strip wood, matching the size of the original pieces. This included all vertical corner trim and foundation trim. The original trim often lacks smoothness and evenness, so using store-bought strip wood provides a crisper finish. My Willowcrest Dollhouse kit is older, and some of the original wood sheets were not cut evenly, resulting in rough, uneven trim.
I also added Victorian trim around the top roof and bay roof fascias, as well as on the front porch risers.
Staircase Window
For the staircase window, I created stained glass similar to what I did for the living room bay roof. I had seen this design in a real Victorian home on TV, so I made it freehand without a pattern.
Widow's Walk
I added a widow's walk to the top of the porch and bay roofs using polystyrene plastic, which I painted with flat charcoal paint to resemble wrought iron. Working with these pieces can be challenging because they need to be evenly placed along the roof for a centered pattern. This can lead to awkward joins at the corners, requiring adjustments and cuts to make them look as nice as possible. While they may not be perfect or identical on every roof, these differences are generally not noticeable; they are simply a result of the unique measurements of each dollhouse. The widow's walk pieces are glued in place using tacky glue, which works well for this purpose.
