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THIS ITEM IS AMAZING!!!! FOR STARTERS I PRICE WATCHED FOR 2 WEEKS BEFORE PURCHASING IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2011 AND LUCKY ME I GOT THIS DOLLHOUSE FOR 165.00 WITH TAX AND FREE SHIPPING WITH THE AMAZON PRIME TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION (SO WORTH IT). THIS IS USUALLY SOLD FOR $250- TO UPWARDS OF $300 DEPENDING ON INVENTORY AND SELLER SHIPPING- THIS IS QUITE HEAVY ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO GO UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS- SHIPPING WEIGHT IS OVER 60 LBS IT IS PACKAGED NICELY BUT MAKE SURE IT DOESNT RAIN WHEN YOUR EXPECTING THE SHIPMENT---ALSO KEEP IN MIND IT IS SOUROUNDED BY STYROFOAM SO CLEAN UP IS NECCESSARY WHEN DONE AFTER ASSEMBLY PACKAGING-CONSISTS OF FLAT BOARDS SEPERATED BY STYROFOAM A CARDBOARD AND PLASTIC SEPERATER LABELED BY LETTERS FOR THE SCREWS& ALLEN WRENCHES- ALSO HAS SOME SMALL ADDITIONAL BOXES WITH ACCESSORIES (SET THESE UP ON A TABLE OFF TO THE SIDE) DURABILITY- WHEN PUTTING IT TOGETHER YOU WILL HAVE MIXED FEELINGS...KIND OF FEELS FLIMSY AND CHEAPLY MADE UNTIL IT IS ASSEMBLED COMPLETELY...THIS IS THE TYPE OF ITEM WERE EVERY ADDITIONAL ITEM YOU ADD ON HELPS REINFORCE THE STRUCTURE MORE AND MORE...DON'T BE WORRIED THE BEGINNING MAY SEEM LIKE A FRAGILE STAGE ASSEMBLY---THIS PART IS CRUCIAL!! I DID IT BY MYSELF...I AM A DO IT MYSELF TYPE OF WOMAN BUT AM VERY IRRITABLE AT TIMES AND I MANAGED JUST FINE. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO DO IS ASSESS THE PROJECT SIZE AND TO GET THE RIGHT TOOLS ....PHILLPS HEAD SCREW DRIVER (REGULAR SIZE) WOOD GLUE (TO HELP REINFORCE IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO) PETROLEUM JELLY (I'LL EXPLAIN LATER = ) SOME KEY THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND ARE THAT THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL HAS NO WORDS..(PICTURES ONLY ) THE SCREWS FOR 80% OF THE PROJECT ARE COLOR CODED- MEANING THAT WHILE THEY DON'T REFER TO THEM USING COLOR, IF YOU ARE FOR INSTANCE SCREWING TO WALL PANELS TOGETHER ON THE OUTSIDE AND WHERE THE HOLE IS , THE WALL IS YELLOW MOST LIKELY THE SCREW IS GOING TO BE YELLOW PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO WHICH LETTER SCREWS YOU ARE POPPING OUT AS TO NOW MIX THEM TOGETHER ON ACCIDENT (THIS WOULD BE A PAIN). THE ELEVATOR- THIS IS THE FIRST THING YOU WILL PUT TOGETHER. WHERE IT SLIDES UP AND DOWN GREASE HEAVILY WITH PETROLEUM JELLY...IF NOT YOU WILL REGRET IT...CAN BE VERY HARD IF NOT DONE TO MOVE IT UP AND DOWN ***IMPORTANT*** WHEN YOU GET TO THE STEP WHEN SLIDING THE PANELS IN THAT END UP BEING THE BACK WALL OF THE DOLLHOUSE BE GENTLEEEEEEEEEE AT THIS POINT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE HAS NOT BEEN ATTACHED IF YOU MOVE THIS THE WRONG WAY THE WOOD WILL CRACK! I USED STOOLS TO HELP KEEP THE FLOORS IN PLACED WHILE I SCREWED THEM IN..THIS WORKED WELL MAKE SURE YOU ARE ALWAYS USING THE RIGHT SCREWS! IF YOU PUT THE WRONG SCREW IN AND IT IS TO BIG YOU WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE PART OR PURCHASE WOOD FILLER TO HELP FILL THE HOLE AGAIN FOR A SNUG FIT THIS WAS NOT OVERWHELMING UNTIL I GOT THE WHOLE HOUSE COMPLETED AND REALIZED I STILL HAD TO ATTACH THE LEFT SIDE WITH THE DOORS...AT THIS POINT A BREAK WAS NEEDED SUPRISES-----THE FURNITURE WAS HUGE COMPARED TO THE PICTURES ON THE NET...TO GET A REAL FEEL LOOK AT THE SIZE OF YOUR PALM..ONE OF THE TABLES INCLUDED MAYBE SLIGHTLY BIGGER THAN THIS...THE FURNITURE MAKES IT ALLLLLLLLLLLLLL WORTH IT! THIS DOLLHOUSE IS HUGE COMES UP TO MY SHOULDER AND I AM 5' 5'' ! A GOOD IDEA WOULD BE TO USE A LATCH SYSTEM TO ATTATCH IT TO A WALL OR TO DRILL IT (WILL DAMAGE LOOK) FROM THE INSIDE TO A WALL. ALSO IF YOU NEED ANY REPLACEMENT PARTS (WITHIN 90 DAYS OF RECEIPT) DUE TO DAMAGED, BROKEN,CRACKED, CHIPPED PAINT CONTACT KIDKRAFT DIRECTLY THEY ARE GREAT ABOUT NO HASSLE REPLACEMENTS YOU DONT EVEN HAVE TO SPEAK TO A LIVE PERSON! HOW GREAT CONCERNS: THAT IT WILL FALL ON MY DAUGHTER DUE TO ROUGH PLAY...IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED HELP EMAIL ME AT RUSSELL.DANIELLEM@GMAIL.COM FINAL THOUGHTS---THIS WILL BE THE BEST GIFT YOUR PRINCESS HAS EVER RECEIVED NEXT TO A PUPPY...I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH OF JOY THIS IS! THANKS FOR READING, DIY GURU