I added the two story addition to the Newport but to the right side of the house instead of the left (it is made to fit on the left side).  Real Good Toys sells the nosing needed to fit this kit to the right side, but in my experience it wasn't necessary… more »

I followed the tutorial at The China Doll with a few modifications.  Since the Newport is already brick, I opted for a stone foundation.  I cut my stones larger than the bricks in the tutorial - 5/16 x 13/16.  I originally tried mimicking concrete blocks… more »

My surprise addition revealed: a garage! Okay, maybe nothing special, but I haven't seen too many dollhouses out there with modern garages and having one goes back to my original hobby of building model cars.  I've tried a couple of car model scales… more »

Now that I have all the pieces I need to build the Newport, I decided to give it a test run without glue and amazingly, very little tape. I am in love! :DSo, after watching way too much HGTV over the weekend, I fell in love with a curb appeal r… more »

When I bought the Yorktown pediments to spruce up the windows, I also bought the Yorktown Front Door.  It is the same height as the door that came with the kit, but the opening wasn't wide enough to accomodate the new door.  Before making any cuts on the… more »