Blogger's Own: House and Configuration

So how good can I get one of these toys to look? Well, if you don't know already I am quite the scrooge when it comes to purchasing houses and materials. The last three homes I bought were $9.99, $9.99 and $13.51, all plus shipping of course. They usually come dirty, broken and discolored, though sometimes I have gotten great, minty parts for bottom dollar because someone was just wanting to clear space in their basement and it was a slow week on ebay. The house in this post is non painted, all posts are chip free, all windows hold position, all doors have all pegs. Thats the benefit of buying 4 houses, you get to constantly upgrade parts. Since I make a profit of about $100 per flipped house, my complete and minty house was more than free. In the corner of my spare room (and bathroom) is where everything is cleaned, super glued, painted, polished and parts are matched. I bought a metal shelving unit at target for $42 (not pictured) to store all the loose pieces and furniture and it works well. Anyway, here are the photos of how bright the colors are on a house that was matched with the best parts of 3 1/2 houses, and furnished with vintage Mattel and repainted Gloria furniture. The jukebox was a late '80s pink, I spray painted brown, added wood grain shelf contact paper, silver contact paper and it came out well. The newer looking kitchen is an old barbie set I did the same treatment to. To get the 'marble' contact paper to shrink wrap around the counters hold it over a lighter (carefully) then wipe off any black smudges with a rag. The flat screen is a glass frame from target for $6, the bed is a cereal box covered in fabric. The rocking chair was a cheap white Gloria bedroom set chair I painted to look 'seventies'. The bathroom, dining room and piano is also Gloria, alot of work, but well worth it. You will also notice some Barbie Talking House furniture. The green shag carpet is a dollar store bi-fold picture frame turned upside down. Clear vases and wastebaskets are Tiki shot glasses from the dollar store. You can see I used the 1982 McDonald's as an outdoor kitchen. The patio furniture is a 1984 Arco set. The bottom photo is where my minty A Frame/California Contemporary lives. Its on a discarded closet door, so is sturdier than it looks. Enjoy, and ask any questions you have.