Kitchen Inspiration

Dear hubby is printing a table and chairs for the kitchen as I write this. Originally they were going to be red and white as I'm thinking of a 1950s style. However, I was playing with ChatGPT and didn't really care for the cutesy kitchen and so asked to create it in a Gothic style. Be still my beating heart!

This is more like it! And it will fit in better with my Gothic theme . . .

My kitchen won't look exactly like this, but I definitely like the direction it's going in . . .

While waiting for supplies to arrive, I'm still working on details in the house. I've created a wall between the bathroom and closet, and have pretty much settled on the direction I want to go in. It's finally all coming together!

Stand Still

I'm on a bit of a standstill until supplies arrive in the next few weeks. Even though it's Amazon, things  don't always get delivered the next day. And I've ordered items from the States, Sweden and the UK. Let's just say it's an international hodgepodge of a house! LOL!

So I can't install lights until my anaglypta wallpaper arrives near the end of October (popcorn ceilings are a must in a 50s house). I can't wallpaper until the ceilings are done either. And I'm waiting on wallpaper from the States that will arrive in about a month. So you can see my dilemma  . . . (insert heavy sigh here).

One thing I guess I can do is work on the exterior. I'm creating a false wall on the left side to hide all the electrical wires once they're installed. Dear hubby needs to cut a wall out of plywood and then 3D print a track to attach to the house and the wall that we'll attach magnets too and voila! a false wall. Then I can proceed to paint the window frames, start on the faux stone on the house, and dear hubby can start to print the slate shingles for the roof.

I also noticed someone was haunting the house . . .

 BellaDonna's apothecary is going to be so much fun to create! It's a huge room, so there will be lots going on in here . . .

A Very White Cottage

My least favorite thing is done. That is priming the entire house, inside and out, and the basement too.

With that out of the way I am now moving on to wiring. I'm still not sure how I'm going to accomplish this, but as with all things, once I start it shows the way.

I'm still figuring out paint colors, but I think I've settled on sandstone for the exterior (dear hubby is printing me a stone stencil) and dark brown for the trim. I've been so wishy washy on this, but I think this is the final plan after looking at my inspiration house again. And I think this is the direction the house wants to go in . . . at least I think I'm hearing correctly . . .

Now the Hard Part

The roof and dormers tested my brain, but I got there in the end and I think it looks pretty darn good. Yes, the walls are a bit wonky, but nothing some wallpaper and trim can't handle. I'm going to take the entire house outside and give it a coat of primer. I have a spray gun, so I'm going to give it a whirl. I haven't used it before, so this should be interesting.

Now the hard part . . . selecting interior and exterior finishes and decorating. I'm up for the challenge!

I've found some gothic wallpapers on Etsy that I can download and print, so that's the direction I think I'm going to take. I'll be able to print what I need and if I goof up I can always print more. As for furniture, most of it will be 3D printed. Dear hubby bought me an air sprayer, so that will be a learning curve, but I'm hoping will produce some pretty awesome furniture for the house.

But first, I'm going to sit awhile and admire my hard work up to this point. And cleanup . . . definitely clean up!

Wonky Walls and Dormer Windows

Yesterday dear hubby and I cut all the pieces for the roof sections. Without a table saw, we had to resort to a skill saw and jigsaw, and my trusty miniature table saw for the smaller pieces. Unfortunately, straight lines are just a little bit wonky. Then comes the new sander Brian bought me. In the end Brian managed to get the front and one side section of the right hand roof glued together. I had to walk away . . . it was beyond my patience and pay grade.

This morning I glued some dormer windows together and will start inserting them later today as we have a Pilates class and some errands to run. Then I'll move on to the left side of the roof. And then the fun can begin with exterior finishes. I'm going to finish the outside before moving in, as I never seem to get the outside finished (case in fact, the Beacon Hill which I'm now just finishing the exterior on after almost eight years). Famous last words of course . . . BellaDonna's apothecary is screaming to be done!

The plan . . .

Dryfitting one of the dormer windows . . .