Yes, still making progress on the Lavender Cottage (see last post) - got the 3rd floor attached now, papered, lights and floor in, windows in... and it's trimmed, plus the back is glued on. I like that it has a bright clean look. (Photos - click for full size.)
For something different, I decided to make this a type of attic with a newsprint wallpaper. Haven't done that since decorating one of my early houses, an Artply. (Remember those?) I did have the idea at some point to do a wall using my own newspaper stories, (years of reporting and writing, I'm sure there are enough) but I never reduced more than a few. So, this time, I think I'll just add a couple framed pages on the walls as kind of a memento.
I'm going to add a small couch like a sleeper sofa and then add storage. This will be the extra sleeping room that someone can use when the cottage is booked up. Despite the junk I'll add, it's private, so who wouldn't mind that?
I attached the lights on the back wall by running some of the wires through shrink tubing, then gluing it to the wall above the dividers. You can't tell here but I left the lights hanging slightly, I'll put them into clear globes and glue those to the edge of the back trim.
I also got the second floor finished with the ceiling and baseboard trim in. I think it turned out well, too. I'll be dressing those beds next and adding more furnishings.
Here are the dormers and the front so far. Have to add the first floor roof pieces and then start shingling. Still have a few shutters to finish and glue on, too. It's come a long way!
Also making progress on the other project, the small contemporary house kit. I changed the papers and some designs, of course. Still have to add some furnishings, trim, and the stairs.
And as these both are almost done, (well there're the shingles and lots of trim and foundation brick to go on the cottage) but I was in a spring mood. So I got out a greenhouse kit my friend Gigi gave me a while back.
Did I need to start another one? No, but... it's like my reading. Always seem to have several books going at once. Get bored with one, then go back to the other.
Some of the furnishings are made on this and I'll start working on some flowers, maybe even start gluing some walls and acrylic together. It's a small greenhouse so it's kind of cute to put next to one of the houses. I'll show more of that next time.
That's it for the moment. Hope your projects are going well! It will be time soon to start getting ready to do the real-life planting. Hoping my Mexican sunflowers do better as they didn't really take last year.
* Thanks again for visiting. More projects and progress coming soon! *