| Doll house lighting is much easier than most people | | | | light will count as three bulbs. |
| think. Many new collectors are daunted by the | | | | Step 3 Once you have your socket board it is |
| task but there are many dolls house wiring kits | | | | time to decide where it will be positioned. This is |
| that make the job very easy and even a novice | | | | the heart of your doll house lighting system and |
| can light a dolls house. | | | | should be placed somewhere that is easily |
| You should start planning your doll house lighting | | | | accessible. For front opening dolls houses the best |
| even before you build your house. The reason for | | | | place is on the back of the house positioned |
| this is your dolls house will look it's best if you can | | | | centrally and at the bottom. Once you have done |
| disguise the wires that run to the electric lights by | | | | this stick your socket board to the doll house, |
| cutting grooves in the floor's of your dolls house | | | | most boards have adhesive tape attached but |
| to run the wires along and this is easiest to do | | | | you could use double sided tape. |
| while the dolls house is unbuilt. | | | | Step 4 Once you have drilled your holes you need |
| Step one when you get your dolls house should | | | | to position your lights. If you are using a ceiling |
| be to start planning your doll house lighting. | | | | roses remember to put these in place first you |
| Step 1 Decide on the location of all the lights in | | | | can stick these down with wood or PVA glue. |
| your dolls house. Will they be on the ceiling, walls, | | | | Before you can run the wire from the lights |
| free standing or table lights? You don't have to | | | | through their respective holes and to the socket |
| purchase all the lights at this point but you need | | | | board you will have to remove the plug. To do |
| to decide on the quantity you will be using and | | | | this pull out the two pins with a pair of pliers and |
| where they will be situated. The quantity of lights | | | | pull on the wire, the plug should slip off. You can |
| you use determines what transformer and socket | | | | now feed the wire through the holes and along |
| board you use for your doll house lighting. | | | | the wire grooves. |
| Step 2 One you have decided on the lights for | | | | Next stick the light in place using its adhesive pad, |
| your dolls house you are ready to get your | | | | never use glue. You should also hold the wire in |
| transformer and wiring. To determine what | | | | place along its route to the back of the house |
| transformer you need count up the number of | | | | using masking tape. |
| bulbs that will be used in your dolls house lighting. | | | | Step 5 Plug each light into the socket board and |
| Remember that this is the number of bulbs and | | | | tidy up the wires by masking taping them to the |
| not the number of lights, so a three armed tulip | | | | back of the house. |