Triang No.65
This house was produced between 1964 and 1968.
26 inches [65 cms] wide
11.5 inches [29 cms] deep
21 inches [52.5 cm] high
Well I had to reorganise the Shed as I have a new dollshouse to restore, and here it is:
It is in a bit of a sorry state, but structurally it is sound. The inside was decorated with normal standard house size paper, and carpet, I think it must have had a rabbit living in it, say no more. The outside has been overpainted, and parts of the decals are missing. It does not show much signs of rust though. The door is also missing.
The windows have been overpainted in orange, the house must have been secured with parcel tape at some time, this is the worst thing to use, as if it is left on for any length of time it is very difficult to remove without causing damage to the paintwork.
The house must have been secured with parcel tape at some time, this is the worst thing to use, as if it is left on for any length of time it is very difficult to remove without causing damage to the paintwork.
This is the inside of the house with the walls partly striped and the carpets removed.
The roof is damaged on one side, but the other side is ok, I am not sure how I will repair this. I might just tape it up neatly. The other side is alright, so I could get away with turning the good side to the front.
The paint has been stripped from the dollshouse and the metal sliding front. The metal front will take a bit of time to remove the rust, and prepare a good surface to paint on. The metal had an undercoat of green paint, which I was surprised about. The window frames were left this colour and the white top coat covered the rest.
This picture shows the top of the house with two holes for the lights.
These lights fit into the holes in the ceiling, shown in picture above.
The stairs have been removed from the house stripped and taken apart, ready for painting.
I have removed the door frame, to avoid it being damaged by the paint stripper.
The wooden shell of the house has now been painted, with white gloss paint. It looks and smells much better.
It took a long time to take off the paint, down to bare metal, removing all the rust spots and treating them with rust gel.
I used a white spray paint for painting radiators for the front of the house, as it gave a good smooth even finish.
FINISHNG AND DECORATING
The house is now ready for decorating. I started with the hall and the lounge. The carpet is textured wallpaper, which I have also used on the stairs.The house has now been given a good coat of white spray paint, and the window frames painted with a blue paint. The whole front was then sprayed with clear lacquer. I have also added new stickers. All that needs to be done now is the door frame, and the lights connected.
FURNISHING WITH 2004 LUNDBY FURNITURE
I have filled this house with my collection of 2004 Lundby furniture. It is quite modern furniture and I think it suits the house well. All the lights have been fitted and new plugs for other items that light up.
This is the family that live in the house
Dear Lee,
I have just come across this website and your restoration of the NO. 65 dolls house.
This was my childhood dollshouse model and I purchased one I saw in a local antique shop a couple of years ago. I have managed to find the original Triang plastic & metal furniture for all the rooms.
I am now about to start restoring this, hopefully to it’s former glory which I remember so well. Did you use specific paper for the walls and floors?
The restoration you have done is amazing. I wasn’t going to strip the metal front, but yours has come up so well I might just do this now.
Many thanks.
I did have doubts myself about restoring the metal front. It was a messy job but I am pleased with the result. The No.65 did not have wallpaper, the walls were just panted white. So I just found paper I liked, the paper on the floor was a textured wallpaper that looked like carpet. I have put Lundby furniture in my house, as the rooms have the height for them to fit. Enjoy restoring your house …..
Could you help please? I’ve just been handed a no65 to ‘do something with it’. It’s mostly in decent nick although I’ll end up losing the decals on the front. The roof is in a bad state and I’m not sure what it was like originally. It is currently filled with spray foam, is this original or was it originally a simple plastic form? Many thanks for your time. Your restorative work is inspiring; I hope to do justice to this one but it’s my first!
The roof on my house was damaged, I just taped it up and was able to hide this by turning the roof the other way round. They are as you say a simple plastic form, and not very strong. Perhaps it was filled with foam to give it some strength. Triang decals can sometimes be found on ebay…. MINIATURE VINTAGE TRIANG STYLE DOLLS HOUSE VINYL ADHESIVE TRANSFER DECAL
I found a Triang No 65 which was my childhood dolls house on e-bay, and successfully purchased it with a view to restoring it to its former glory.
I came across your page showing how you beautifully restored an exact replica, and it has given me great inspiration and plenty of ideas in how to achieve my project.
Well done and thank you.
Thank you for your kind comments. Good Luck with your project.