January Cottage is part of our ‘Calendar Cottages' collection of 1:48th scale dolls house kits by Petite Properties… Gardener, g
Each kit within this range comes with a set of full colour, step by step instructions which teach how to construct the property. You can then bring the property to life as you choose!
So what's included?
- Precision cut MDF kit (for the dolls house carcass)
- Pre-cut windows & glazing
- Pre-cut doors
- Pre-cut wood store
- Pre-cut architectural detailing
The house itself has a removable front elevation and front roof. There are 4 internal rooms over 2 floors. It also has 2 internal fireplaces.
Approx constructed dimensions- Width = 15.5 cm
- Depth = 8.5 cm
- Height = 14 cm
To paint my January Cottage Bea used the following colours from Petite Properties’ paint range:
Interior
Floorboards: Mucky Paint, Wood Stove & Wishy Washy Stone
Interior woodwork: Mucky Paint
Interior walls: Old Sock White
Exterior
Wall beams: Mucky Paint
Inset window trim: Old Sock White
Front & back door: Post Box Red
Roof tiles: Mucky Paint & Red Squirrel
Wood Store: Mucky Paint
To tile the roof Bea used 1½ packs of Petite Properties’Plain Roof TileStrips - £5.99 each
Bea also used two sheets of Petite Properties’Victorian Brick Paper (£1.50 per sheet )
Please note that the images show a constructed kit and also a completed/decorated kit where additional craft items have been used, these additional craft items are not included within the kit.
I was searching for an English style cottage range to create a country village on my model railway layout. The January cottage was my first experience with Petite Properties. The quality of the mdf and the precision of the parts made are of a high standard. Now two more cottages are under construction and there will be more to follow I'm afraidRob Stuart (%27 %b %2019, %07:%Jul)
