It's All in the Details

I spent the last few days painting a new sideboard for the Statuary Room. I used a burgundy spray paint and then brushed on gold. After it was dry I sanded it a bit to reveal the burgundy underneath, gave it a coat of varnish, and voila! a sideboard befitting the room. I also found one of the statues from the room in another box, but still no head bust for the one remaining pedestal. It's a mystery as to where it went . . .

This morning I worked on filling up the bookcases in the Smoking Room and the Study. I'm quite pleased with how they turned out. I'm thinking of turning the Study into Lady Pennethorne's Tea Room . . . hmmm . . .

I still have a massive amount of "littles" to fill up the kitchen and some other rooms. Work is progressing slowly as I don't have the energy to spend hours at a time. I've had a fibromyalgia flare up this week and it's been hot, hot, hot here in Portugal which explains a lot. Anyway, more to come!

New sideboard with statues of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

I'm pleased with how the Statuary Room is coming together.

Bookcase in the Smoking Room.

Bookcase in the Study.

The Study (but maybe Lady Pennethorne's tea room).

Inspiration for a Tea Room . . .

Three More Rooms

Today I was able to get the addition set up and all lights working. This part still needs some renovation work, but it's slowly coming together.  It's fun to get the rooms set up to see how much goes into each.  There's still room for more details!

From the bottom up are the new breakfast room, the smoking room and the top floor houses the statuary room. I seem to be missing one of the statues, but hopefully she's in another box still unpacked.

I can't believe how much work and how many hours goes into creating miniature rooms. Alas, it is a labor of love!

I have so many books to line the shelves with
 (that's a job for another day).

It's Coming Together

 After days messing with the lights in the Manor and finally getting them all to work [the fireplace wires in the parlor were shorting the line], I moved on to furnishing the Manor amidst several repairs to things broken in the move and dusting . . . and more dusting. Dusting a dollhouse is more difficult than dusting my real house, which I wish I could say I do often.

At any rate, progress has been made and everything should be on the up and up in a few more days. Then it's on to finishing work on the exterior that I didn't get around to before we moved. And then it will be on to landscaping. My hope is to make a huge tree for the front of the house and perhaps several smaller trees as well. I'd really like to find a fountain, so I'll be on the look out for that.

Anyway, that's it for now. Who knew playing with a dollhouse could be so exhausting?!!

Pennethorne Manor

The Conservatory

Rosemary's Room

The Boudoir

Lemonade in the Gazebo.

Bathroom

Wine Cellar

Parlor

Dining Room.

Main floor hall.

China and Silver room.

It's tea time in the kitchen.

The scullery.

Basement hall and Reginauld's office.

Third floor hall and Chapel.