Progress Update

Things are moving a bit slower after the quick progress of building. I've pretty much finished the attic sans beams and BellaDonna's apothecary is coming along nicely. I have several mushrooms to paint! LOL!

Dear hubby has completed the fireplaces (after several tries, bless him) and they turned out so amazingly well. I'm very pleased with them. He's also printing (yet again) the spiral staircase for the second floor. Hopefully this one will be a keeper. I had to rip off the ceiling on the mansard roof so he could get the drill in to make a hole where the staircase comes up, but all in all it wasn't too bad, although I was biting my nails a bit! LOL!

My wallpapers have arrived and I'm excited to get started on the decorating. I still have to wait for the ceiling paper and then I can move on to lighting and wallpapering.

I'm excited also to be going to the Tom Bishop Miniature Show next April 2027. My tickets are booked and I'm not only looking forward to the classes and show, but to meeting up with a dear friend (who loves miniatures as much as I do!).

I think that's it for now . . .

A Fireplace for the Bedroom

Printing the fireplace for the bedroom was the easy part. I also need it to be away from the wall enough to place the fireplace in it. So dear hubby created a fireplace wall and then created the brick insert for it! It turned out perfectly. I found a trumeau mirror on the Bamboo Maker site that will sit over the fireplace mantel and other than that, the only other thing I need to do is create a marble hearth.

I'm still waiting on wallpaper, but as soon as it arrives it's full steam ahead!

BellaDonna's Apothecary

BellaDonna's apothecary is coming along nicely. I'm very happy with the wallpaper and flooring. It turned out just as I imagined it. All that's left is some distressing on the floor, baseboards and a door. I'm not sure, it just came to me, but I might brick up the door from the basement side so that no one knows what lies beyond . . . I think it's a cool idea!

I also finished the attic for the most part. The popsicle sticks I ordered should be delivered today so that I can lay the flooring. The beams I stained the other day should be dry now so I can add those to the roof.

I think I'm going to tackle the kitchen next, but we'll see what the house says! In the meantime, dear hubby has printed the table and chairs for the kitchen/dining room. They turned out awesome!

I spent a whole afternoon making boxes for the attic.

Four Steps Forward - Four Steps Back

With a clear vision of how to decorate the attic, I printed some newsprint from Paperish Printables. I printed it in 1:6 scale as I was lazy and didn't want to spend an eternity papering with 1:12 scale. With the paper printed, I cut it out and proceeded to scrunch each sheet to make it look a little used and worn. Then I pasted each piece with Mod Podge and put it in place. As I started I realized what a nightmare it was going to be to paper the insides of the dormer windows, so I asked dear hubby to remove them. It wasn't easy. I glue really, really well! Anyway, he got them off and I was able to easily paper the dormers.

Hence the four steps forward (gluing on the dormers) and four steps back. Then two steps forward and the other two dormers will be glued back in place once the wallpaper for the sewing room arrives. I originally papered them with newsprint as well, but then realized I'm papering the sewing room in a different wallpaper. This is what happens when you're excited to move forward, making mistakes that put you back in your place. I need to slow down and breathe . . .

Anyway, today I'm making boxes for the attic. I got the template for the boxes from Ara at Bentley House Minis. Here's a template and video from Ara. I'll be making oodles of boxes and then I want to find suitcases and such to stack up in the attic as well. Likely they'll be 3D printed.

I ordered popsicle sticks to make the flooring in the attic as I want the flooring to look really old and weathered. I also need to put in the windows (from transparencies) and trim. I also need to stain and insert some ceiling beams. Then I can cross this room off my list . . . for now.

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!