Follow these simple steps for perfect-fit dollhouse doors:

The doors of your dollhouse kit must be fitted in exactly the same way your windows would be installed. See our posting on How to Install Dollhouse Windows. When installing your miniature doors, it is essential that the door frame is flush with the interior wall. If the door frame is not flush with the interior wall, fill in the opening edges with 1/8-inch square wood to build up the door frame so that it is flush with the interior wall. The door trim will fit on top of the square wood pieces, giving your doors a professionally installed look.

Dollhouse interior doors will include wood frames around all four edges of the door. This includes a frame at the bottom of the door called a threshold (this is the lower sill of the doorway). The threshold helps the door to maintain its shape and contains the pin where the door pivots to open and close. You won’t usually find a threshold in real homes since it would make it difficult to install carpeting and hardwood floors that extend from one room to another.

Always test fit your doors, but don’t install them until your dollhouse carpeting or flooring is installed. The reason this is important is that you will want to remove the threshold of the door so that you won’t have to install your dollhouse flooring around the bottom threshold. This will give your dollhouse flooring a smooth, flowing look as the floor seamlessly extends from one room to another.

To remove the bottom threshold of the dollhouse door frame, cut the threshold from the vertical door frame making sure that the bottom of the vertical frame is almost even with the bottom of the door. Leave about a paper thickness of clearance between the bottom of the door frame and the flooring just in case you need to tape wire lighting or later decide to redecorate.

After you have cut your threshold, mark the location of the door’s bottom pivot pin on the floor and punch a new hole for that pin with a map pin. Test the door and frame to be sure the door swings properly.

If you are installing dollhouse carpeting, leave enough clearance, so that the door can swing open and closed. You will need to make sure the door is shorter than the side door mouldings. Place a sample of your carpet underneath the door to ensure that there is enough clearance to accommodate the carpet pile height so the door can swing open and shut. Also, the lower pivot pin may be too short to extend through the carpet. If this is the case, remove the old pin with a pair of pliers and replace using a regular straight pin.

Lastly, fit your trim around the edges of the dollhouse door frame. If you are upgrading to a more ornate trim (custom interior doors should have matching trim on both the inner and outer door frames), make your cuts on the replacement trim strips using a razor saw and mitre box. After your cuts have been made, fit the trim around the door to make sure you are happy with the end result. Lastly, don’t glue your doors or trim until all wallpaper, interior painting and floor finishing have been completed.

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The above blog posting contains excerpts from Robert Schleicher’s Creative Dollhouses from Kits.

Dollhouse Standard 8-Light Window by Handley Classics

One of the most exciting steps in building a miniature dollhouse kit is finishing off the interior. Installing your miniature dollhouse windows is first step in transforming your wooden box of a dollhouse into the cozy cottage it’s destined to become!

If you are assembling your dollhouse from a kit, your complete dollhouse kit will include miniature windows to be fitted into the pre-cut window spaces. The first step is to double-check the fit of each window. Be sure not to glue them into place until the wallpaper or other interior finishing has been completed. You will also want to ensure the pre-cut window openings are squared off. Occasionally, when a router is used to cut the openings, your miniature window opening may have slightly rounded edges. Use a small fine tooth saw if the window opening’s corners are not perfectly squared.

If you opt to exchange out the windows that come with your kit, keep in mind that window sizes will vary between manufacturers and kits and there is no standard size. You will need to measure carefully to ensure the replacement window fits into your cut opening.

When fitting the window from the exterior of the dollhouse, the back edge of the window’s frame (interior side) should extend through the wall enough so that it is flush with the interior wall surface. If you find the window sticks out further than the interior wall, just wrap the interior trim around the frame. If the window does not extend far enough inward, add 1/8 inch square wood strips to extend the frame so that it is flush with the interior wall. Usually one layer of wood stripping will be enough, but in some cases you may need to add a second.

It is best to paint the dollhouse window before gluing them into place. In many dollhouse kits, there are two frames for each window with a plastic window pane that is inserted between the two frames. When gluing your windows in place, place glue around the outer groove of the first frame and attach to your dollhouse. Next, insert the plastic window pane. Lastly, attach your second window frame with glue. Use glue sparingly so that you don’t accidentally smear any onto the window.

Following the above steps will ensure a polished and professionally-designed look to your beautiful dollhouse creation!

Zoolabees Dollhouse Miniatures carries a wide selection of dollhouse miniatures including miniature furniture, accessories, lighting, building supplies, dolls and dollhouse kits.

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