When I first made this dollhouse many years ago I wanted more light than the mini chandeliers and lamps provided so you could better see the details in the dollhouse rooms. So, I came up with this idea of putting one 4-watt night light bulb in the front corner of each room. I cut pieces of wood to mount the night light bulb sockets and glued the wood pieces in the front corners. I put another piece of wood (without a bulb and socket) in the opposite corner of the room for a symmetrical look. The sockets are wired together with stereo speaker wire with a plug attached to the end to plug into the wall.
I am renovating this dollhouse and had to rip out all the mini wiring as well as the night-light bulb wiring to do the renovation. I have recently finished re-installing the night-light bulb wiring system and these are the photos of the recent re-do. My next step is to install all the miniature light fixtures and lamps.
I purchased the night light sockets at a home improvement store. Most of the sockets are white, but this is a black one I painted white (not a very good paint job). I think I ended up having enough white ones that I did not have to use this one in the dollhouse. If i had used it in the dollhouse, I would have given it another coat of paint. The sockets are wired together with stereo speaker wire from room to room. Real-life lamp wire can be used, but it is larger than the stereo speaker wire and I like the smaller wire best.
I don't know how to attach a link to my gallery in this message, but here are a couple of the photos from the gallery.
Renea
Source: http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=32254
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