Monday, August 30, 2010

Final stages and first floor glued!

Woo hoo! I'm so excited!

I finished up the last things I absolutely needed to get done before gluing on the first floor.

1. Ceiling roses/decorations. I added a large ceiling rose to the hall and a combination anaglypta/small rose to the parlour. To keep the holes lined up, I used a wire which worked very well:



2.  A frieze around the top of the wallpaper in the Parlour, to hide the fact that the wallpaper doesn't go all the way to the ceiling :)  I used a section of the anaglypta -- it's not perfect (more Regency than George I :), but it does finish things off and it was cheap and easy!


(I'm amused by the way the light comes through the wall in the Parlour :)  Once there are bricks on the outside of the foam, of course, things will be a little less glowing :))

3. Finally, I glued on a beam on the kitchen end wall to support the first floor at that side:



And so, this morning, I glued on the first floor!

With the ceiling on, now I can finish some of the downstairs trim, like the "crown moulding" in the dining room.  I used a small 1:1 moulding with an embossed egg and dart pattern.  Here it is, unfinished, being fitted to size, with mitred corners:


And here it is stained, and glued into place:  (the only place it's not glued to the ceiling is the front of the chimney piece, because the whole chimney piece is removeable so I can fix any lighting problems that may develop).


Now I can install all the lighting fixtures and wire them up!

16 comments:

  1. It's lovely... all of it! I am really enjoying following your progress! You work so quickly!

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  2. Wow, it's amazing!!! You've done such a fantastic job! I love the wallpaper, wood floors, and all the woodwork. This is going to one gorgeous house! I want to see the whole thing. :)

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  3. It's all coming together very well - you're right to be excited!

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  4. Thanks, Ara, Kristy and Irene -- I really am very excited at this point :) After a month not being able to work on the house, it feels wonderful to have a little time and energy for it.

    I'm wiring up a storm right now -- for me one of the payoffs of miniature-making is seeing it lit up, and I just can't wait to throw the switch and (unless I've really buggered things up, which happens a lot with electrics) seeing the little house come to life :)

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  5. It all looks so beautiful. I love the use of 1:1 size trims and wallpaper. They all look perfectly scaled in the dollhouse when you use the rights bits. :)

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  6. Nina, I am excited with you!
    The work is fabulous, a dream ... The birth of a dollhouse moves me like a blossoming flower :-)
    Mini hugs, Flora

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  7. Beautiful, as enterteining as a novel. I love to watch at the growth of your house.Rosanna

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  8. Oops !, looks like I`m going to be the odd one out here.
    With the gratest rspect Nina, SLOW DOWN !. The frieze looks a little on the large side, ie, too deep/tall. A short cut me thinks, and that is what it screams out to me. Your impatience may be your downfall.
    Other than that, as you were sergeant !.

    Kindest

    Ian

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  9. As always, I love the details of your work. The idea for the frieze is great, I´ll have to go to my local store, to see what I can find...

    Hugs

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  10. Wonderful work and so interesting to follow you step by step ! This house will be a think which you can really proud of ! Jeannette

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  11. You've been making great progress. The rooms look really good. It's a good tip qith the Anaglypta too - works well and you can even paint bits if you have a very swanky room.

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  12. Thanks for your comments, Ian, Jeannette and Jennifer!

    The Anaglypta is really useful -- I wish I lived in the UK where it's easier to get a wide variety of patterns. Here in North America we're much more limited unless we special-order things. I like the idea of painting bits, Jennifer!

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  13. Me encanta visitarte y ver los maravillosos progresos que estas haciendo.
    Te esta quedando genial.
    besitos ascension

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  14. Es muy buena idea lo de ir añadiendo el techo cuendo ya has terminado toda la decoración. Esos rosetos que le has puesto son preciosos.
    Volveré a ver las luces encendidas :)
    Besos Clara.

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