I wasn't sure how I wanted the outside of the dollhouse to look. I knew I wanted to use some shakes on part of it and clapboards on the rest. I was on my way north to visit relatives and I stopped at a new dollhouse store in Staunton, Va. called Ware House Miniatures. It's right in the downtown but the street is one way and I was able to get a parking space very close. I was showing the owner pictures of the house and she said "Oh, we have one for sale in the front window" I couldn't believe it. I took a few pictures and it gave me some ideas for how I wanted to finish mine.

I liked the dark roof with the lighter siding and the decorative trim under the porch eaves. In the end I decided to use shakes on each of the two porches and between the bay windows.

As you can see I have done some painting. I went with colors from Sherwin Williams Softer Side collection, Mellow coral for the siding,Watery for the door and decorative trim, and Porcelain for the trim color. I used Balanced Beige for the porch floors and Honest Blue for the porch ceilings. The roof trim is Peppercorn. I gave the siding two coats of paint before I cut it and glued it on.

I used shingles from Alessio, Hexagon in black. I really like the contrast between the roof and the siding.