In the beginning, there was paint.

I got my dollhouse a week ago, but I haven't assembled it yet. It's pink and white in color, and since the colors of Green Gables are white and green, I must paint it. I've already started the process, and the parts look like this right now:

The parts clearly need two coats of paint; I've painted the smaller parts twice already and they are ready to go, but the bigger parts that have only been painted once still show some pink, as you can probably see. 


I've also started to prepare the parts with windows for painting:

I'm painting the windows and the ornamental corners in green, so I've covered everything else with masking tape (hence the pale yellow color). It took quite a while! 


I've also found my Anne doll! I bought Anne, Marilla and Matthew at the same time as I bought my dollhouse (from Minimaailma):

When I took a closer look at the dolls at home, I noticed the clothes and the hats had been glued onto the dolls - bummer! However, I managed to get the frilly hat off of Anne's head, and I tied her hair back with a silk ribbon. I also cut a few locks from the back and glued them onto the front to form a little fringe of sorts. It's looks pretty nice! She hasn't got any clothes yet, though, because I haven't found the right kind of fabrics.

The Matthew doll is fine; I only took off the red cravat. I'm not sure what I'll do with the Marilla doll, though, since that headpiece is really hard to get off without ruining the hair, and now that I look at her, she doesn't look stern enough. Maybe I'll keep her for a servant when I build my Longbourn from Austen's Pride & Prejudice. :-)