Preview of the New Hat Shop Location

I have seen so many wonderful aged effects done on dollhouse exteriors that I thought I might give it a shot too. So I can get the look of stone without much hassle? The plan is to experiment on the smaller corner shop before trying things on the larger townhouse. I was using spray paint but I soon realized it was less expensive to purchase a gallon of sandstone texture interior paint for both houses.The color I am using is called "Weathered N Worn" by Valspar. I just used it on the shell and  "Caribbean Sand" textured spray paint by Rust-Oleum around the doors, windows, etc. I used a combination of wood appliques, architectural elements from the Chateau Kit and $1 plastic frame from Michaels to add additional architectural elements to the kit. I used soft pastels and acrylic paint to age the places that I thought would show the most wear. I wish the wrought iron stair rail on the box actually came with the kit but it didn't so I am using part of the railing from the Chateau stairs. The kit goes together really fast, take a look at what I have done so far

 

Plastic $1 picture frame

Spray with stone effect spray paint

plastic clock face numbers 

I used this as a base only because it was a $1 but acrylic paint works

I used this for the rust effect

I used skinny sticks to create the "seams" in the roof

These are the colors I used for the copper roof

I may add more patina later