PRIME

"Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur."  - Muriel Spark

 

 If you don't like to paint, you won't like buidling or restoring a dollhouse.  There's a lot of painting, and waiting for the paint to dry and painting again.   In order to start fresh, I need to get ride of the yellow.   Yellow is a great color, but it get dirty fast, and it fades even quicker.  Since, painting on a small scale shows more mistakes, I decided to prime away the yellow and take a different path with colors. 

 

Before I painted, I had a plan. 

 

I found this picture online and really love the color scheme.   I began searching for dollhouse in the same color pallet.  And I found this one on Esty.

It's charming and it's what I found I could live with for a long time.  I really love this pallet.

WHAT I NEED:

1) Primer

2) Paint Brush

3) Canvas Drop Cloth

4) Wood Glue/ filler

5) Metal Scraper

6) Wood Filler

WHAT I USED:

Canvas 6ft by 9ft.  I wanted something heavy duty that would not leak or tear as I moved the dollhouse around.

I obviously did not need 5 Gallons, but I used 1 quart of Zinsser 1.2.3 Primer.  

I also believe in investing in a good paint brush, so that you don't get streaks or fibers left behind.  Therefore, I bought the Purdy 1" XL- Dale Paint brush from Lowe's.   

Before I could began to prime I need to sand the ouside trim, remove the window frames and shutters.  I removed everything with a metal scrapper. I bought the 2" for more surface area and leverage.   

Also, I need to fix some of the wood siding coming apart.  I used wood glue and a wood filler.  Once the filler dried, I could sand it down to hide the cracks.

HERE are the RESULTS: