Time to start on that 3rd Doll House makeover mentioned in one of my earlier blog posts. This time Babette wants to make a Patriotic New England Saltbox type home. At first we thought about making the house ourselves from scratch, the kits are rather pricy, and we're all about trying to be as economical as possible. Well, leave it to my savvy wife; she found this house online. A lady in our neighborhood was selling it for only $30. My time and the material costs alone made this little jewel the ideal candidate for our next project.
We hope to get started on the remake soon; however, right now, we're in the middle of having our roof replaced due to a recent bad hail storm that hit the Spring, TX area. Plus, the 2 - A/C units in our home are probably going to need replacing; they're 11 and 15 years old, and are starting to have some issues. I'm getting estimates now on our best options. Hope it doesn't hurt too much, but we'll see how that goes!
One thing I do know, Babette wants to modify the overall look to this house and give it a more New England Saltbox type appearance. That will mean cutting it down some to change the outward appearance, repositioning some of the windows, and adding a smaller section to the right side of the house. We'll also be adding a chimney to the middle of the roof area since that is where most of these type homes have their chimney positioned. There will be many more changes, but those will be decided once Babette comes up with her overall design plans.
Before Babette could contemplate any of her changes, our granddaughter, Madi, came to visit shortly after we brought it home. She figured it was time to play house, and wanted to get out some of her dolls and miniature furnishings to play in this new doll house. One thing is for certain, Pop's is not going to interrupt or prevent my little Madi from her playtime. She's a real sweetie and can play as long as she wants. 😁 Noni and Pop's can do our thing when she's done.
More to come after we get started on the remake. Like our previous 2 doll house makeovers, this too will have lights, and hopefully a surprise goodie or 2 when it's completed.
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