Demolition! (not nearly as destructive as it sounds)

First, I have to show this because I think I'm a genius.  There was this mystery board that was in the bag full of "extra" stuff for the dollhouse, but I had no idea where it came from or what it did. 

But I think I found a home for it.  Look, it (mostly) fits!

It makes more of a ceiling for that bedroom...

And a bit of an attic space.  Which is good, because I needed somewhere to store the Christmas decorations.  I don't have any Christmas decorations yet, but just pretend with me. 

Honestly I have no idea if that was the original intent of that board, but it seems to fit in there quite nicely and I like it.  I haven't glued it in yet, I have a lot of other work to do on the place first. 

Speaking of which... check out the outside of the house!

What?  You don't see it?  Here:

All the scallop-trim is glued back on, along with the missing window boxes and that frame around the window on the other side of the swing.  The front door frame is once again stuck to the house where it belongs, and the scotch-tape-repair on the octagon window has been redone with glue.  I still need to sand down the front door because it has apparently swelled or warped over the years, or the company didn't have the die-cut the right size to begin with, and doesn't quite fit inside the frame anymore, and the same for the French doors to Girl's room.  You can't tell very well from this angle but I've taken the French doors clear off their hinges.  I started sanding them... and then got mad and quit because, well,

ouchie splinter.  A little do-it-yourself surgery later, and I am splinter-free.  I haven't gone back to the sanding yet though.  Instead I am cleaning the real house in preparation for company.  And mired in never-ending trim painting.  (warning: non-dollhouse picture)

I haven't painted the crown moulding yet, but the window frame is done.  That is one stark difference.  Yeesh.  I definitely needed to do this.

Also, why do I go spontaneously British?  "Moustache", "moulding"???  Weird.  

But speaking of sanding (I was speaking of sanding, wasn't I?) check out the inside of the dollhouse!

(this is where "demolition" came from)

All the old tapewire is out!  I know you can still see some lines, but that's just where the wood discolored under the old copper.  And I've removed most of the wallpaper too.  Some of it just came right out, no problem (see: most of the kitchen and the bottom 3/4 of Baby's old room)  Some of it partially came out with a little effort (see: Mom and Dad's bedroom, one wall of Girl's room you can't see in this picture) (that last note was for those of you with x-ray vision) And some of it wouldn't budge under any circumstances (see: Boy's wall, top 1/4 of Baby's old room, other walls of Girl's room - with your super specs)  The stuff that refused to play along is just getting a light sanding and then I'm going to paper right over it with the new stuff.  I figure if it hasn't let go in the first 30 years, it's probably not going to let go any time soon. 

Preview for the next post:  Yeah I got nuthin'.  I'm at a bit of a standstill until I figure out how I want to wire the place.  I have a few ideas.  The problem is I'm trying to perhaps be a bit too fancy for my own good.  I discovered there are dollhouse light switches, and suddenly I'm having visions of being able to turn lights in some rooms off while lights in other rooms are on...

Except I'm not an electrician.

I barely understand the basics of an open circuit, so I have no idea why I think I'll be able to wire switches.