Mini Making Me

After finishing the dining room furniture I decided to complete the kits I purchased from Kris at 1 inch minis - Estate Chair.  Her directions were well written and it was easy enough to put the chair together, although I did manage to get glue in places where glue shouldn't be.  I guess that's my trademark . . . sigh . . .

Dollhouse Mash Up

Here are a few odds and ends that I've finished up over the last week . . .

I've decided that instead of Reginauld's bedroom, that little space at the top of the stairs on the third floor is going to be the family chapel.  I purchased this sweet little kit from Arjen at ArjenSpinhovenMinat on Etsy.  I'm going to try and stain it, but if that doesn't work I'll paint it.  There were no directions with the kit, but it went together fairly easily.  A little bit of glue at each joint held it together beautifully.

I finally was able to permanently install the Jacqueline chandelier from JGetzan Miniatures in the dining room.  It's beautiful!  I could just sit and look at the chandeliers in the main floor rooms all night.  The crystals twinkle in the soft light and it's mezmerizing!

Since the chandelier was installed in the dining room, I was able to finish the bathroom floor and finish all the trim.

I pondered what to do on the flat roof tops of the manor and decided on going with sandpaper.  I'd seen it somewhere and thought it was a great idea.  I ordered black 60 grit black sandpaper from Amazon, cut it to size and glued it on.  I like the effect.  I also painted all the cranberry trim and  because I had to cut the sandpaper to fit, you could see the wood in between the cuts.  To hide this, I painted black on the wood at each seam.  This hid the cuts beautifully.

Most of the finish trim (baseboards, crown molding, et cetera) is finished.  All that's left is trim around two French doors and finishing the baseboards around them.  And that will do it for the interior of the house!

All that's left on the exterior is siding, applying trim over the wiring at the back of the house, applying egg shell brick to the foundation, and shingling the mansard roof.  I hope my contractor has cleared his calendar for this coming weekend!