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
I just acquired a no. 65 Tri-Ang dollhouse. It appears to be in great shape. I don’t want to tamper with the interior floors and walls so I’ve decided to create a “room within a room” for each of the rooms in the dollhouse. I’m going to use thin foam board to create the faux rooms. I can then cover them with wallpaper, carpet, etc. without affecting the original dollhouse surfaces.
This is such a good idea. I have done something similar to some of my houses, but most of the interior papers have suffered from damp, woodworm or just play-worn. Often a cleverly placed piece of furniture can cover any small imperfections.
Good morning!
I just came across your page and in the middle of restoring my dolls house. How did you go about painting the windows and what paint did you use?
You can use any paint that is suitable for painting on metal. Humbrol sell a small pot 14ml of enamel paint, and have a wide variety of colours