Today I am sharing a quick update on the dollhouse renovation. I have made my first ever window! It was a bit fiddly and far from perfect but I am so happy with how it turned out.
I started out by lining the opening with popsicle sticks (affiliate link) so I had a smooth surface to glue the window to. Then I made two squares from smaller wooden dowels (affiliate link). I tried measuring but in the end I just marked where to cut by holding the wood up to the opening. It’s not precise and required some adjustments but it worked.
I glued a piece of clear acetate between the 2 squares and then used some coffee stirrers to make a cross pattern on the windows. I then dry fitted the window and made lots of trims and adjustments and fiddles and then I glued it into place with my wood glue (affiliate link).
I used more popsicle sticks to make the trim as well and that really finished the window off. I cut the angles using my hand miter tool (affiliate link) and I am so happy with the results it gave. I am going to finish it off by painting the trim white.
I hope you enjoy this quick little update. If you have any questions please let me know!
Until next time…
-Michele, aka The Dreaming Dilettante
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You did such a great job of constructing your window! I can imagine that an older dollhouse is impossible to measure, and nothing is square – even my new dollhouse isn’t square! Your video was super – I love seeing the process!
Thank you so much Michelle! I am terrible at measuring normally but yes it’s not square and I am sure when I removed the old window I didn’t remove it evenly. It’s so much fun though figuring things out and working through. Thanks so much for stopping by and your support as always 🙂