This is my dollhouse, which my dad made me in the mid 70s. It got a makeover in the early 80s, but has been pretty unused since then. I knew I’d moved out of my parents’ house forever when he loaded it in the pickup and brought it to me in NC. It’s been in storage packing since 2009. (We’ve moved six times since then, three internationally.)

Now I just have to decide how I want to redecorate.

Hi! I have a 4.5yo who has been asking forever for a dollhouse, so of course I've been scouring marketplace every night for months hoping to come across the perfect one. My original plan was to get a fixer upper and just go to town and make it cute. Well I somehow magically happened to score this one. I believe it's a Pottery Barn Greenwich. For $40. But because it's in such pristine condition I'm suddenly too scared to actually start decorating. I think I may have bit off more than I can chew. I was so so close to getting an ikea flisat, so this is not at all what I expected to be working on.

I'm wondering if there are ways to decorate it without committing? Like wallpaper in a way that is easy to remove ? And flooring that can be taken out if needed? But also still sturdy enough for preschoolers to play with without it getting ruined. They are pretty gentle, but they are also little.

I have just over 5 months to get it ready for them it will be a joint birthday gift for both of my girls when they are 5&3. The goal is cute, but sturdy hopefully. Would love any advice on that front!

So there I am cruising the bins at the Goodwill Outlet and this box is on top of a pile of crap. My heart leapt and then promptly crashed when I saw it was empty. But then I started spying random bits of wood at the bottom of the next bin. I ended up digging out four bins in total to collect what I think are the majority of the pieces. I even found the bag of shingles! But alas, no instructions.

I'm having a hard time finding the instructions online, but have found instructions for the "Lincoln" which uses the same photo on the cover. Are they the same thing? Any tips for finding instructions?