As always, when I start on a mini project before it has all come together in my mind, I ended up making changes to the dollhouse porch. The ...

Well, not really since I am using brick sheets sold for Christmas villages, LOL. I've got a good start and I've done the hardest bit...

 No brickwork yet but I got a good start on the prep work. The porch is mostly finished. The wood was so damaged that I panelled over the ...

 First, the iron - I added patina to the wrought iron on the French country railings and trim. I found a great close up photo on the inter...

 I used diluted acrylic stain to age the plaster and then, instead of the included exterior trim, I used mini tiles (a gift from my very ...