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Colourful cottage

52 pieces · 13 steps

A broad red roof, blue chimney and little covered porch make a cheerful home. Build the walls together, then add the roof one row at a time.

Colourful cottage

Before you build

Match the shapes

Compare each part with its picture and count its rows of studs. A square brick has two rows of two studs; a long brick has two rows of four. Use the full parts list for the exact shapes and quantities.

Follow the colours

Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Colour names in the steps refer to the pictures. Keep contrasting colours where they help you recognise the model.

Count the studs

The bumps on top are called studs. Count them when a step asks for a gap or an overhang. Put the build on a flat surface and keep its front facing the same way as in the pictures.

Add a little at a time

New pieces keep their colour in each step. Earlier pieces look lighter so you can see what has changed. Each list tells you exactly what to add.

Build together

An adult can read the steps while a child finds the pieces. The counts are for this one model. For two models to stay built, add their parts lists together.

The window and doorway openings stay open; there are no opening doors or shutters.

Gather pieces

Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Choose your own colours for the same parts; changing a part’s shape is a different substitution.

A wheeled base counts as one complete part, including its attached wheels.

Shape-only checklist

Total: 52 pieces

Build

STEP 1 OF 13

Lay two green four-by-eight base plates side by side. Centre a green wide plate in front of them for the porch.

Lay two green four-by-eight base plates side by side. Centre a green wide plate in front of them for the porch.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 2 OF 13

Bridge the porch seam with a cream small plate, centred on the house. Two rows sit inside the house and two outside.

Bridge the porch seam with a cream small plate, centred on the house. Two rows sit inside the house and two outside.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 3 OF 13

Build the yellow side walls with four square bricks on each side. Join them across the back with a long brick.

Build the yellow side walls with four square bricks on each side. Join them across the back with a long brick.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 4 OF 13

Repeat that yellow wall layer, leaving the front doorway clear.

Repeat that yellow wall layer, leaving the front doorway clear.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 5 OF 13

Put the cream arch over the front path, between the side walls. The thin path fits under the opening.

Put the cream arch over the front path, between the side walls. The thin path fits under the opening.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 6 OF 13

Cover the house with two blue base plates, side by side, to form the roof deck.

Cover the house with two blue base plates, side by side, to form the roof deck.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 7 OF 13

Start the red roof with four slopes along each outside edge. Point the low ends outward, away from the centre.

Start the red roof with four slopes along each outside edge. Point the low ends outward, away from the centre.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 8 OF 13

Build up the middle of the roof with four orange long bricks: two rows, each running from back to front.

Build up the middle of the roof with four orange long bricks: two rows, each running from back to front.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 9 OF 13

Add the upper red slopes over the orange bricks. Again point the low ends outward; their high edges meet at the ridge.

Add the upper red slopes over the orange bricks. Again point the low ends outward; their high edges meet at the ridge.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 10 OF 13

Stack two blue square bricks across the roof ridge near the back to make the chimney.

Stack two blue square bricks across the roof ridge near the back to make the chimney.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 11 OF 13

Stand two cream round posts side by side near the front of the porch, one clear row beyond the path.

Stand two cream round posts side by side near the front of the porch, one clear row beyond the path.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 12 OF 13

Join the porch posts with a blue small plate, turned across both posts.

Join the porch posts with a blue small plate, turned across both posts.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 13 OF 13

Put two red curved bricks side by side on the porch canopy. Their curved ends project toward the front.

Put two red curved bricks side by side on the porch canopy. Their curved ends project toward the front.

Add these pieces

Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

READY TO PLAY

Your little story

Name the people or creatures who live here.

Plan a welcome for their first visitor.

Describe what is cooking inside the cottage.

Sources and credits

Original assembly. Part geometry adapted from the LDraw Parts Library; attribution and source notices retained. Colours are illustrative.

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