This series of photos shows the front double door opening. 
Valerie used the little cork squares,
that are glued to the base of things to keep them from scratching a table top,
 as a floor covering.  It really made for a very nice effect. 
 The second shot is looking in through the side of the house
 to show the placement of a fireplace.  The fireplace came with another kit,
but was not used in that house. 
The third picture shows a front view of the fireplace. 
Valerie printed a picture of a flame from the Internet.
  She cut it out and glued it to the back of the firebox. 
 She also used some little pieces of a tree branch for the logs in front of the fire. 
 It looks pretty realistic.

 

           The border added to the bathroom walls is a piece of grosgrain ribbon. 
It is an example of free expression.
  You never know unless you try it! 
Curtains have been added to the window as well as the little fish to the wall. 
The fish are little puffed stickers.

                                                   

Here is another room where Valerie used ribbon for the border. 
She’s not sure what this room will be in the finished house.
 

     

This is the side and front view of the finished porch. 
It was a real challenge to get all the pieces to mesh properly,
but it did shape up really well. 
She is thinking about adding hanging baskets between the posts.

A good shot of the house showing both sides. 
This is a lovely house and Valerie has done such a good job.
She used black lace trim for accents around the whole house.
The back stairs have been added and the hand rails on the front steps as well.

The welcome sign on the front of the house between the double windows
 covers one of the slots in the wall. 

Two porch lights, made from wire, beads and a bead cap are on either side of the door.

This mansard roof was a bear. 
Valerie could not get the wood in the kit to do the bending it was supposed to. 
In exasperation she gave up. 
 She used double sheets of poster board and achieved the same look without the irritation. 
She has decided to paint the shingles a light grey
to add to the overall color scheme of the house.

Here are the rooms that Valerie has begun to decorate. 
Right now they just have basic furniture. 
She wants to make the furniture for the kitchen and
will be adding more details at a later date.             

 The bedroom in this house is very small. 
One of the walls is wallpapered and the others are painted for contrast. 
 The bed is one that Valerie made. 
 She added the padded seat and the lace to the chair in front of the vanity.  
There wasn’t a whole lot that could be done in this small space.

    

 Here are two shots of her bathroom. 
 The lights along side the mirror are actually buttons. 
This really is a cute room!!
 The rack that the towels are stacked on is a wrought iron piece from DOLLAR TREE. 
These were very nice pieces wish we could get more.

  

This is the room at the top of the stairs. 
Valerie made this a sitting-family room.  The couch is a DT special. 
The table under the radio was a “made from scratch piece”.
Cut off clothespins made the legs, just for a conversation piece.

             

  

 The above pictures are of the dining-living room.  T
he arch between the rooms was made from foam board. 
The shade on the foyer window (visible from the living room) 
 was cut from a bamboo type placemat. It looks very authentic. 
The lamps in the living room are made from beads. 
 The lamp shades are made from coffee creamers.
The chandelier in the dining room is a fish hook with beads over the barbs. 
The dining room table was made from a punch out scrap glued
to large candlestick which serves as a pedestal. 

 

             This is the finished exterior of the house. 
The hanging baskets were made from a square woodsie
with narrow strips up the sides to create a crate type effect.