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 . . .

No Brain Cells Were Injured (insert googly eyes here)

Well, I managed to pull it off! It took a lot of thinking and looking and thinking and looking, but I finally figured out how to create the roof pitches. I don't know how I thought of a kneewall . . . must have come from many hours of watching home improvement shows (remember Dean and Joanne from Hometime?). It's not perfect, but it will do!

Anyway, all I have to do now is figure out window placement. That's for another day!

Brain Cells Needed ~ Apply Within

My brain hurts . . . Building the house so far has been pretty straightforward, albeit mistakes were made. I managed to screw up the dimensions for the third floor, floor, and Brian had to cut it out not once, but three times. Yikes! Finally got it in the end.

I'm now working on the roof sections and it's proving to be quite the brain twister. I think I may need to call in reinforcements, or take a nap, not sure which yet . . .