Half a Ceiling and a Turret

Ever have one of those "duh" moments?  I ordered twice the amount of crown molding I thought I'd need to finish the dining room ceiling, but alas, I was still short.  I guess cutting all those little pieces uses up a lot of real estate.  At any rate, I was able to finish one side of the ceiling today.  All the pieces were cut by hand and then glued in.  I stained the whole thing and then glued the dining room wallpaper to the back of it.

Shingling the Turret

My husband, the puzzle enthusiast, is awesome at putting things together.  Since he did such an awesome job on my last house, I asked him if he'd pretty please do the shingles on the manor.  Being the awesome guy he is, he agreed to do it.

After I stained and painted each shingle (a good time to do some meditation) and an almost full day of work on hubby's part, this is what he has done so far.  I love that rosette!

the left side

see the rosette?

the back

He'll be working on the turret today and will likely get it finished.  Then it's on to the main roof!  I hope his bill isn't going to break the Pennethorne bank!