Front View

Side View

Back View

Recently I found a naked wood doll house at the thrift store for $4.95.  A few days later, we were hit with a big snow storm.  So while everyone was stocking up on milk and bread I hit the craft store!

Nice and Cheap!

$26 worth of paint and scrapbook paper

This house is such a labor of love!  I still need to add finishing touches and decorate each room.  This is what i've done so far...

PREP - BASE COAT PAINTING:
To prepare the house for painting I wiped it down with soap and water and allowed it to dry completely. I sanded rough patched and removed the existing curtains.  This house was painted during Winter Storm Stella.  If I had been able to go outside I would have spray painted the interior and exterior with white paint.

Painting the ceilings

Instead of spray paint, I turned the house on its side and painting the ceilings white.  The wood was very dry and 3 coats of paint were required.

Painting the interior walls

Next I painted the interior walls of the house, leaving the back wall of each room unpainted.

Naked Exterior

While the interior walls dried, I painted the exterior of the house light blue.

Exterior Blue

ADDING COLOR:

Once all of the interior walls were dry, I painted the floors.  Each room would have a dark floor and light walls.

Kitchen Floor

Living Room Floor

Bathroom / 2nd Bedroom Floor

Master Bedroom Floor

Each floor took 2-3 coats of paint.  While they dried, I sketched the exterior features on the house.

EXTERIOR FEATURES:

Tree Sketch

Shutters and flower box sketch

Then I filled in the sketches

Painting on shutters

Painted on shutters and flower boxes

Painting the walls