I have been spending alot of time on the window trim and sashes, as per usual; the die-cut edges are quite rough so I did my usual sand-paint-sand-spackle-sand-paint routine. I tried to shoot a couple in-progress pics to show what a difference it makes:

I even applied this same treatment to the cutouts in the walls, since those become part of the window. For the trim, I added thin basswood strips around the border for a bit of depth and interest; I've been using this trick for a few years now to liven up the window trim pieces.

For the Willow, which also has double-hung windows, I was not as careful with my preparation, and it shows...! (Well I went for stain and there's only so much you can do with that, for neat edges.) Also for the Willow, I assembled the walls first, then wallpapered, then applied the window trim and sashes. For the Magnolia, I decided to apply the wallpaper first, then the window trim and sashes on both sides (after doing a partial dry-fit to see how the papers worked with each other):

That enabled me to weigh the pieces under books while the glue was drying. I'm now going back over the pieces and adding sills and handles. You can also see that I have added painted strips (of balsa) to cover the white mullion lines on the transparencies-- those printed lines, particularly in white, always seem to bother me!

Here is what I have by now:

I thought about putting a partition in the larger 2nd floor room and putting the bathroom there, but decided against it because the way I would have to break up the room seemed a bit awkward. The wallpaper for the bathroom is actually from a roll of RL paper that my mother and I found at a thrift store a couple years ago.

Installing the exterior trim does set me up for gaps when I install the siding; kellyannmo talked about this problem here:

http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=30867&st=0&p=495743&#entry495743

She used trim to fix this, and so that's my plan!

On another note, my "loft" kit for the 2012 Creatin' Contest (HBS) came in, so I will start to set that up and develop my concept for it. But no pics on that one 'til December! ;)