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Garden cottage

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01

STEP 1 OF 9

Place the green large base plate with its twelve-stud length running from back to front.

Place the green large base plate with its twelve-stud length running from back to front. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

02

STEP 2 OF 9

Lay the cream square plate near the front for the porch. Leave one row of green studs along each side and in front of it; the cottage will sit behind it.

Lay the cream square plate near the front for the porch. Leave one row of green studs along each side and in front of it; the cottage will sit behind it. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

03

STEP 3 OF 9

Set two white window frames along the centre of the garden, with two clear rows between them. Face the hinge details outward: the rear frame faces back and the front frame faces you.

Set two white window frames along the centre of the garden, with two clear rows between them. Face the hinge details outward: the rear frame faces back and the front frame faces you. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

04

STEP 4 OF 9

Fill the lower side walls between the frames with two white log bricks, turned from back to front. Their ridges face outward.

Fill the lower side walls between the frames with two white log bricks, turned from back to front. Their ridges face outward. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

05

STEP 5 OF 9

Place two white squares above the side walls, side by side. Their tops now line up with the window frames.

Place two white squares above the side walls, side by side. Their tops now line up with the window frames. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

06

STEP 6 OF 9

Cover the cottage with the red wide plate. It spans both frames and side walls.

Cover the cottage with the red wide plate. It spans both frames and side walls. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

07

STEP 7 OF 9

Make the pitched roof with four red tall slopes. Point the low ends toward the back and front; the high edges meet along the middle ridge.

Make the pitched roof with four red tall slopes. Point the low ends toward the back and front; the high edges meet along the middle ridge. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

08

STEP 8 OF 9

Join the ridge with a yellow long brick running across the house, then centre a brown square on it for the chimney.

Join the ridge with a yellow long brick running across the house, then centre a brown square on it for the chimney. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

09

STEP 9 OF 9

Add a cream fence along each side of the porch, leaving the front approach open.

Add a cream fence along each side of the porch, leaving the front approach open. New additions are shown in their original colours; earlier pieces are lighter.

THE LAST STEP OF THE GUIDE

Room for a little more imagination.

Who lives here? Make a garden path and imagine their first visitor.

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