It’s been a little while since I worked on the dollhouse. Helping a first-grader do schooling online has become a full-time job. But today, I thought I’d fix up a bench for the downstairs hallway.

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I was thinking of having a bench under the stairway in the front hall, but the ones I found were all too big.

So I decided to cut this one through the middle to make it fit.

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I cut out a center section of the bench.

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Then I sanded both sides so they would fit together well.

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Before gluing the pieces back together, I stained the bench.

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Then I glued it together and used extra strips of trim to cover the cracks.

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After it dries, I’ll varnish it so it becomes shiny. I’ll probably also add a few more trim pieces to balance out the design. But for now, it fits beautifully in the area under the stairs.

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I’ve also acquired more furniture for the library over the past couple months…

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…as well as some furniture and musical instruments for the music room.

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Time for bed. Good night.