The front door of the dollhouse is set in a wall that is plain grey plastic.
I guess it has modern vibes, but I thought it was ugly.
It has a lot of gadgets, including the door, a working light, a doorbell, an alarm, a doggy door, etc.
All of this would make it really hard to wallpaper over.
So I decided to paint it instead.
On the inside, I painted the grout and the doorway antique white.
I was so worried that I was going to run the whole thing!
Then I painted the bricks a brick red, and the doggy door brown.
In some cases, several layers of paint were needed.
I didn't mind if a little grey showed through on the bricks, though. I felt that it added realism.
On the other side of the door, I painted the doorway and the house number black. I painted the doggy doorway and the box for the doorbell brown.
I left some of the grey on this side of the house. I felt that it was okay for a house exterior.
I also added varnish on top of the paint. The paint I used was acrylic and chipped very easily.
I am not going to lie, I am very proud of this.
It's not perfect, but it's a huge improvement over a dull grey hunk of plastic.
The other thing is, the paints that I used were paints from my grandfather.
He used them to make toys for his grandkids in the 90s. It made me feel close to him, and it helped me to remember him as a warm, doting grandfather.
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