Make sure that your door and windows are completely finished before installing the porch. It is a tight fit to get back in there.
I had the signs reprinted at the office supply store on cardstock. You can have them make your signs any color you want. I decided to leave them white because they look authentic.
You can change these signs on the computer as well, to read any name you want, instead of "Brimbles". Just scan them and then change the words using Paint on your computer. Save and then print.
If the dollhouse will be handled often or you have children around, you can laminate your signs to avoid damage to the paper and for easy clean ups.
While you're working on the dollhouse, you can use a piece of the wrap your plastic windows came in and masking tape, to cover the signs and avoid damaging them with paint or glue.
I gave the roof sides a base paint of light brown because I plan on shingling this dollhouse without templates.
