Real Good Toys Holly Hobbie
I love the Holly Hobbie! This really is one of my favorite kits. Nice big rooms, the stairs are in wide hallways, and the front door is inset. It's a good sized house without being too big. Unfortunately, RGT discontinued it a few years ago. But here is the first one I built and it went to Northern Virginia to be placed under the family Christmas tree for a lovely young lady.
I ended up painting the house a creamy yellow and dyed the shingles using MinWax's Red Chestnut stain. The chimney and base are pre-etched with lines to resemble brick. The easiest way to paint that kind of brick is to first paint the entire piece the color you want the mortar lines to be. Then put a dollop of the color you want the bricks to be onto a paper plate. Lightly press a round sponge brush into the paint, pat it a couple of times to remove extra paint, and then dab the brick color onto the bricks. A little bit might get into mortar lines but honestly, no one is going to notice. Just keep going. You'll be surprised how quickly it goes!
The inset front door. Love love love this feature! The Real Good Toys Lincoln house also has an inset front door.
Pre-bricked chimney. It just needed to be painted. I put a bit of copper flashing around the base.
Eight rooms and two hallways! I suppose if there is one negative it's that the stairs don't go to the attic.
Here is the house completely finished. The wood floors are a combination of Houseworks Red Oak with Black Walnut used as an inlay. The kitchen floor is a combination of blue and white glass tiles also from Houseworks. It's quite easy to make patterns. The tiles come in sheets and you simply remove and fill in as you like.
Attic nursery with Itsy Bitsy Mini paper
Master bedroom also with Itsy Bitsy Mini paper
Here is a better view of the glass tile kitchen floor. I also made a tall wainscot with simple bass wood.
Downstairs hall. I love how large it is!
I made the fireplace to match the one in the new owner's actual home. The side cabinets are Town Square Miniatures but the fireplace is completely handmade.
The upstairs hallway. Wallpaper is Itsy Bitsy Mini
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