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!

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 . . .