Adding the bay wall wasn't a problem, it went together quickly. There was some tiny gaps, but I easily filled them with wood putty and sanded.

My next step was to add on the siding. The instructions actually call for you to do this last, but after looking at the tiny space to work in once the porch and roof was added I knew with my big clumsy hands I would destroy some hard work. Having never done siding before, I was dreading the job. You may have noticed my pencil line marks in earlier pictures. Well those didn't work--I can't draw a straight line even with a ruler--so on the suggestion for Riley, I made me a template from a piece of siding the width I needed. I would place the template against the bottom of the piece previously glued, place the next piece of siding against it and then glue in place. I don't why I dreaded this step so much, once I got started I kinda got a rhythm going and it really didn't take long. Again though, the already placed windows, cause extra work butting the siding against it and getting a good clean finish against the trim. I also would do about 3 rows of siding place a scrap piece of wood against it and clamp it against the siding to hold until the glue was dried. This worked fairly well, and didn't slow me up much because by the time I was ready for the next row, the previous rows were dried. I used tacky glue but I would glop (is this a real word) and then spread it evenly over the siding piece with another scrap piece, and by the time it was ready to go on it was tacky enough to stay in place at least until I could clamp my holding piece in place. I was either very lucky or without knowing it did something right, cause done of my siding warped.

My next step was to tape the windows in order to get the walls painted. I used Behr Interior Satin Enamel for the outside walls. I had decided early on that this house would be yellow, at the Home Depot they mixed two different yellows to white to get the shade that I wanted. This worked out ok, my two oldest granddaughters (ages 5 and 10 at the time) helped paint the first coat (had my hands full of paint brushes wished I had a pic of that) so there was spots that had to be evened out. B)

This house was meant to be enjoyed by not only myself, but my daughters and granddaughters. The granddaughters especially have enjoyed watching and helping with the process. They would have been more involved all along, but they live about 3 hours away. They have also helped show me any spots that needed reinforcement to withstand time. ;) Throughout the building process, especially after the interior walls were in place--it has been played with. It has had horses, furniture, dolls and if they could have fit him in it the family dog B)

Even though my older family members sometime wondered if I had reverted to my childhood. My grandchildren have loved every minute. The 5 year old asked before the siding was on if she could have the house. She has helped make some of the things for the inside --cake, cut dowels for can goods, glued stickers on various pieces. I emphasize this portion only to show that even though this is a miniature house and time and money has been placed in it, it still can be enjoyed by all ages. Even my two year old grandson loves it. He does have to be watched a little more carefully, cause his little hands haven't learned constraint. B)