Sherianne Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) Hello! I am so excited to have found this forum! A friend of mine is moving out of state and when I was visiting her this past weekend she asked if I wanted her family's dollhouse. It was built by her grandfather for one of her sisters and is probably 30 years old (?). I have no previous experience with dollhouses but have been following a few people who build them (I did want to be an architect when I was younger). I asked what she would do with it if I wasn't able to take it and she said that she would probably sell it. I couldn't have her do that. I would love to update and renovate it. I have connected with Greenleaf about getting spare parts and they were great in responding. Many of the windows need to be replaced. I want to shingle the roof, put some siding on it, and repaint. I am in the process of removing the windows and would love to remove the porch to be able to side the front of the house on the first floor but am not sure if I can remove the railing and posts (I'm not sure when this part of the house was built as I don't have the instructions). If anyone has the instructions for the Greenleaf Pierce, that would be awesome! I can do my best to work backwards. I'd love to hear your suggestions/recommendations! Thank you! Edited October 9, 2020 by Sherianne 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Welcome Sherianne There are quite a few people in the group that are actively building a Pierce at the moment. I hope someone can supply you with a copy of the house. Congratulations on acquiring such a great house. Your plans for its rehab sound marvelous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Welcome to the little family, Sherianne. I once got a Pierce that was missing parts. It had been built with hot glue, so I took it totally apart with a heat gun and putty knife. One of our other members was building a Pierce at that time and traced the missing stair parts so I could cobble my own and I had it about a third rebuilt when we moved and it got destroyed during the process. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medieval Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I can email you photos of my instructions. I will pm them to you in a few minutes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FurMama Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Welcome Sherianne! Glad you found us too! You have some good ideas for your house. I look forward to seeing them come to life. Have fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherianne Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Thanks, everyone! I'm super excited and have been learning so much already about shingles, siding, bricks, and windows! I can't wait to start putting all this into practice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluestocking Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Welcome! Everyone is very nice and very helpful here -- I've gotten lots of great advice. Things have been slower this year, obviously -- I'm one of the ones that slowed down, I know -- but it's nice to have a community. Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven_1313 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Hi! I'm a newbie to the group and am currently working on restoring my first dollhouse. I have a Pierce and need info about covering the electrical setup with wallpaper or paint-can this be done without damaging the electrical tape and if so, what would people recommend? Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 35 minutes ago, Raven_1313 said: Hi! I'm a newbie to the group and am currently working on restoring my first dollhouse. I have a Pierce and need info about covering the electrical setup with wallpaper or paint-can this be done without damaging the electrical tape and if so, what would people recommend? Thanks so much! Hi Robin, You can start your own thread if you have any more questions. It will make it easier for people to find answers if they have the same question. I have papered over tape wire directly, but you need to make sure any eyelets or brads are covered with a piece of clear tape to cut down on corrosion. This is not my favorite way. I prefer to make templates of the walls out of card stock and apply my paper onto it. The tape wire and brads don't to show through, and if you need to trouble shoot an electrical issue, it is easier to remove the wall coverings. You can lightly tact the card stock to the wall and have a nice smooth wall without having to cover the whole wall in glue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven_1313 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Thank you! Posted question in My First Dollhouse forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cati Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Hi Sherianne! The Pierce Dollhouse from Greenleaf is very popular in our forum and with the overall miniaturist community, like others have mentioned in this thread, there are other members here who are currently building, rehabbing, or redecorating this house. The fun part with dollhouses is that they can be either remodeled, restored, or redecorated just like human scale houses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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