I created this post when I first began building the dollhouse but never published (I suspect the future of the bakery/coffee shop was uncertain). I am NOT a carpenter so the bakery/coffee shop is four walls with openings cut out for store bought windows and doors, a roof, two floors and a sidewalk. I cut four wooden dowels to the height I wanted for the second floor, I glued this to the corners of the two short walls. When these dried, I glued the long side wall to the two short ones. This allowed me to glue the walls upright to support the 2nd floor and provide a brace for the long wall to make sure all the walls were square. The second floor sits on top of the dowels. To attach the roof, I glued trim from Michaels around the top edge and allowed this to dry and glued the roof in place later. I just thought I would backup and share how a novice builds her first dollhouse from scratch:)
