tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51982441220827595842024-03-17T20:03:52.084-07:00English Manor Dollhouse: 1/12 Miniature from ScratchGiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-29720298897655883432023-09-03T09:24:00.000-07:002023-09-03T09:24:10.376-07:00A new day<p> Hello everyone,</p><p>I hope you are all well. I have been planning a big update post but I am afraid all miniatures are on hold again. Gemma and Vigo have a new brother.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdD8ZJlEliTQPF6BvFx9uzK-gKHryWhBNf7WKBDJewx1bPjm7TpB9Ml1S1PYx6DWiTDDTqDZxna98N8WSgVhlfNBwtQkWjzKqqlvo8btscN228Tt73gUZWhs2AErnZC3pbWXTLsHyENAF4Z4graK05f1GWMXFmCBBEXzLdTsDIpE0ByRS3nxaLpOkA_Km/s2592/IMG_20230902_100753513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdD8ZJlEliTQPF6BvFx9uzK-gKHryWhBNf7WKBDJewx1bPjm7TpB9Ml1S1PYx6DWiTDDTqDZxna98N8WSgVhlfNBwtQkWjzKqqlvo8btscN228Tt73gUZWhs2AErnZC3pbWXTLsHyENAF4Z4graK05f1GWMXFmCBBEXzLdTsDIpE0ByRS3nxaLpOkA_Km/s320/IMG_20230902_100753513.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We have named him Remo Christos. Remo and Vigo were always our favourite names for boys, and Christos is in honour of one of the doctors who did so much to try and save Vigo </p><p>I will eventually be back to Blogger, but with a young toddler and a newborn free time is non existent.</p><p>Big hugs to all</p><p>Giac</p><p>P s. I keep visiting your blog's, but blogger does not let me comment... It keeps saying I am logged off even though I signed in !?!</p>Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-65015868161479204462022-05-09T01:16:00.002-07:002022-05-09T01:16:48.976-07:00A reason to wake up in the morning.<p> Hello my dear friends.</p><p>The past few months have been hectic…Jo and I welcomed a daughter into our home</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhq7kh3m3EA7-HKtDIUWBFM0QdZOWDJC_zokIGMBLNAWjgdvHtv3XnsUn6HcGGdXwUWzKLkEkkgtq9HHpw1_X-End7-W2nTi2oq93dykMW2C3C5McgPCKH5MmjGx6FZ-nkIMS5ubZudBjsfk81ATkfgfG9a_HXXi68uFouooZHUamLnX_WlaVKopTiQ/s3264/100D8FCE-6111-4B11-A55E-FD0694933C00.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhq7kh3m3EA7-HKtDIUWBFM0QdZOWDJC_zokIGMBLNAWjgdvHtv3XnsUn6HcGGdXwUWzKLkEkkgtq9HHpw1_X-End7-W2nTi2oq93dykMW2C3C5McgPCKH5MmjGx6FZ-nkIMS5ubZudBjsfk81ATkfgfG9a_HXXi68uFouooZHUamLnX_WlaVKopTiQ/s320/100D8FCE-6111-4B11-A55E-FD0694933C00.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2sizl4riliMdE9k4hgZrP4cmcHhEtE_mgGtexyfQF1tyCH73VaEoGf2Yeo8_8onbRQ4Xn4UJpiieAMFJ6nuuybSo5PO84jqrZp7D7WS9lHo_jOH8zD-i2cIEH4gyh6JWMCLfgFASGNHtm_Tzb4EnX8FEad9-D0phKhQMyoKl4fHR0cToVs3a0Y6Y3A/s3264/5DBB28D1-0F29-4A6D-BA6D-8709C403F6B0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2sizl4riliMdE9k4hgZrP4cmcHhEtE_mgGtexyfQF1tyCH73VaEoGf2Yeo8_8onbRQ4Xn4UJpiieAMFJ6nuuybSo5PO84jqrZp7D7WS9lHo_jOH8zD-i2cIEH4gyh6JWMCLfgFASGNHtm_Tzb4EnX8FEad9-D0phKhQMyoKl4fHR0cToVs3a0Y6Y3A/s320/5DBB28D1-0F29-4A6D-BA6D-8709C403F6B0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We have named her Gemma Samara. Gemma was our first name choice for a girl, and Samara is in honour of the amazing doctor who was in charge of Vigo when he was ill. The past year and a half has bern incredibly difficult, in fact I do not believe the pain of losing Vigo will ever stop, but it is wonderful to have a reason to wake up in the morning. Life without a child was not for us and she has helped us beyond measure (though I look forward to the night she will sleep in her bed and not our arms).</p><p>Big hug to you all</p><p>Giac</p>Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-83579249044510805592021-05-01T10:12:00.001-07:002021-05-01T10:12:44.498-07:00The Banquet Hall<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you are all doing well. I am still waiting on some
candelabra for the table, but since it has been a while since my last post, I
thought it was time to present the banquet hall to you.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The room measures 24 inches wide, 39 inches deep and 18 1/2
inches high. The design was inspired by my favourite architect, Robert Adam. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The colour palette was inspired by winter. The
blues remind of nice winter days, and the metallic platinum paint I highlighted
the details with makes me think of ice. The white was perfect to make the
architectural elements pop out.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The walls<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My original plans were for a room 21.5 inches high, but the
proportions of my drawings looked a bit off to me</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I decided to remove the 3 inches below the pilasters. I emailed
Sue Cook and she was kind enough to send me pictured of the plaster pieces as
per my drawings.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">When the plans were finalized I cut the openings into the
MDF and covered the walls in 2 layers of Illustration board. The reason I used
2 layers is because I needed the first one to give me the depth I needed for
the niches I was going to use, and the second layer I cut out openings for the
plaster plaques that went over the frieze. I thought gluing them right onto the
walls would make them stick out to much and take away from the realism of the
room.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The darker blue circles at the top of the room are rectangular boxes in which I will put busts. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I don't have great tools for cutting 5/8 mdf, so I used
plaster filler in the curved openings of the 8 arches in the room which I sanded
smooth</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I also used illustration board on the ceiling with a cut-out
for the plasterwork. I painted the whole room in a pale blue. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Then I glued on all the pre-painted plasterwork onto the
walls. Each piece got 3 coats of dark blue, 3 coats of white, and 2 coats of
platinum, then touch ups. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The doors are illustration board,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>basewood mouldings and Plexiglas. I faux
finished them darker than most of the warm woodwork in the manor so they would stand out better!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The ceiling<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I used the paint app. on my computer and copy/ pasted images from Sue Cook's website to create the ceiling, and I also had a dry run to see it live.
I was happy with the effect!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The different pieces were not all the same thickness. When
the time came to glue them, it involved a lot of sanding and
using thin cardboard to get every piece to the right depth. It was not really difficult
and was faster than I thought.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To fill any gaps and cover any inconsistencies in depth I
used a simple moulding strip to frame the plasterwork. The 2 chandeliers are Olivias from the Getzans. I was originally going to paint the ceiling
plasterwork the darker blue, but I thought that would make the ceiling look to
heavy, not light and airy which was my hope.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The floor<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I decided early on to have a stone floor in this room. Wood
just felt wrong , not to mention I have had my full of making parquet wood
floors. I drew up a plan which reflected the areas of the ceiling (you can
compare it with the ceiling plan earlier in the post</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I covered the illustration board subfloor with 3 coats of acrylic Gesso which I sanded down and covered in a
sand grey paint. Even though the theme is Adam winter, I still needed to warm
the room up somehow. I then made templates using thin cardboard to help me
paint the dark grey areas. When that was done I used a sculpting tool to score the individual tiles and then covered 6 inch sections at a time with spackle I wiped of
immediately for grout. I glued it down using books and weights.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The furniture<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It has often been difficult to find furniture that is the
right scale for the manor, so in this room I decided to make it myself except
for the chairs.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The table<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The table was made from leftover MDF and turned wood pieces
I had left over. It measure 6 inches wide and 21 inches long. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first picture shows how I used the drill
to create the curved parts of the bottom of the feet before I cut each one out.
</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I then glued the feet, filled any imperfections with spackle
and sanded everything smooth. then faux finished it with a yellow base coat and
created my usual faux walnut finish with oil paints that match the doors and
windows of the room.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The table top was 2 pieces of MDF glued together. I applied
coats of gesso and sanded about 5 times to get a smooth finish, but the
faux-finish looked terrible and showed the separate pieces the table top was
made from, so I ordered 1/32 inch thick basewood to cover it.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The basewood had a nice grain to it, so I cut the pieces at
an angle to create a pattern. I did not use a yellow basecoat, I just covered
it with the oil paint and liquin mix which I wiped off with paper towels after 3
minutes. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Chairs<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The chairs were Chrysnbon Victorian chair kits I assembled, faux-finished
and upholstered using a fabric from Les Chinoiseries...all 20 of them!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The sideboards,
cutlery urns and server<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I made these out of leftover bits and pieces I had. The
hardest part was the rounded faux drawers. I cut the tops and bottoms of each one
and curved a thin piece of basewood over the front, then glued a basewood
molding over that to create the detailed front</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The side pieces are illustration board boxes topped with
upside down crown moulding. I faux finished it with the yellow base and
oil-liquin mix, but the tops and panels were the same as the table top so the
grain would show.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The cutlery urns were impossible to find, so I purchases
wood finials. I do not have a lathe, so I put the bottom into my drill and as I
held down the button of the drill to make it turn I used sandpaper, files and a
saw to cut off the top, make the rounded section where I put the keyhole less
round, and I made the base thinner. I used the paint on-wipe off technique again to
make the grain stand out.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The keyholes on the urn are from Le Mini di Pierluigi, and the pineapple finials
on the top are by Sue Cook. I painted them and the base of the urns using the
yellow base coat first to contrast with the central part of the urns. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I also made a smaller server for the back of the room. Same
techniques, just a little bit simpler.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And here is the furniture in place</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As I mentioned I am waiting on candelabra from Jens Torp <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the table. All the rest of the silver in
the room is by Pete Acquisto. I am also waiting on some decanters by Gerd Felka
for the server. I would love to set the table one day, but 20 place settings
including plates, glassware, flatware and cutlery is not my budget priority
right now. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And that is the banquet hall my friends. Here are a few empty
room pictures for your enjoyment:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">That was the last of the big rooms of the house. I have been
working on remodelling and completing other rooms and will post about them
soon. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Until then I thank you all for
your support my friends. I hope you all stay well, healthy, and happy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Big hugs,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Giac</p>Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-87082089585917212372021-01-31T11:47:00.000-08:002021-01-31T11:47:13.500-08:00Sculpture Gallery<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you are all doing well in these crazy time. I have
been away for a long time, but I have been trying very hard to create a new
normal. I took 2 months off work and during that time I would fall to pieces the
minute I was not doing something, so I spent a lot of time working on my
miniatures while trying to make sense of everything...still having a hard time
with that one. Today, I present to you one of the rooms I was able to create,
The sculpture gallery.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJA5XfzGLdCmfXBj7KZQx82XNCT650LDWSg-G7a-_v9M9D_1YEMGj_2ygORpSXNmLrm-17DhAh7LnhK8GiH_uYbBQU4bMkLrHEr-_devT76iqHDfXgEeknTcAXY-y_9w_VAiHObIncuT4_/s2048/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJA5XfzGLdCmfXBj7KZQx82XNCT650LDWSg-G7a-_v9M9D_1YEMGj_2ygORpSXNmLrm-17DhAh7LnhK8GiH_uYbBQU4bMkLrHEr-_devT76iqHDfXgEeknTcAXY-y_9w_VAiHObIncuT4_/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXNo2PCBkD2FbmB8BVygfycm0h9MOMkcSOfMF71_n0TEWG0Luif3xd2_J3Pb4cNOaUR8tXcJC7WpsPyrbTf4g0KRvY63zl23Jxj19msu57VbLxLAKHGHxnAd9RdUopInOR2fmHVpgfJV2L/s2048/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXNo2PCBkD2FbmB8BVygfycm0h9MOMkcSOfMF71_n0TEWG0Luif3xd2_J3Pb4cNOaUR8tXcJC7WpsPyrbTf4g0KRvY63zl23Jxj19msu57VbLxLAKHGHxnAd9RdUopInOR2fmHVpgfJV2L/s320/2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuR_FQ4_SfjSMO91j61qVzj30Sfpvs5YBv3b-kVltQhURNoAibkVWaspZtI9kRT7PhHok8SfgZvZDpDGJ9FQ-D2XSx9yvzi_K9RSfQbrfWDenRK65RepVDWZhr78eGsI25HoaST5RAMbG/s2048/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuR_FQ4_SfjSMO91j61qVzj30Sfpvs5YBv3b-kVltQhURNoAibkVWaspZtI9kRT7PhHok8SfgZvZDpDGJ9FQ-D2XSx9yvzi_K9RSfQbrfWDenRK65RepVDWZhr78eGsI25HoaST5RAMbG/s320/3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDpDgLg3raXxCWZa5UKfTqmX331oWYRSliz9ve0Ovbx1V7oSzQ5wSaHG0CnkkObbM3swA0zx6L4mjquUbbst1PBeQKjFwYX9_itO-OiPwSEBmtLSk1F3RMEtSoH8uWWuoVJ8kvzYW2raG/s2048/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDpDgLg3raXxCWZa5UKfTqmX331oWYRSliz9ve0Ovbx1V7oSzQ5wSaHG0CnkkObbM3swA0zx6L4mjquUbbst1PBeQKjFwYX9_itO-OiPwSEBmtLSk1F3RMEtSoH8uWWuoVJ8kvzYW2raG/s320/4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This space was difficult to plan out. It measure 39" x
12" and 18"high and opens to the banquet hall. At the back of the
room is a staircase I had to work around. I decided to create a sculpture
gallery. The idea of the room came from the sculpture gallery at Chatsworth
house, but the design was inspired by Chatsworth's Painted Hall.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I started by building each wall on illustration board. I
built out sections using leftover lumber I had on hand and illustration board.
Since the room is quite long I felt it needed architectural elements to break
it up and make it interesting. The back wall has a window, and the side walls
each have 2 cut-outs that are the same size as the window. I was not sure what
to do with them, but I am a sucker for symmetry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdtzA6oabXCTTaWg36R9DpN8jNoccUYmYZt87ebPm-Yb9swW6JpFOdWfBNK8SgSbNkIi0O_tKtrrxMjsuJ6LHnwwJ_-dmdsbT_UfZgXCxV5C1prgosuH3kLaLxKQLGImbNtPHcuIYSJxd/s2048/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdtzA6oabXCTTaWg36R9DpN8jNoccUYmYZt87ebPm-Yb9swW6JpFOdWfBNK8SgSbNkIi0O_tKtrrxMjsuJ6LHnwwJ_-dmdsbT_UfZgXCxV5C1prgosuH3kLaLxKQLGImbNtPHcuIYSJxd/s320/6.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyL_0yZEh6X-mp-D3MVanDcCpUG2__7gEk_jWN5Mml5A93GOeXR5hV7zL2i-9LIzeujC_waxyCh_K2WbpyyJSj5yqHUMdti_gtJWSr61BpNgYFga5reQIdk4VTu5QK9PFQngdKyztjxT-0/s2048/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyL_0yZEh6X-mp-D3MVanDcCpUG2__7gEk_jWN5Mml5A93GOeXR5hV7zL2i-9LIzeujC_waxyCh_K2WbpyyJSj5yqHUMdti_gtJWSr61BpNgYFga5reQIdk4VTu5QK9PFQngdKyztjxT-0/s320/7.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7LGFIia5rIOpkthOlvPxrxU0MCddKWU0trR-pUSOCn14iCV5MVLEoBKeKM7bffdOYpnBz1PQupr5DBnagNOeZc21kOaLOoYyaO8yePljV_6aQlXF8uNN4b-uECDBxKCcjdIPmWPrF-nI/s2048/8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7LGFIia5rIOpkthOlvPxrxU0MCddKWU0trR-pUSOCn14iCV5MVLEoBKeKM7bffdOYpnBz1PQupr5DBnagNOeZc21kOaLOoYyaO8yePljV_6aQlXF8uNN4b-uECDBxKCcjdIPmWPrF-nI/s320/8.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBDxidEsRD6V_6hPCmVSLl5Iq5Ocie5k8ua06VYorFOxIzxU6_Boq_nOxGv7tjYjd1daU5PkQedSVUlEN7ypnOh2htBD8kfwlKJcJmX3n2ndadIRkohAKgKxzW4xMh98GGU4tlgUHNLwD/s2048/9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBDxidEsRD6V_6hPCmVSLl5Iq5Ocie5k8ua06VYorFOxIzxU6_Boq_nOxGv7tjYjd1daU5PkQedSVUlEN7ypnOh2htBD8kfwlKJcJmX3n2ndadIRkohAKgKxzW4xMh98GGU4tlgUHNLwD/s320/9.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I decided to make the walls and floor look like stone. After
the structural elements were glued in I covered it all in 3 coats of gesso,
then sponged on 2 paint colors, scribed the lines to create the stone, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>then washed everything with a 1 to 10 mix of
water and burnt umber paint which I wiped off after about 3 minutes with paper
towels. I then sealed everything with a mat spray and let it dry.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I On the north side I decided to install a mural. I order a
poster of Apollo and the muses that was just the right size and scale. I glued
it into place then painted over every shape with modge-podge so the light
reflected would make it look like paint, not a flat mat poster. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjvIL3J1wHNWRw6tc-gQvLeIEP-lg-fImw1sdsid6XfS_CA_HD_BdjwIV3IDwOFE0E-lHeQrpl_IQZfSgdR-MhktTqA1XqY7LAt5mjodosJJ8DFTDJ-rEdfxoUtSdR3-seZMMaJn04G5x/s2048/10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjvIL3J1wHNWRw6tc-gQvLeIEP-lg-fImw1sdsid6XfS_CA_HD_BdjwIV3IDwOFE0E-lHeQrpl_IQZfSgdR-MhktTqA1XqY7LAt5mjodosJJ8DFTDJ-rEdfxoUtSdR3-seZMMaJn04G5x/s320/10.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I installed the walls, floor and illustration board ceiling
using books, weights, clamps...anything I could find that fit and would not
damage the finishes I made.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-EzEFxMCepuN1KDgC3C-vDgGqcvrscHIciqn87pU487XczxYlEsGgbsFqg24O_mdyL4_IGR-0AIkeKAKnUJEYlTRxV9lZBb21IXVCS0WWiW9V_CMUJF4jXZTxuAPCyVzNekqVc-n6KMj/s2048/11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-EzEFxMCepuN1KDgC3C-vDgGqcvrscHIciqn87pU487XczxYlEsGgbsFqg24O_mdyL4_IGR-0AIkeKAKnUJEYlTRxV9lZBb21IXVCS0WWiW9V_CMUJF4jXZTxuAPCyVzNekqVc-n6KMj/s320/11.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When everything was glued in place, I installed the cornice
around the room and the ceiling medallions.</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg396MV_W52mBRZHYZlpsnr9aa6lsDH4mOU5b82B69q8_2CkkZQcAtEV2xa-9tBVT_cAXdHyWWbMWSuWIUPEszN94MOmEN4SGukbUantjpynHmkUBU9o7_4whHhKLkYkF9_kL0M5qL57yi-/s2048/12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg396MV_W52mBRZHYZlpsnr9aa6lsDH4mOU5b82B69q8_2CkkZQcAtEV2xa-9tBVT_cAXdHyWWbMWSuWIUPEszN94MOmEN4SGukbUantjpynHmkUBU9o7_4whHhKLkYkF9_kL0M5qL57yi-/s320/12.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The ceiling medallions were centered between the cut-outs on
the wall, so I decided to put mirrors in to reflect the light. I spray painted
1/16 in basewood strips gold and purchased 1"mirror squares. I glued them
onto graph paper first, then glued them in the cut-outs and covered the gaps
with trim, also spray painted gold.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ycled6SBiO_zotrVjG7Xw7vRxY0AjTVeWJ-PbExMeNHrq7klrHNPiSIW6f28Q4FcJbLnl4X6QvRUq5fGd_S57QvzI6lSRmzSKHbYKY-Wexy0a61oTB-A3JS5GkKGcKBow-TmlVLtWq6o/s2048/12b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ycled6SBiO_zotrVjG7Xw7vRxY0AjTVeWJ-PbExMeNHrq7klrHNPiSIW6f28Q4FcJbLnl4X6QvRUq5fGd_S57QvzI6lSRmzSKHbYKY-Wexy0a61oTB-A3JS5GkKGcKBow-TmlVLtWq6o/s320/12b.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I cut-out a large section in the center of the ceiling for a
lantern, another idea inspired by Chatsworth's sculpture gallery. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEF3lReKOm6UTbKkxGzkw13ZUoymtwIvPX7nVTe_Oyv5gifNPJtQtPBS94RS0rjRoaipMZXE8SBxNrwwh1IVMD3yCfqedRvbVBAwArJ0LrAj-OmocWA_Sl9jPZZ5iydTFjE53zn5aOg2r/s2048/13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEF3lReKOm6UTbKkxGzkw13ZUoymtwIvPX7nVTe_Oyv5gifNPJtQtPBS94RS0rjRoaipMZXE8SBxNrwwh1IVMD3yCfqedRvbVBAwArJ0LrAj-OmocWA_Sl9jPZZ5iydTFjE53zn5aOg2r/s320/13.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The sides of the lantern are just illustration board backed
with wood, and the top is 1/4 mdf I had lying around. I just need to fill the
window openings with Plexiglas and then cover the exterior with illustration
board to make it clean. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEEuhB-sg6QYVi5OtFgZ5oRgOql7ZBQ-saIB8O_tueEmqFSpbSbopFTQQLYUYBcnF0mVsjqnF8baIyDXUvaxrV5F5ER-WC0KlOXWnLHBDCJoFweyXhg4hfu-P6BmHCaktj9gJ_zaxWrUR/s2048/14.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEEuhB-sg6QYVi5OtFgZ5oRgOql7ZBQ-saIB8O_tueEmqFSpbSbopFTQQLYUYBcnF0mVsjqnF8baIyDXUvaxrV5F5ER-WC0KlOXWnLHBDCJoFweyXhg4hfu-P6BmHCaktj9gJ_zaxWrUR/s320/14.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I used a simple cornice and a frieze to make the lantern
more interesting. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-gAbPVHKjZWNTQ3rTm3jY1Jt1YVZPoeHaLjE1cbrHZU90_PKvGXLlumPh2EAGU28Sdwt7FrATFaoGJweOTeVtSXcD2b-HsmOtPLOb1Vie7oe3lTgDJgKBEnhWbGB5crcZt4TVt447GtI/s2048/15.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-gAbPVHKjZWNTQ3rTm3jY1Jt1YVZPoeHaLjE1cbrHZU90_PKvGXLlumPh2EAGU28Sdwt7FrATFaoGJweOTeVtSXcD2b-HsmOtPLOb1Vie7oe3lTgDJgKBEnhWbGB5crcZt4TVt447GtI/s320/15.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I plan on adding a third Minuet chandelier in the middle of the
lantern eventually. The lantern is kept in place with wood stoppers I glued on
the outside of the ceiling so it can be removed for access or if I ever need to
put this section of the manor upside down for cleaning or repairs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNButR9E6BQMrb0BgYgJmsyJu86JauNidyeFPWuBYnLy_ZnnJ-sVBmiYe84C8O_trzgF5CItvnrOiVWxrZ4KdDCpC5RwgYzuxFzbvb98DoDUq9f08BTrBTFUke7mHcBGCoN03TXjnDn4ah/s2048/16.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNButR9E6BQMrb0BgYgJmsyJu86JauNidyeFPWuBYnLy_ZnnJ-sVBmiYe84C8O_trzgF5CItvnrOiVWxrZ4KdDCpC5RwgYzuxFzbvb98DoDUq9f08BTrBTFUke7mHcBGCoN03TXjnDn4ah/s320/16.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I had several sculptures I wanted to use, mostly souvenirs
from our trips which I had painted to look like stone, but I decided to make
pedestals for each one. I made them, once again, out of illustration board and
leftover wood to make them solid. I used joint compound to fill the gaps and wood grain...a lot of sanding. I painted on the marble effect and then waxed
on the sculptures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1MBJTExdhwGHSkik3OtNPz7oaFOqaFdCo1I6V1uweKNXROQIe9HgcwNWul3n5dTUB8KdxB8uBzzchxEwYiYnLQ0pRlt-bGekKweUMSnY3oIygkRLnPLe_0yLPsx_12cCB1HabDuO9hV6/s2048/17.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1MBJTExdhwGHSkik3OtNPz7oaFOqaFdCo1I6V1uweKNXROQIe9HgcwNWul3n5dTUB8KdxB8uBzzchxEwYiYnLQ0pRlt-bGekKweUMSnY3oIygkRLnPLe_0yLPsx_12cCB1HabDuO9hV6/s320/17.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF_OTD0uTvJAroH5n-5pk-ZUvZY3lrqdkLg89usrs6Nrw4tJVUbcNdhuddmrAooxjrQpz2fMjzU_QTLan3mG9sYOPoRmQj6Uc4b6PiTW8HqOj7C-CTOy3u5re6yOrAq3UlQp7YdcxXqs1/s2048/18.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF_OTD0uTvJAroH5n-5pk-ZUvZY3lrqdkLg89usrs6Nrw4tJVUbcNdhuddmrAooxjrQpz2fMjzU_QTLan3mG9sYOPoRmQj6Uc4b6PiTW8HqOj7C-CTOy3u5re6yOrAq3UlQp7YdcxXqs1/s320/18.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3NgUFXtwlyy11d68-KvsyFK8ojK8WHYygvZ1UJnUkobTw3NNKaWRncVTrIuYBiK2OeTSEwbUtaR3xoHc9EijUSTsdP_4trI0s7eKouJ5iBS6PsOd3AvSkwlDYjA72J0Crf4eVenQ3qCb/s2048/19.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3NgUFXtwlyy11d68-KvsyFK8ojK8WHYygvZ1UJnUkobTw3NNKaWRncVTrIuYBiK2OeTSEwbUtaR3xoHc9EijUSTsdP_4trI0s7eKouJ5iBS6PsOd3AvSkwlDYjA72J0Crf4eVenQ3qCb/s320/19.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One sculpture that is special is the Townley Greyhounds Karl
Blindheim made for me. Faux-marbling them was a task, but I really love them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqeKqQadkR-7CnMk649ig-b8_pFr65edsn4NEPrgX5rxWxnupYFGZz8N1vXLkWX6d2O65gB5N80t9QgpiOjYuyoFJwwusS1Ke7AzcvK4NtxHs3jtfWs07-hUd04RhpKEz9F6f-ccRQk-e/s640/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqeKqQadkR-7CnMk649ig-b8_pFr65edsn4NEPrgX5rxWxnupYFGZz8N1vXLkWX6d2O65gB5N80t9QgpiOjYuyoFJwwusS1Ke7AzcvK4NtxHs3jtfWs07-hUd04RhpKEz9F6f-ccRQk-e/s320/20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sRacvbKlLjTpVuuxMLySR_qVLt_WDIuVrmHaWOkjmBg0dKcdrvG3p2UT0GvDWVgyV9AjSqs5PnTV3oQy4QfxCDc3IkSJVmpi0g6nXuIuROgMk_eE3MLCAABTKynqsGVa-oQ6obk_ghyphenhyphenS/s2048/21.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sRacvbKlLjTpVuuxMLySR_qVLt_WDIuVrmHaWOkjmBg0dKcdrvG3p2UT0GvDWVgyV9AjSqs5PnTV3oQy4QfxCDc3IkSJVmpi0g6nXuIuROgMk_eE3MLCAABTKynqsGVa-oQ6obk_ghyphenhyphenS/s320/21.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknfetfQ_t6GjnprgUxHMdDxixIoHiqNN-yuvQOyK4vSgpeAZ3APm2I2sJcLWvydfnMQ4J6wmmxCxBgljilsJ1Y_r7bjfj8ZgJeih_M8Fc_hjpLY_AMGd73B2NmGtXvow7bo3qkmgp-vWA/s2048/21b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknfetfQ_t6GjnprgUxHMdDxixIoHiqNN-yuvQOyK4vSgpeAZ3APm2I2sJcLWvydfnMQ4J6wmmxCxBgljilsJ1Y_r7bjfj8ZgJeih_M8Fc_hjpLY_AMGd73B2NmGtXvow7bo3qkmgp-vWA/s320/21b.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One thing that was important to me was to make something in honour
of Vigo. I contacted Sue Cook and sent her 3 pictures of my monkey baby, and
she made a magnificent profile plaque for me. I glued it onto one of her over
mantels and built a base for the memorial using leftover door cases I had. I
spent a whole day faux marbling it until it was just right. I cannot thank Sue
enough...the likeness still brings me to tears and it warms my heart that that
he is always going to be part of my manor. Miniatures is my art and this was
the only way I could honour him.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg37RV1rGhKthLmRfyQijAdke1C5cgd5O0Lcs_WeCXvNc2cPV2MkhR0it_QR5F-lO8qZpSGzCE2FZHJWX2yhfH733ziWWGL27-umWs6e-nqVTBzF1tSJT6fpj1ygeCgqq-XVfVbxcXhXgU/s1821/22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="1821" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg37RV1rGhKthLmRfyQijAdke1C5cgd5O0Lcs_WeCXvNc2cPV2MkhR0it_QR5F-lO8qZpSGzCE2FZHJWX2yhfH733ziWWGL27-umWs6e-nqVTBzF1tSJT6fpj1ygeCgqq-XVfVbxcXhXgU/s320/22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MTFQiwymp74tV0Z-z09-0mBT18wjwP9DXmcqQVRjz5XaXFZ7g4soKbDQW71N5t9hyYNuaU-Mu33YXYyD5t9ZN0ijN-FCS10nnQPqB5EzYa6okzkas1EUHQ0HCMuwrm2tFm324hhSQDZR/s2048/23.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MTFQiwymp74tV0Z-z09-0mBT18wjwP9DXmcqQVRjz5XaXFZ7g4soKbDQW71N5t9hyYNuaU-Mu33YXYyD5t9ZN0ijN-FCS10nnQPqB5EzYa6okzkas1EUHQ0HCMuwrm2tFm324hhSQDZR/s320/23.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzX2eIvOLsIrlWK-1pPVPxYHoiQzSpZ9PypYG2lMtbLp628SlcfC4x_LeRORE-7qRkK8xbZCLCwOQRNlI3-u9GtW_erc7kb496DANlN9gDBa18QS1j5NZym4fUn-bE2u-pX04YbUGHKHi/s2048/24.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzX2eIvOLsIrlWK-1pPVPxYHoiQzSpZ9PypYG2lMtbLp628SlcfC4x_LeRORE-7qRkK8xbZCLCwOQRNlI3-u9GtW_erc7kb496DANlN9gDBa18QS1j5NZym4fUn-bE2u-pX04YbUGHKHi/s320/24.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdy4s-l_CfxHPqaGUkYfyLnknHnl-PsjvDhGY5ttdMf0A_B2ScLN4jYZrkVu1KK2jLpPE_6_dCF_n75uX0nTBP8ajQu_oqMYfo2uz2jDZvUs0svCtcPqgfcu141ilF0Ki55gbdu65hLMt/s2048/27.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdy4s-l_CfxHPqaGUkYfyLnknHnl-PsjvDhGY5ttdMf0A_B2ScLN4jYZrkVu1KK2jLpPE_6_dCF_n75uX0nTBP8ajQu_oqMYfo2uz2jDZvUs0svCtcPqgfcu141ilF0Ki55gbdu65hLMt/s320/27.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
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I am still not sure how it got to this size! Next time I will present the Banquet hall.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYBXfMPIWdxQRGqQje9JMlgdX4t-iwaCgNCAsH8PYJRgyZbRK83GAvH3m_iKxBLWqt_40NKuPT69NddUAdn1pToFls7WXVFbHA2UGCmP3oNqv3p0IWV7Nr1Wej7Md4gTyOerltOhwc7VB/s2048/37.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYBXfMPIWdxQRGqQje9JMlgdX4t-iwaCgNCAsH8PYJRgyZbRK83GAvH3m_iKxBLWqt_40NKuPT69NddUAdn1pToFls7WXVFbHA2UGCmP3oNqv3p0IWV7Nr1Wej7Md4gTyOerltOhwc7VB/s320/37.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">I cannot thank you all for your kindness through the loss of
my sweet Vigo. I apologize for not answering those who took the time to send me
private emails. I started trying to answer them, but I could not do it. I have lost the person I loved
most in my life, and the person who loved me the most. Doctors and nurses tried
so hard to help him, but after his death they confirmed he had Primary HLH. My
poor baby did not have a chance. Jo and
I went back to work early in January. I love my job and the people I work with, but
every day Jo and I realize life is going on even without him, and that just hurts so, so badly. One day at a time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07uZ-7LDmIe48qGjdC8uiGUODp46rQumj1dv-0Jio8R5TekzPMX1BlHPQiGjq4UvYt4oOyVQw9aRrqVEUo9fMhZ-eovIh3vm1LX4TRZWTLiRNQExsfJKyubgEPWr-Fn5TrbzjGds8hwuY/s2048/38.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07uZ-7LDmIe48qGjdC8uiGUODp46rQumj1dv-0Jio8R5TekzPMX1BlHPQiGjq4UvYt4oOyVQw9aRrqVEUo9fMhZ-eovIh3vm1LX4TRZWTLiRNQExsfJKyubgEPWr-Fn5TrbzjGds8hwuY/s320/38.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A big hug to you all my friends.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Giac</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">P.S. I am on Facebook and Instagram, but as long as Blogger is up you can count on my being here posting and following your amazing work.</p>Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-91783728075577917842020-10-24T20:38:00.001-07:002020-10-24T20:38:39.069-07:00Thank you!<p> Hello my friends,</p><p>Thank you so much for all your prayers and best wishes for Vigo. He put up a formidable fight, but his sickness was also a strong enemy. Vigo died peacefully in our arms on October 24th. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeYXXkCABbXWIzHrFiS2YW5dlMRFELxLq6zzrFHHgcrbKrVT07SJ1Vt6Xk2eP_Gi_NlTLjW6cqOu_yHHK5NdxRK4ilvkc4W6UwzHXX3UDtPURiUvSytiSXTnytuLVAvdU96oV84se5e2v/s2048/20200819_113333.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeYXXkCABbXWIzHrFiS2YW5dlMRFELxLq6zzrFHHgcrbKrVT07SJ1Vt6Xk2eP_Gi_NlTLjW6cqOu_yHHK5NdxRK4ilvkc4W6UwzHXX3UDtPURiUvSytiSXTnytuLVAvdU96oV84se5e2v/s320/20200819_113333.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This summer, when we had all the time in the world</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9-prBsZk-nF-ZMfMYAccyolub6zKJlwD2QiGf5juZtHZbibJLQfnKcoBK9KEiDbrkzyQcwqn7nrPiGG7CLpp4fbbswzZ87kBAdwgyuMZk4_0XNazS5yXjH5pQRtZMcIPPLUYZdid6YVd/s2048/20201024_171004.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9-prBsZk-nF-ZMfMYAccyolub6zKJlwD2QiGf5juZtHZbibJLQfnKcoBK9KEiDbrkzyQcwqn7nrPiGG7CLpp4fbbswzZ87kBAdwgyuMZk4_0XNazS5yXjH5pQRtZMcIPPLUYZdid6YVd/s320/20201024_171004.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Today, our last hours<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-87469983576678682162020-10-12T12:00:00.001-07:002020-10-12T13:28:32.015-07:00Asking for help<p> Hello my dearest friends,</p><p>I hope you are all doing well during these crazy times. I have been away far too long but 2020 has not been a kind year. I have not worked on my miniatures, so this is not a mini related post. Over the years your good wishes and prayers have helped me get through some tough times, so I thought I would turn to you all again.</p><p>Last November Jo was diagnosed with cancer. He was operated in January and has made a complete recovery. A week later, just before the end of my parental leave, my employer of 12 years informed me that my position was eliminated. It was a blessing in disguise because I could take care of Vigo. All this I could deal with.</p><p> In August, Vigo started to get sick. He has been in the hospital since September 30th. They are treating him for many things because they still have not found what is making him sick. Yesterday they took us aside and told us that he is in decline and that there is a real chance he will die. If there was ever a time a parent would beg for prayers and good wishes this is it!</p><p>I never in my life could have imagined being this scared, and I never fully understood just how much I love him. I don't know how to deal, but I hope all the love and friendship you have shown me over the years will help my little monkey baby fight and get over this.</p><p>Giac</p>Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-88624397420853993432019-11-15T17:38:00.001-08:002019-11-15T17:38:21.934-08:00Goodbye gallery, hello parlor!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Originally this was an art gallery at the top of the stairs:<br />
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Since I am planning a sculpture gallery next to the banquet hall and the décor of the room was exactly the same as the Tudor hall and the entrance, I figured I could use the space in a more interesting way. I am happy to present the parlor:<br />
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It is made up of 2 pieces of single ply illustration board. The bottom layer is to cover up imperfections from the wallpaper I pulled off, and the top one (first picture) has a cutout to accommodate the plaster details from <a href="http://www.suecookminiatures.com/">Sue Cook</a>.<br />
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In the second picture you see all the plaster details and some basewood moldings before it was painted. When it was installed and the wallpaper on the walls was up, I finished it with a leaf pattern cornice, also from Sue.<br />
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The chandelier is from <a href="http://www.jgminis.com/">the Getzans</a>. Next I got to work on the floor.<br />
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The old floor was not to my liking. the larger squares had a thicker glue underneath so after they were ironed into place they stood out from the border strips. also, you can see at the bottom of the picture that one square was put in with the grain in the wrong directiona nd it stood out like a sore thumb. I was afraid to tackle a new floor because I would have taken months with Vigo to take care of, but just as I was about to leave the old one in I remembered I kept the old floor I had made for the winter parlor whish was demolished to make room for the banquet hall. It was big enough so I cut it to size and glued it down.<br />
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1- I covered the walls in single ply illustration board<br />
2- I painted that green<br />
3- I applied the wallpaper from <a href="http://www.alisondaviesminiatures.co.uk/">Alison Davies</a> with regular wallpaper paste<br />
4- I added a single ply illustration board paneling strip, pre-painted<br />
5- I added chair rail, baseboards and squares in the panels, all pre painted.<br />
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Here is what the finished walls looked like.<br />
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I was able to save the Jim Coates fireplace and painted a new marble slab to use as a hearth.<br />
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I am glad I saved the fireplace because it is one of Jo's favorite pieces.<br />
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And this is what the finished room looks like, as well as an empty room shot.<br />
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I really love the way Sue's Doric columns frame the staircase behind the room.<br />
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Vigo is doing fantastic. He is in terrific health and aside from teething does not have a care in the world.<br />
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He was baptised in August and was a perfect gentleman...<br />
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...he started eating solid food at 6 months which was hilarious. when we put him in his high chair he giggles and gets really excited. He loves to eat...<br />
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..and the force was with him for Halloween:<br />
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And that is all for now my friends. I miss your blogs terribly and look forward to having more time to get back to blog world...eventually. Right now Vigo is my world and I am loving every exhausting moment.<br />
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I wish you all the best and since my decorations and Christmas trees are up, I wish you all a very happy holiday season.<br />
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P.S. please ignore any spelling mistakes. My mom is leaving so my leisure time is over, no time for proof reading.<br />
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Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-5700621774073821622019-07-08T12:43:00.001-07:002019-07-08T12:44:21.561-07:00Slowly working on miniatures again...and Vigo news.Hello everyone,<br />
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I hope you are all doing well. It has been such a long time since I have posted on my blog or left a comment on any of yours that I thought I would stop by and say hello.<br />
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I did not make it to the miniature show this year, but I had planned on picking up a project I commissioned from Karl Blindheim. He was nice enough to mail it to me after the show. I asked him to interpret the sculpture of the Townley Greyhound from the British Museum. I could not be happier with Karl's masterpiece!<br />
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I asked him not to paint it so that I can faux marble it when the new sculpture gallery of the manor is built. I am in love with this piece.<br />
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I have been enjoying my parental leave from work and am having the time of my life being a dad, but I must say I have missed working on my manor. I started up again this past weekend by demolishing the old gallery and will slowly turn it into a card or tea room. Not sure when I will be able to post about it...but I will keep you up to date. I will not work on the banquet hall or new sculpture gallery yet as they are huge projects and Vigo comes first.<br />
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Speaking of Vigo, he is doing fantastic. He is growing well and is in perfect health. His pediatrician says he is strong for his age and she was happy to see how much he could focus at 2 1/2 months. He is making new sounds every day and can be quite the chatterbox. He has just discovered sucking his thumb and grabbing things (I will have a bald spot on my chest in the next few weeks) and he smiles all the time and has started laughing. He is a great eater and a pretty good sleeper. In short, we were blessed with the most wonderful boy. Here are a few pictures.<br />
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Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-81119715041521938422019-04-11T13:36:00.001-07:002019-04-11T16:26:43.971-07:00Goodbye miniatures...hello diapers!Hello everyone,<br />
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It is with an insanely happy heart that I must tell you that I will not be working on miniatures for a while, because I will be busy changing diapers. Jo and I have a son.<br />
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We got a call one day at 1:30 in the afternoon saying there was a healthy baby boy waiting to come home with us. At 3:30 pm, we were holding him in our arms. We named him Vigo.<br />
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We got him when he was 16 and a half hours old. He is perfect and I am still in amazement at just how much I love him.<br />
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I thank you all for your incredible support and best wished through the years. It was a long and heartbreaking 7 year wait, In fact we were absolutely convinced the day would never come, but it did. I will keep on following your wonderful blogs to keep on being inspired, but I hope you understand if I will not be commenting much...at least for a while.<br />
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I send you all a great big hug,<br />
Giac (the happiest man in the world)Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com75tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-86949231220763152112019-02-13T19:33:00.000-08:002019-02-13T19:35:30.839-08:00I'm back and guess what...I renovated the dining room...again!Hello everyone,<br />
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Happy Valentines day. I hope you are all well. It has been such a long time since I posted and I am sorry to have been away so long, but it took me quite a while to get over my neck and back pain. I am much better now, but I am still being careful...no more ballrooms!<br />
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I have started working on miniatures again, finally, and what better way to come back to blogging then doing what I do best...starting a room over. This time I present to you the final version of the manor's dining hall.<br />
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Here it is last version of the dining room:</div>
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The room is 14 inches high and the wallpaper was 11 inches high. This meant that the border separating the 2 patterns was at 6 inches from the ground. It split the room in a very odd way that looked wrong, but I loved the top of the paper so I just lived with it. Then one day, Les Chinoiserie reissued the Avignon wallpaper without the bottom lattice pattern. It was a sign!<br />
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My inspiration for the new room came from Holkham Hall and the rooms of Robert Adam. I decided to install a niche to the right of the door that leads to the Tudor hall. I used my Dremel to cut out a rough opening in the 5/8 MDF wall.<br />
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The last step was covering the walls in illustration board because I was afraid any imperfections where I removed molding and ripped the old wallpaper would show when the new one was installed.<br />
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The new paper was only the one pattern, but it was still too short for the room so I decided to add paneling 3 1/2 inch high.<br />
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The new Avignon paper is just a bit less yellow then the original one which I liked very much.<br />
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I added some would strips which I painted to accommodate the moldings I planned on adding<br />
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To cover the gap between the coffered section and the sides I used a paneled Frieze, under that I installed a cornice, then I re-installed the original frieze that was in the dining room, and finished that with a molding from that matched the new doorcases<br />
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The next step was creating the doorcases. I wanted to use Sue Cooks Adam doorcases so I drew up some plans and she was kind enough to make custom size doorcases for me. 2 of the door openings are 4" x 8", and a third one is 2 1/2" x 8".<br />
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For the broken pediment, I used basewood strips and illustration board to create the triangle bases...<br />
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...then I covered them in smaller cornice moldings.<br />
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In the next picture you can see the painted elements for the doorcase. As I mentioned Sue made the custom doorcases using the 3 piece doorcase and an additional 3 piece architrave, and I made the 3 piece broken pediment.<br />
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And here it is installed:<br />
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After the doorcase were in place, I installed the paneling I made out of double ply illustration board and quarter round molding, and I installed the painted niche. I liked it, but the broken pediment was too square...<br />
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...so I added some half brackets that match the doorcase. I originally planned on putting a bust atop each door...<br />
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...but they did not look right so I ordered some pineapple finials and painted them to match. I figured since the pineapple is the symbol of hospitality it was the perfect touch<br />
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The door that leads to the breakfast room is much smaller, so I used a simpler version of the doorcase design.<br />
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Later on you will see a smaller pineapple finial atop that door.<br />
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If you look through the doorcase of the back wall at just the right angle you can see into the kitchen. The noise from the kitchen would have been disturbing, so I decided to add a second door.<br />
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I used illustration board backed with basewood strips and covered in a white molding and matching wallpaper on one side...<br />
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...and walnut painted molding and matching tiles for the kitchen side.<br />
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You can barely see it, but it is there..<br />
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I had a William Kent fireplace and found a picture of the real version which was being auctioned at Chatsworth house. I used the picture to finish the fireplace to look like stone...no veins this time.<br />
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The insert has Terry Curran's Fable Set tiles. I love it!<br />
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I decided to put less furniture in the room to make it look grandeur. Sine I removed the piano, I glued a bracket to support a bust and a sculpture in the niche.<br />
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I decided to use the china cabinets elsewhere in the manor and purchased a second sideboard for the back wall. I was trying to choose some paintings by Canaletto to go over them, but I liked the bracket so much I had a dry run to see what I liked best.<br />
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The brackets and sculptures were the winner. I think they look very elegant and they don't take the attention away from my silverware and china.<br />
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Since the larger furniture would not be going back in, I started looking for a smaller sideboard to go next to the fireplace. I found nothing! I had 2 bar stools that were falling apart, so I decided to make a small table until I could find something I like.<br />
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The marble top is 2 layers of illustration board with a chair rail molding. I painted the marble with a brush, not a sponge. First I stippled on 3 different shades of base color, then I added veins, and I finished with a wash of 1 part paint to 5 parts water. There are about 9 coats of glaze on it which was rubbed with 0000 steel wool and waxed. The base is basewood, legs from the stools and a quarter round molding.<br />
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I think it is my best marble. I like it enough that finding a mahogany replacement is not such a priority anymore.<br />
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For those who are wondering where to get any of the items in this room, all the plasterwork (fireplace, doorcases, cornices, brackets, sculptures...) are from <a href="http://www.suecookminiatures.com/">Sue Cook Miniatures</a> , the resin Rococo frieze is from <a href="http://www.lawbre.com/">Lawbre</a> ,and the lighting is from <a href="http://www.jgminis.com/">The Getzans</a>.</div>
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I think some people who like Victorian style will prefer the previous version of the room, but as I have mentioned before my tastes have changed over time and I am more interested in Georgian, neo-classical and Palladian interiors. One thing is for sure, this room is final. The lighting fixtures have been soldered into place so there is no going back.</div>
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My next project will be the banquet hall and new statue gallery addition. I will try not to wait so long before posting, but preperation for those rooms will take a while.</div>
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Thank you once again for following my adventures, and a special thank you to those who contacted me because I was gone so long. I really appreciate it. I think some of your posts do not show up in my reading list for some odd reason, so if I haven't been commenting please let me know.</div>
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<br />Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-53993966510388228712018-05-01T18:06:00.001-07:002018-05-01T18:08:06.353-07:00The new ballroom, birthday presents and the Montreal Miniature showHello everyone,<br />
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I hope you are all doing well. Thank you for your lovely comments on my last post. I appreciate them very much. <br />
Tomorrow, May 2nd, is my 40th birthday and what better way to celebrate then by throwing myself a ball.<br />
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The finished room measure 35 inches wide (89cm), 38 inches deep (96.5 cm), and 14 inches high (35.5 cm). The baseboard, chair rail, fluted window frame and the panel trim are basewood, everything else is plaster by <a href="http://www.suecookminiatures.com/">Sue Cook Miniatures</a>. </div>
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Last time I posted about the ballroom it looked like this:</div>
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The reason I took such a long break and worked on other rooms is because I new the next step would be a long one and I was dreading it...</div>
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I am going to do everything I can to avoid any more parquet floors in the manor. The medallion was done before Christmas and went much better then I ever dreamed, but the filling around it was never ending. I cut and glued down 879 diamonds to make the cube pattern, and then I had the borders and the colonnade around the room to fill with the basket weave pattern. It was worth the work in the end, but still it was incredibly boring to make.</div>
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When the floor was done I was ready to glue it down. Even though the structure is 5/8 inch MDF it wobbled when I tried to move the structure. That meant the columns could come undone or get crushed if I ever had to move it. I decided to reinforce it with 5 strips of 2" by 2" lumber glued and screwed underneath the structure. I had the whole thing at an angle balancing on one piece of 2 by 4 to install them, so I did not take pictures, but below you can see the guidelines for the reinforcement strips underneath. I used wood glue and 7 screws per strip...the floor is now as strong as it can be.</div>
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I then glued down the floor with the Ultimate Glue and weighed it down with books. You may have noticed in the picture of me working that I cut out squares in the subfloor all around the room. I kept the squares and when the floor was installed I glued them back in...</div>
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These squares are where the column bases went. I did this to make sure there was no shellac or wax under the bases so the columns glued down properly. I did not take a picture of the finished floor, but this picture of the finished room gives you a general idea of it:</div>
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I then glued in the half columns against the wall and got to work on the wall details before installing the colonnade.</div>
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The 3 horizontal strips hold the doors together. Even though they are fake doors, I still carved out slots for the hinges to make them look more realistic. Here they are installed:<br />
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Since the walls are thick I used a coffered strip to decorate the inside of the doorcases. The top of the opening is a piece of lumber covered in a Sue Cook frieze supported on brackets. <br />
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It is made of double thick illustration board and 1/2 inch lumber strips. When I make doors I glue the frame together, then paint the door and the molding that goes into the panels separately. It is too hard to faux wood grain the door if the molding is glued in...it actually covers corners really well.</div>
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The windows each side of the fireplace are made the same way. I decided not to use curtains in this room and wanted shutters built into the walls.</div>
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The window is glued down to the base first then installed in the opening. The shutters were made separately, again with slots for hinges that do not work, then installed last to cover the sides of the opening.<br />
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I added a quarter round molding painted white to match the frame to conceal any imperfect joints and it also made the shutters look like they regressed into the wall. I am really happy with them.</div>
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Finally I installed the fireplace and over mantel.</div>
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The fireplace is cracked. I had left it standing on my worktable and accidentally hit it. the fireplace fell and the 2 sides cracked of. After much cursing, I glued it into place, filled the 2 large diagonal cracks with joint compound, sanded it with a nail file and painted it. I think it is okay now. With that done I did paint touch ups all around the room and installed the full columns and bases. </div>
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With the columns in place I could finished the colonnade. I had 2 inch strips of MDF that sat on the columns. The plaster pieces for the room were ordered after the MDF was cut. For some reason the columns on their bases were shorter then I had calculated</div>
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In the picture above you can see the columns hold up the MDF and the plaster frieze, above the frieze is a white 1 inch by 1/4 inch basewood strip I painted white, and the gap above that is covered with the cornice.<br />
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I painted the 1 inch basewood piece white so it would look like part of the cornice and frieze, but it was way too high and broke the flow of the room. I painted it blue and added a quarter round strip at the bottom and I was much happier with the look.<br />
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The nest step was to install the medallions which meant the chandeliers had to be installed. The are 2 Versailles chandeliers form <a href="http://jgminis.com/">Jason and Jacqueline Getzan</a>. I installed the fixtures by soldering the wires using flux and rosin core solder and covered the joint with shrink tubes that I heated with a hairdryer. They shrunk a little too much and some of the copper wire was exposed, so I covered that with technical tape. I pushed the wires into the 1" by 1" hole in the ceiling that is covered by the medallion and the room was finished.<br />
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I love the room, but as it is so deep I spend the last month lying down in the room on my stomach. I could not lift my head properly and my neck cracked every time I turned my head, but it was worth all the pain. If anyone ever works with plaster items, I recommend using joint compound to fill the gaps and make repairs. It is easy to sand and you can carve any lost detail pretty easily, not to mention it takes paint the same way the plasterwork does. </div>
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Since it is my 40th birthday, my family was even more generous then usual. They all went to Jo and he ordered the 2 chandeliers I fell in love with and want to use in my banquet hall.</div>
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They are called the Olivia and are by the <a href="http://jgminis.com/">Getzans</a>. I was surprised that they spoiled me that much. These will always be a wonderful memory of the year I turned 40.</div>
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The Montreal miniature show was the first weekend of April. I went in with a budget and the determination not to spend one penny more, and I walked out having spend 2 and a half times what my maximum was. In my defence, Greg Matusovsky was there this year. He does not come to the show often and even Jo agreed I could not miss this opportunity.</div>
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From Greg I purchased these gorgeous candelabra, pierced bowl, cake server and 4 place settings for the breakfast room (only one is pictured)</div>
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From Janice Crawley I purchased these lovely pieces of porcelain and the jack in the box<br />
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And from Martha Mclean I purchased a silver frame from Stephen Randall , 4 filled champagne flutes and a spool holder from <a href="http://www.mcqueenieminiatures.co.uk/">Mcqueenie miniatures</a>.<br />
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I was also thrilled to see <a href="http://www.grandpasdollhouse.com/">Grandpa's dollhouse</a> carried the lumber I have used throughout the manor and stocked up on what I was missing...of course I went through it all to finish the ballroom. They are officially my main miniature lumber supplier.</div>
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And that is all for this time. I am taking a little break so my neck and lower back can recover from working in the ballroom. I also want to work on a little surprise I promised a friend that I hope she will like beary much :)</div>
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Take care everyone and keep on posting your wonderful projects... I need inspiration while I take a little break. Thank you to all my new followers and as always, please let me know if I am not following you...Blogger sometimes drives me crazy.</div>
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<b></b><br />Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com93tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-11551026889693577862018-01-03T12:03:00.000-08:002018-01-03T12:03:19.302-08:00The countess' studyHello everyone,<br />
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I hope you are all doing well and that 2018 is off to a good start. We had a very nice Christmas and I am enjoying my time off work.I have been catching up on sleep, watching movies and working on my miniatures. As promised in my last post, I present to you the countess' study:<br />
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My inspiration for this room was the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. It remains one the favorite places I have visited and making this room filled me with happy memories. I wanted it to feel like a garden retreat (Good guess Betsy). The space I had to work with was 15 by 16 inches, and 12 inches high.<br />
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As I was testing furniture placement, I decided I could afford to lose a little floor space to make the room more interesting. I came up with the idea of building a nook for a desk or window on the north wall of the room.<br />
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Rather then lose the space each side of the nook completely, I incorporated built-in bookshelves each side of the window. The backs of the bookcases are double thick illustration board and the sides and shelves are basewood. I grooved channels into the side pieces to hold the shelves, as you've seen me do before.<br />
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Once I had decided on the style of the room, I worked on the floor:<br />
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Since the wallpaper and architectural elements were quite busy, I opted for a simpler floor. Jo suggested a basket weave pattern which worked really well. I made it using my usual iron on wood strips, put on 3 coats of shellac, and then a coat of floor wax. I think this is one of my favorite floors in the manor.</div>
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Next came the wallpaper. I purchased it from <a href="https://www.alisondaviesminiatures.co.uk/">Alison Davies</a> and had planned to pair it with white paneling...</div>
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...then I remembered I had the border from the scenic wallpaper from <a href="http://www.leschinoiseries.com/">Les chinoiseries</a> I used in the boys room. It was perfect for the Regency Chinoiserie style I was going for.<br />
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I installed the wallpaper using regular household wallpaper post. Many miniaturists have cautioned against this because mini-wallpaper can ruin with the water in the paste, but I have only used Les Chinoiserie and the Alison Davies wallpapers which are quite thick and worked well...but be careful to test your paper if you go the regular paste route. It took a while to cut the boarder because I wanted to make sure the pattern in the corners of the room matched. Luckily the pilasters enabled me to center the pattern around the room. It would have been more difficult if the boarder want continuously around the room.<br />
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After the pieces were cut I applied the paste using a cheap paintbrush. If you put it on too thick it will just come out the sides when you smooth it down and make a mess.<br />
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I used scrap paper to protect the scenic paper when I glued the boarder in place. The paste will not fully come off if you get it on the good side of the paper and will leave a shiny residue.<br />
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When the wallpaper was done I went to work on the ceiling. I went on YouTube and found a tutorial that worked well for my by an artist called Tim Gagnon. You can check out the link <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIB1Rddh2p8">here.</a> </div>
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When the ceiling was glued in place I installed the cornice and the capitals of the pilasters which continue the leaf detail. Every sky needs a sun so I painted the ceiling medallion gold.<br />
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The next step was gluing on the shafts of the pilasters, fireplace and overmantel mirror. All the plaster pieces in the room are from <a href="http://www.suecookminiatures.com/index.php">Sue Cook miniatures</a>. I have purchased many of her items, but these are my favorite to date.<br />
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I went to my stash of leftover wood strips and used 1/8 inch x 1/2 inch basewood for the sides and double thick illustration board for the front. I had leftover green marble I painted for the earl's study floor, so I used it for the fireplace hearth and I cut out openings in the pilaster bases and embellished them with the marble as well. Some molding strips finished the look.<br />
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In the picture above you can see that I used gold painted picture frame molding on the tops of the bases because you could see the layers of board and molding and it ruined the look. I also used a 1/16 x 1/16 inch strip painted gold to cover where the mirror met the overmantel. From the side you could see the thickness of the mirror and it ruined the illusion.<br />
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And here is the finished fireplace. The firebox is illustration board I glued together, painted using 2 stone colored paints, then dry brushed on black to soot it up.<br />
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I love the way the light hits the wall in the next picture. The 2 beautiful Asian deities in the niches were a generous gift from Sumaiya. I love them in the niches and make pale marble bases for them to stand on.<br />
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With the fireplace wall done I turned my attention to the nook. I used more of the gold painted picture frame molding to cover the bookcase and covered each shelf with the molding I used on the pilaster bases.<br />
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The room was finally done. It is a simple room overall, but every strip of molding and every element are painted in seashell white with gold detail, which means every pieces got 3 coats of white, 2 coats of gold, white touch ups, gold touch ups, and still need more touch ups, but I figured you waited long enough and I'm fed up of painting for now.<br />
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The curtains for the nook are gold silk I used in the breakfast room. I made them with the Pretty Pleater and just glued them to the wall over the window. Regency window dressing always has swags above, but I never was able to swag fabric properly in miniature, so I opted for a simple rectangular pelmet detailed with the molding and chair rail from the room. I like it, but might try something a bit more elaborate to replace it. I glued it only to the ceiling so taking it off will not damage the room irreparably.<br />
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I can see the countess lying in her chaise reading after meetings with the housekeeper, the cook, and balancing the account books. The wonderful pillow with the peacock was a gift from Jonquil.<br />
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And that is it for the study. If I were ever to decide to modernize the manor, I think this room could make a really good master bathroom. Here are some pictures with different lighting, furnished and empty.<br />
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As per custom Jo coordinated both families and I got great Christmas gifts. My mother got me a ladies desk kit from Alison Davies miniatures. I will work on it soon and will most likely post about it next time. Jo consulted my plans and lists and ordered Sue cook items I need for the banquet hall. ...I laid them out as per my plans to see the effect...here is a little teaser of the north wall...<br />
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And that is all for this time my friends. I wish you all the best for 2018 and as always I look forward to seeing your posts and thank you for following mine.<br />
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Big hugs to all,<br />
GiacGiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com73tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-39211399000741042742017-12-22T12:04:00.001-08:002017-12-22T12:04:17.106-08:00Happy holidays everyone!Hello all,<br />
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I hope you are all doing well. I just wanted to take a moment and wish you all the happiest of holidays. I celebrate Christmas myself, but no matter what you celebrate, I hope it will be wonderful and I wish you all the best for the new year. Who knows, maybe the world will remember/learn what peace is in 2018?<br />
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Once again I had not planned to stay away so long. Many weekends since my lost post were spent in the yard renovating the deck and preparing for winter. In the past few weeks my mom had minor surgery and my father-in-law fell off a stool and broke his shoulder 6 days before he and my-mother in-law moved to their new condo. It has been a bit of a bumpy ride, but they are both doing well. Jo and I are still surrounded by no baby and the wait has been much harder then we anticipated. They tell us not to think about it and go on with life as usual...easy to say! It has all been mentally and physically draining. As of today I am on holiday for 2 weeks so I should finally be able to catch up on sleep...and work on my minis! In the meantime, I figured you deserved a sneak peak of things to come.<br />
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I was working on the ballroom floor and finished the medallion just to realize the rest of the floor would be a lot of calculations to accommodate the colonnade...<br />
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I decided to put the ballroom aside...again...and concentrate on the countess' study. I finished the floor...<br />
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On that note, thank you all for following my adventures and allowing me to follow yours. It is always such a great pleasure for me to enjoy your artwork and get to know you through your blogs. I wish you all a year full of inspiration!</div>
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<br />Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-1288933845774952972017-09-17T07:08:00.002-07:002017-09-17T07:08:51.982-07:00The new kitchen<div style="text-align: left;">
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I hope you are all doing well. I am sorry if I have not been around the past 2 weeks. Jo and I had vacation time and we booked a last minute trip. We just got back from a wonderful cruise to Bermuda. We had amazing weather and very smooth waters...thank goodness. </div>
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I loved the trip but was excited to come home because the day we left I finally finished the kitchen renovation.</div>
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Here are some picture of the original kitchen.</div>
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My main complaint was that there was not enough cooking surfaces for a house the size of the manor. When you think of the family of 6, the banquet hall for 20 and the number of staff to cook for, I don't care how great a cook was in the kitchen it just would not work. I tried adding wall ovens on the back wall....</div>
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...but the Bodo Henning range, while beautiful, was just too small. Also, some of the built-ins I made were a bit chunky...things like shelves being too thick...it bothered me. So without further ado, I present to you...</div>
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The new kitchen design was inspired by the old kitchen at Chatsworth house. </div>
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Today it is used as a wood working shop (that sound is my heart breaking). I especially loved the chimneys and based my design around them. A long while back I posted some dry run pictures of the kitchen...</div>
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...I played around with the foamcore chimneys and after several floorplans I decided I would rather have all the cooking ranges on one side. The rest of the kitchen just fell into place.</div>
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The east wall of the kitchen consists of 3 stone chimneys.</div>
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The one on the left is the roasting range for spit cooking meat. The middle one houses a 13 inch cooking range which has 2 fire boxes, and the right chimney is for 2 large wall ovens. The chimneys are made with double ply illustration board and leftover lumber for support and solidity. The brackets are from <a href="http://www.suecookminiatures.com/">Sue Cook</a>.</div>
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The cooking range and roasting range chimneys arches were made by slowly bending a strip of 2 ply illustration board with wood blocks to hold the strip in place at the right angle. The picture above is the 13 inch one.</div>
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I added a back to the arch structure and then angle pieces so it would look more realistic when seen from underneath. The oven chimney had a smaller arch which did not protrude as much into the room, so I made it by gluing together 3 layers of the illustration board. that made is very solid and not too thick.</div>
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When the chimneys were built, I added basewood strips and molding to dress up the front.</div>
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I made the faux stone finish with Americana and Delta Ceramcoat paints. I sponged on a coat of light buttermilk, then a coat of sand paint. I then dipped my brush in antique gold paint, dipped it in water, then went over the entire surface...kind of a really intense yellow wash. I wiped it off with paper towels and let it dry overnight. I then went over it with a wash of 90% water and 10% dark brown paint. When that was dry I took a stylus and a metal ruler, and made the 2 x 1 inch stones. You will see it better in pictures to come. Next step, the cooking.</div>
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The wall ovens are very simple.</div>
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I took double illustration board and cut out the oven section and added some clock hands I purchased at Micheals and some knobs and molding. I glued everything on with The Ultimate glue then painted over it with Rust-Oleum spray paint which is used for patio furniture.</div>
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The cooking range, as well as the ovens, were inspired by the kitchen at Audley End house. Again I started with illustration board, molding and clock hands...</div>
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I really am not sure exactly how everything worked. I just copied what I see and this was the result.</div>
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At this point the fireboxes and range were painted with the spray paint separately. I only assembled them after the coal was glued in place. I also built the back wall of the range using 1/16 x 1/16 molding and laminated wall tiles. I spray painted the "Iron" part before installing the tile inserts. In the next picture you also see the doors to the flues which are made of basewood and leftover handles.</div>
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When all was dry and the colas inserted, I glued it all into the chimney.</div>
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The roasting range was a bit more of a challenge. It is basically a giant grate. I based it on the one at the Royal Pavilion, one of the favorite buildings I've visited. I started by making the arms to hold the spits out of 1/8 x 1/4 inch basewood strips.</div>
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I then cut out an illustration board back (2 ply) and glued on some 1 inch lumber to make the sides. Prior to assembly I drilled holes where the barres that hold the coal will go.<br />
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I then added molding on the base of the side supports and inserted the brass rods.</div>
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Here is the finished piece before painting...<br />
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...and after painting. Each range and the ovens took about 6 coats of spray paint to be completely covered, and then 2 coats of varnish to protect the finish.<br />
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With the roasting range done I got to work on the spit mechanism, again inspired by the one at the Royal Pavilion. I started by gluing beads and a gear to a brass rod. I made 3 u-shaped brackets out of 1-16 basewood and painted it all black. </div>
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The last step was to dirty the roasting range. I used my utility knife and a stick of charcoal to make powder, then applied it with an old brush. </div>
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Earlier on I mentioned the coals I needed to install. This was tricky because I could not find anything that worked with the sizes of my ranges. I saw some bloggers using tic tac containers and cutting them to the right height, but the roasting range was so large that the square box looked horrible and fake. I finally thought ofcutting out the sides of the orange tic-tac box and I held the plastic over a tea candle until it just got soft. I then put it onto a piece of crumpled up aluminum foil to create the texture of coal.<br />
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In the picture you can see I used another piece of foil to help push the soft plastic into the aluminum foil to create the texture...do NOT use your fingers...I found out the hard way. Also I recommend doing this outside. The smell of the plastic melting could not have been good for me. When the plastic was cold I used a tip from the great Elizabeth from <a href="http://studioeminiatures.blogspot.ca/">studioeminiatures</a> and dabbed the plastic with black glass paint which is used to imitate lead. I glued them into place and light them from behind with grain of wheat bulbs and voila! The chickens are roasting nicely on the spit, and you can see 2 bottle jacks for roasting smaller cuts of meat from <a href="http://www.sussexcrafts.com/">Sussex crafts</a>.<br />
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I still might dirty up the other chimneys, but I am happy with the results. I finally have enough cooking surface ;)<br />
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I created arches from the illustration board the same way I made the chimneys. The floor is just painted single ply illustration board done the same way as the walls, but with a 50/50 dark brown wash and a square pattern.</div>
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The built ins were made using the 2 ply illustration board and more leftover lumber. My goal was to use up what I had and not order anymore wood. It involved a lot of thinking, but mission accomplished! I wanted the doors flush with the units, so I took single ply illustration board and cut out the doors and drawers. After painting I glued everything back onto the unit.<br />
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In the next picture you can see every piece for the 4 units. I assembled some but kept shelves, drawers and other pieces separate so it would be easier to paint the wood grain.<br />
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Of course I had several dry runs to make sure everything works as I had planned.<br />
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After the sections were painted, I glued them into the arches. In the past I have used 1/8 inch wide strips and dug grooves into them to hold the shelves. This time around I realised I was out of 1/8 so I used 1/16 instead because I had a lot of it lying around. I cut one piece to the height of the unit, then cut pieces to act as spacers between the shelves. When the units were built I covered the edge with thin molding to cover the construction.<br />
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The first arch houses the pot rack. It was important to me that I display my copper pot collection properly. After I decided on the shelves and their measurements, I needed to find a way to hang the pans. I decided, rather then hooks which would be limiting, to drill holes through 2 small pieces of faux finished lumber and attach 2 brass rods.<br />
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I then glued it underneath the bottom shelf. I purchase me copper pots and pans from <a href="http://jgminis.com/">Jason and Jacqueline Getzan</a> and they always supply hooks with each piece. This way I have 2 rows to accommodate anything that needs hanging.<br />
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The bottom part of the pot rack has the only 2 working drawers in the kitchen. The rest are fake as are all the cupboard doors. The base of the unit was made with 3 leftover newel posts.<br />
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The sink was also purchased from <a href="http://www.sussexcrafts.com/">Sussex Crafts</a> as were all the handles for the kitchen. Once again I used leftover newel posts for the sink base and drilled holes for the plumbing. I used the same laminated cardboard tile for the backsplash that I used for the cooking range.<br />
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The sink is a gamekeeper's sink. It would be used to wash and rince off some food and fill pots and pans.<br />
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I loved the drying rack and the double sinks in the old kitchen, but I decided to have a much larger scullery in the basement of the manor instead of cramming it into the kitchen.<br />
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I was dissatisfied with the old butlers pantry. The shelves were made with lumber that was much to thick. It completely ruined the illusion for me, not to mention my wood grain was off because I pre assembled the unit before painting it.. This time around all the shelving in the kitchen was made using 1/16 inches. It made all the difference. Unlike the rest of the storage units which were all glued onto a back piece stuck to the wall, the top of the butler's pantry was made by building the front first.<br />
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This enabled me to make a removable section so I could install my china outside of the manor then slide it in place. I try to not make opening doors because they always seem to come undone or get pulled out by visitors. The unit was really snug in the arch so I did not have to come up with a system to hold it in place like the last time. I just built a shelf for the unit to sit on.</div>
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The last unit for food storage was made the same way. The spice drawer doors are just a 1/16 inch piece of lumber I cut up, painted and glued on. I really wanted to order <a href="http://stokesayware.com/">StokesayWares</a> Victorian kitchen jars and actually spaced the shelves to accommodate them, but that will have to wait. I worked on plans for the banquet hall on our trip and it will cost me a pretty penny. Maybe one day I'll have my jars, but if not, the kitchen still looks pretty good.<br />
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The top of the room was damaged when I ripped out the old chimney and column of the old kitchen, so I just painted a piece of double thick illustration board with the Light Buttermilk color I used as the first coat of the faux stone finish. I cut a groove into it for the wires to sit in. After it was glued in I installed the crown molding and I took 2 wood strips, painted them to match and drilled a whole for the light fixture. This covered the chanel for the wire.<br />
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It adds a bit of architectural interest to the room, but still keeps is simple as most kitchens were.</div>
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With the scullery in the basement and the banquet hall on the top floor, I needed a way to get food and things up and down easily. I found a picture of a dumb waiter I liked online and built one of my own. The unit is a box with shelves. I covered the front of it with vertical wood strips to act as spacers. The front of the waiter is 2 layers of illustration board that finish flush with the stone walls, and then I built an arch which matched the doorway to cover the gap.</div>
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The spacer permitted me to install the rope which would have been pulled up or down to make the waiter climb or descend. The back of it was painted like stone. I saw a lot of dumb waiters with closed doors, but I thought this one would be perfect for the kitchen.</div>
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I wanted a clock with a large face so the cook could keep an eye on things. This one is a simple box I made, 3/8 inches deep, with a circle I cut for the face. I found the clock face online, printed it, glued it on and varnished it. The handles were in the same pack I used for the hinges on the ranges and ovens. I think the fact that they are not painted or printed on makes a big difference.</div>
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One of my biggest challenges has been to find big furniture for the manor. Most miniature furniture is made with small kit rooms in mind. I knew from the start I wanted a large table for several people to work on. I had some turned wood pieced I purchased on a past trip. I decided to use them as feet as they were just the right height. I cut out 4 sets of wood strips and drilled holes to accommodate the wood pieces.</div>
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Drilling a large hole in the wood caused it to split. I used painters tape to tightly wrap each piece and that kept it from splitting. I then glued on the turned wood pieces, connected the leg units with lumber strips, and built a box out of wood and illustration board for the drawer section.<br />
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The drawers are simply pieces glued on the sides of the table. I used leftover strips as spacer so all the drawers would align properly. The top of the table are 1/8 x 1/2 inch strips I glued on. When I mention wood strips, I always refer to basewood. I added handles to the drawers and my 13 inch by 3 1/2 inch table was done.<br />
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Victorians used massive wardrobe like screens in front of the roasting range. The exterior was made of wood that protected the cooks and the interior was lined with tin that reflected the heat onto the meat. It was mounted on wheels and could be moved around the kitchen. My version was inspired by the one an Penrhyn castle. I added on some hooks for pans that were too long to fit in the pot rack, and the fire tool set.<br />
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The inside needs to be painted to look like tin, but I figured you have waited long enough for a post. Often time the interiors had shelves to keep plates warm.<br />
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I know many of you loved the old kitchen, in fact many family membered voiced their criticism when I ripped out the old one, but I think the new kitchen is far more realistic in terms of function and the stone walls and dark wood are more dramatic and fit in the manner much better. Never let anyone or anything, especially fear, keep you from redoing something until it is just right.</div>
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In my last post, I was asked what music I listen to when I work. I usually have dvds about English Country Houses or the last season of Downton Abbey on while I work, but the last few time I had music on is was usually Madonna's last 2 albums or Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty. </div>
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Also, I would like to thank Feedspot for selecting my blog as one of the Top 100 Miniature Blogs on the web. It is a great honor and I appreciate it very much. </div>
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Next time I will either present the countess' study or the ballroom. I wish you all the best, and as always thank you for following me on this most likely never ending journey. </div>
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I hope you are all doing well and enjoying a nice summer. Thank you for your great feedback on my last post, I really appreciate your comments. Since the earl's bedroom I have finished renovating the breakfast room. <br />
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I know many of you really liked the first breakfast room. Don't worry Elizabeth, it is safely tucked away and I plan on using it as a room box. I loved the room, but several things really bothered me. Firstly, the space was tight and people could not walk around the table if others were seated. Secondly, Betsy, you were right, seeing the room only through the doors and windows was driving me crazy. It was impossible to see all the detail. Thirdly, there was not enough wall space for a decent sideboard and servers. The room was originally going to be a loggia...</div>
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...but I decided I wanted more interior space and closed it up to make a breakfast room. Every time I change an existing room it winds up being too small!<br />
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I built a new structure which , I think, has much better proportions then the original. Here are more pictures of the new room.</div>
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The room was inspired by the breakfast room at The Elms. It is wider, deeper and taller then the original room and makes much more sense now. Breakfast was served on a sideboard and people would go make their plates and sit down. The space is now large enough for diners and staff to move around comfortably. </div>
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I studied the breakfast room at The Elms a little more carefully this time. I started by planning out the main elements of the walls.</div>
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When I was pleased with the proportions of the room, I faux finished the illustration board wall panels and had a test run.</div>
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The fireplace wall gave me a hard time. Originally I cut out an opening for symmetry ans was going to make a closet. I realized I didn't like that...of course I realised this after it was glued in and the ceiling cornice was in place! I cut and tore off the right side of the fireplace wall and recut a new one, this time creating a built in shelf. I put it in place and realised the shelves would only be 5/8 in deep. Not terrible, but not right in a room this size. Finally I cut another piece and just added a lacquer chinoiserie panel. </div>
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The floor is a copy of the original breakfast room floor. I really like the pattern so I just started over on a bigger floor template.</div>
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As usual, I drew out one panel, photocopied it several times and used that as a template to cut the iron on wood pieces. </div>
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All the molding was painted faux walnut, but I decided to add a little gold accent on each strip. It took forever! The faux walnut technique is made with oil paints, so I had to use metallic gold oil paint to detail the trim. It was so long to do and you all know how much I dislike painting, but in the end I am happy with the results.</div>
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In the above picture, I used a piece of illustration board to keep the height of the chair rail steady around the room. The gold detail is very subtle but stands out nicely when light. The gold oil paint took 2 weeks to dry completely.</div>
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The ceiling was painted a warm white. I purchased <a href="http://suecookminiatures.com/">Sue Cook</a> cornice C2, pre painted each piece with the ceiling paint and highlighted the detail in gold. I must have been tired or clumsy when I was cutting the cornice because all my cuts were off and the plasterwork crumbled. </div>
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I purchased the niche and William Kent fireplace from <a href="http://suecookminiatures.com/">Sue Cook</a> . I found a picture of a beige marble I liked and sponged on the finish. In hard to get to areas I used paint brushes and dry brushed on the paint. In the picture above you can see the tools I used. The paints are in the order I applied them. from left to right. I liked the yellow marble in the first room, but while I had seen real marble slabs that yellow, it did not translate as realistic in miniature.<br />
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I use the Pretty Pleater to make my curtains. It usually goes well, however I failed to realize the pleater is 10 1/2 inches long and my windows are 12 inches high. I pleated the central area of the gold colored raw silk, but I still had to pin the folds down on a piece of foam core board to get the pleats to go all the way down. </div>
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The most important piece was the sideboard to display the breakfast food. I purchased a French console table from <a href="https://www.alisondaviesminiatures.co.uk/">Allison Davies</a>. The carved detail in her piece is amazing, but the chestnut finish was lost against the walnut walls, so I gilded carvings in the base and marbled the top so the table would stand out.</div>
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It stands out beautifully now. Below is a close up of the breakfast. The fried eggs were purchased at <a href="http://www.ananda-miniaturas.com/">Ananda</a> in Barcelona on our last trip and the crumpets and silver were purchased at the Montreal show.<br />
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I used the same table and displayed the Imperial cherry blossom dinner set I commissioned from Julie at Westwinds miniatures a while ago. The gorgeous flower arrangement was made from <a href="http://www.marthamcleanminiatures.com/store/ds1_control.php?page=home_page.php">Martha Mclean</a>. I think I need better cutlery though.<br />
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May second was my birthday and I got a Randall Zadar figurine called The Golden Age from Jo and my family. </div>
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I love my birthdays and planned on supper and doing things I love to do for a whole week...however this birthday was spent taking care of Ozzy who broke his knee doing god only knows what. He had surgery on the 3d of May and is much better now, but the 3 weeks after the operations were difficult and I got very little sleep. No the best birthday, but since next year is my 40th I'll just have to make up for it. </div>
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And that is all for now my friends. The past few rooms have been inspired by some of my favorite places: The earls office and breakfast room by The Elms, the countess' bedroom by Rosecliff, the earl's bedroom by Chatsworth, and next time we will travel to the Royal Pavilion in Brighton for the countess's study.</div>
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I just want to welcome new followers and thank those of you who have been following me for a while. For some reason I often have a hard time accessing new followers' blogs, so if I am not following you please let me know, it is not intentional.</div>
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<br />Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-4780771032596151402017-04-19T17:53:00.003-07:002017-04-19T18:05:53.230-07:00The new earl's bedroom and the Montreal Miniature showHello everyone,<br />
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I hope you are all doing well. Thank you all for your kind comments on my last post. As I had mentioned, I have been working on several rooms at the same time. This past week I finished the earl's bedroom. <br />
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Here was the room before...<br />
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...and here it is after<br />
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I was quite happy with this bedroom and only planned on changing the crown molding for a more detailed cornice. Unfortunately, things did not go to plan (surprise)...and here we go!</div>
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Originally there was a door to the right of the fireplace which led to a balcony. However, when I remade that wing the balcony became the countess' study. The door did not make sense anymore so I had to figure out a way to block it. </div>
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I decided to pull of the drapes, the door and the wainscot in that section, cover the entire area, which is about 12 inches tall and 5 1/2 inches wide, with illustration board, wallpaper the top and faux walnut finish the bottom... When I went to order what I needed, the wallpaper was no longer available. The door and transom were 10 inches high, so there was no way to cover it.</div>
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After much debate, I decided to cover each side of the fireplace with walnut paneling. Since the room was now a renovation and not just a small change, I decided to base the new design on the state rooms at Chatsworth house which are English Baroque. The first step was to decide what elements would grace each side of the chimney.</div>
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The plaster pieces by <a href="http://www.suecookminiatures.com/">Sue Cook Miniatures</a> reminded me of the carved limewood detail in Chatsworth. I painted them to look like darker wood to contrast with the walnut faux finish, and then I took some pictures of English nobility and modge podged them to look like real paintings.<br />
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I glued them onto the painted illustration board and glued them in place.<br />
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Next, I added some molding to the door to make it look a bit grander.</div>
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The leaf frieze is from sue Cook, and I believe the overdoor is by Tony Jones. I left the original doorcase in and added to it. I think it is better scaled for the room. The light walnut in the room was made by painting a mixture of raw sienna oil paint and liquin over an antique gold Ceramcoat paint base, and the darker walnut was made the same way, only using burn sienna oil paint instead.</div>
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The new room layout meant redistributing the furniture. Of course I had to move a mirror which ripped paper right above the original wainscot. My solution for this was to cover the old poaneling with a new, taller one.</div>
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I used single ply faux painted illustration board. When it was glued into place, I added the leaf frieze as a chair rail molding around the room. I also covered the chimney in painted illustration board. this time I used double thickness because the new fireplace was larger then the original, so the chimney wall had to be bigger as well. Anything structural is better done with thicker board. I glued on some panels over the fireplace, again from Sue Cook. The new fireplace opening was wider then the original, but I was afraid to cut the opening and damage the floor. My solution was to use a printout of some Tudor tiles I covered in triple thick clear glaze to make it look like real tile.</div>
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I installed the fireplace and added molding to the wall to create the paneling.</div>
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I used a 1 inch strip and a baseboard along the bottom and chair rail molding over and under the leaf frieze. I glued on fluted doorcase molding to create the vertical sections, then filled in the rectangles with quarter bead molding.</div>
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Here is a closer look at the fireplace, once again by Sue. The round panel above is a family crest also made by her.</div>
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I had some leaf frieze leftover and added some to the bed nook to tie it in with the rest of the room. At this point I added the cornice which was also painted to look like wood.</div>
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Even though I adore the wallpaper, the nook bothered me and I planned on covering it in wood. However, what I would most like is to cover the inside of the nook with a medieval tapestry, so I will keep looking for that before touching it.<br />
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The final step was adding molding to the corners of the new chimney to dress it up, and the room was finished.<br />
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And now some detail pictures of the room, as well as a few of room empty.<br />
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It was not the biggest change I have made, but I think it now matches the countess' room in grander and to me, it feels much more appropriate for the manor...not to mention I always prefer symmetry!<br />
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April first was the Montreal Miniature Show. We had our friends Julie and Brian (Westwinds Miniatures) and Martha Mclean over for a visit on the Friday, and on Sunday we had a visit from Marilyn and Louise. We had a wonderful time, and I found some great treasures at the show.<br />
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I love Janice Crawley's china. I purchased the blue tea set, elephant bowl and the 2 birds on the Saturday. I loved the tea set so much when I put it into place that on Sunday we went back to the show so I could get the pink one for the second china cabinet in the family dining room.<br />
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Karl Blindheim was also at the show and I want to purchase one of his animals every year. This year, I fell in love with 2.<br />
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When the Breakfast room and the study are done, the next big project is the kitchen renovation. I found these at Grandpa's dollhouse and think they will come in most handy.<br />
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I also purchased these from Martha Mclean. Her floral arrangement will be perfect in the breakfast room. Some of these were purchases, but some were presents from Martha. She made the egg holder especially for my kitchen. I will treasure it always.<br />
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Julie was not selling her artwork at the show, but she made me this incredible hat for the countess.<br />
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And finally, <a href="http://charminis.blogspot.ca/">Marilyn</a> and Louise commissioned this beautiful vase of flowers for the manor. I was very touche by this wonderful gift which was made by Marijke at <a href="http://pulchinellascellar.blogspot.ca/">pulchinellascellar</a>. Marilyn, Louise, I hope you approve of the new spot I chose for it. <br />
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I'm back! I hope you have all been well. It has been ages since my last post and I do apologize. After my last post we started real life renovations we wanted done before we became dads. Everything got done just in time for Christmas and now we are waiting for the call telling us a baby is waiting. I was finally able to start work on miniatures again in January, and last weekend I finally finished the countess' bedroom...again, but for the last time.<br />
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Before I go on, here is a look at all the incarnation of the room.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Originally as a dressing room...</td></tr>
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I tried to rework this room many times, as you all know. It always felt too much like a doll's house room: The marble was too pink, the white panels and gold detail was a bit much, the wallpaper bothered me, but most of all I never liked the layout of the room. After several failed attempts, I decided the only solution was to start from scratch. I think it was the right decision...</div>
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<b><u>Demolition and planning</u></b></div>
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The first step was gutting the room. I stripped as much off as I could and sanded anything left on. You might remember I made the rooms 6 inches deeper in order to make the kitchen below bigger. The bedroom was now 30 inches by 20 inches and 12 inches high.</div>
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I tried different layouts. I used the 6 inches at the back for closets and was going to put the fireplace between the window and the bed across from it. </div>
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I had a brilliant reason to switch the fireplace to the wall in front of it...I just can't remember what that reason was! Anyway, I committed to a plan and cut out all the walls for the room in double thick illustration board.</div>
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The design for the room was inspired by the dining room at Rosecliff in Newport. The picture above shows 2 layers of double thick illustration board; one layer was to cover up all the imperfections and old openings on the walls, and the top layer was to create all the paneling. </div>
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<b><u>The Fireplace wall</u></b></div>
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The fireplace wall was the main focal point of the room. I ordered plasterwork and a mantel from <a href="http://www.suecookminiatures.com/index.php">Sue Cook Miniatures</a> and had several test runs. </div>
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The picture above was my favorite direction so I reworked the chimney to house the elements the way I had laid them out.</div>
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The curved part of the chimney is single thickness illustration board. The double would be too hard to get the curved line and still look clean. I painted everything with 4 coats of Seashell white from delta Ceramcoat. The next step was the mantel...</div>
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It took me 7 hours to paint it to look like Pavonazzo marble. It was a long process but worth the work. The base layer was antique gold paint, then a layer of triple thick clear glaze, sponged on seashell white, another glaze layer, sponge on light Ivory, another glaze layer, chocolate colored veins, glaze, white specks painted on in between the close veins, and a final coat of glaze. The layers of glaze are what really make the marble look realistic.</div>
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When the mantel was dry I glued on the plaster elements with The Ultimate Glue.</div>
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<b><u>The Closets</u></b></div>
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Next, I worked on the closet on the right side of the door. I knew you would only see about half an inch of the closet through the door, but since it is a bedroom and you never know what a mirror might reflect, I went ahead and made a full closet unit.</div>
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It is made of basewood and a leftover copper pipe. I taped together the side walls of the unit to make grooves for the shelves. <br />
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After the lined were scored with a utility knife I chiseled them out with a jewellers screwdriver.<br />
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I assembled it with wood glue and painted it to match the bedroom walls. On the left side of the bedroom door I was going to make a bathroom. I painted faux marble walls and when I had a dry fit I felt the 6 by 6 inch space was ridiculously small in a grand room, so I scrapped that and made more closets. I decided to faux finish them to look like wood so they would be more visible. <br />
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It was a lot of work for 2 clothes which will barely show. However, when I had a dry run I saw something I had not noticed. You can see right into the left closet from the door that leads to the earl's bedroom<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For those wondering what the white dots on the panels of the earl's bedroom are, I decided it also needed a bit of work...I know, I can't stop myself</td></tr>
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So, all the work was not wasted. I cut out the ceiling of the closet and will eventually fill it with clothes. I will definitely try making some...but not just yet!</div>
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<b><u>The Window Wall</u></b></div>
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The last wall section to prepare was the window wall. </div>
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I wanted a niche detail to house the countess bed...not a deep one, just to add a bit of architectural detail. When the four coats of paint were on, I added the plasterwork detail, made the window cases, glues on the wallpaper panels with regular wallpaper paste, added the trim, and finally made curtains from some green silk. </div>
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I still need to make the actual windows, but I really needed to post something. The wallpaper is Roche from Les Chinoiserie. I picked it up on our last trip to Barcelona at Ananda Miniatures. </div>
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The only survivor of the demolition was the floor. I always lay my wood floors on illustration board subfloors, and luckily only the bottom part of the subfloor stayed glued to the floor. The rest came out in one piece and in pretty good condition.</div>
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When I had a dry fit, I realized the medallion would no longer be centered on the floor, not to mention I had an extra 6 inches to cover. I was able to slice of about an inch and a half on each end of the floor and made a new section that blended in quite nicely. I was so happy I was able to get a pretty close match with the french polish. After I glued it in I cut out a section for the back of the fireplace and the marble hearth.<br />
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The ceiling is a piece of illustration board. It really is the simples way to cover any leftover bits of the textured ceiling paper I ripped off. I still need to add the ceiling rose I purchased, but not until construction on the kitchen below is complete and I am ready to install the chandeliers.<br />
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I realized the bedding I had made was too pale for the room, not to mention the pillows and the toip of the mattress were really flat. </div>
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I decided the mattress, a simple piece of 1 1/4inch foam, was the problem so I made new ones. I glued together 1/4 inch foamboard and covered the sided with fiberfill for one matress, and covered the sides and top of the other. I then covered each one with white cotton fabric glued down with Aleene's tacky glue. <br />
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I tried to stay true to the Victorian way: A bottom straw mattress, a top hair mattress, and a featherbed to top it all off. The featherbed is 2 layers of fabric I sewed on 3 sides, stuffed with 1/4 inch of foam, then sewed the top shut and tufted it.<br />
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The final step was to cover it all with a protective sheet (to protect the mattresses from dust and fireplace ashes). I glued it down but tried to make it look like it was tucked under the bottom matress<br />
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The final step was making a new bedspread made from the green silk I used for curtains. It is pretty much the same technique as the first one. You can look it up <a href="http://englishmanordollhouse.blogspot.ca/2014/01/countesss-bedroom-holiday-projects-and.html">here</a>. The green one looks much better, but I still need to work on a bolster and more pillows... and I'm not entirely convinced the lilac fabric on the headboard is going to stay.<br />
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<br />Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com72tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-7789690293499342192016-09-24T08:33:00.002-07:002016-09-24T08:55:48.091-07:00Renovations and a look at things to come...Hello everyone,<br />
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I hope you are all well. I know I say this all the time, but thank you to everyone who took the time to leave a comment on my last post. You're feedback is always much appreciated. I decided to post today because we are starting real life renovations again...hopefully these will be the last, and it might be a while before I can work on my miniatures again, but I wanted to show you what was done in the last month and what is to come...<br />
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Before I go on, I just wanted to thank all of you who were sending positive thoughts our way. It worked! On September 13th at 4:02 pm, my husband Jo and I were told by our social workers that we were accepted and are officially on the adoption waiting list. It might take weeks, it might take years, but the next time we get a call from them should be to tell us they have a match and we are going to be dads. Once again, thank you for your wonderful kindness and support!<br />
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Back to miniatures. Once again, this is what happens when I am left to my own devices. Here is a picture of the manor 3 weeks ago...<br />
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It now measures 10 feet 4 inches (315cm). In the picture the new south wing is in place (the section on the right). The cardboard boxes are to show the unbuilt section that will house the food preparation room and the banquet hall which will have a table for 20 people.</div>
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I loved the old kitchen, but there just wasn't enough cooking surfaces. I added on to the structure so it will be 6 inches deeper, making the kitchen 20 x 30 inches (50 x 76 cm).</div>
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The left side will have a new chimney based on the ones that were in Chatsworth house</div>
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It will be finished to look like stone and will house a 10 inch ''cast iron'' cooking range. The foamcore model in the picture is actually 1 1/2 inches smaller then my final plan. The old kitchen had a fake door on the back wall, but in the pictures you can see the new kitchen has a real opening which means you will be able to look into the Tudor hall. Next to the door I drew a square that will be a dumb waiter leading to the 3d floor for the banquet hall and the basement for the new scullery. The windows will also be larger so more natural light will make it easier for the staff to work in.</div>
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The left wall will have a matching chimney with a roasting range, complete with smoke-jack, and wall ovens for baking. I love built ins, so I incorporated 3 arched openings in the walls. The back one will be the butlers pantry, the one to the left of the chimney will house a 6 inch wide by 5 inch tall ice box, and the one to the right of the chimney will have cabinets and shelves to display my copperware collection. The finishes in the room will remain very similar to the style of the old kitchen.</div>
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I also loved this room, but the problem with the old breakfast room was that it was just too tight. It was originally intended to be a loggia, but as a breakfast room for a family of 6 there was no way to move around the table.</div>
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It will be finished to look like walnut paneling and have black chinoiserie lacquer panels on the center of the back wall and over the doorcases. Above the fireplace will be a large mirror and since the room is 2 inches taller, the windows will let in more light and will have gold silk curtains that match the tablecloth.</div>
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The bed will now be centered on the other wall facing the fireplace. I think the lack of symmetry in the room was what most bothered me. The door on the left of the bed leads to the earl's bedroom, and the one on the right leads to the countess's study. The room will be white paneling and have green fabric panels. Luckily, when I destroyed the room, I was able to save the floor with the medallion. The room is 6 inches deeper, but since I made the closets 6 inches deep as well the floor will work perfectly in the new room. Yay!</div>
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The new room above the breakfast room will be a study for lady Dewel . It might be finished to match the countess' bedroom, but I have not yet committed to that idea. The doorways and window openings in the countess' suite will be bigger then the cutouts, but I needed to have an idea where they will be when I cut the illustration board wall panels. </div>
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And that is all on my end. Jo and I will be going on holiday at the end of the month...most likely our last before we will be papa and daddy (it is important to us that our baby speaks French, English and Italian) so I will not be commenting on your blogs at that time.</div>
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I wish you all the best and once again thank you for following my adventures. I have several new followers and I must apologize if I am not following some of them. I used to be able to click on their picture and find their blogs, but lately blogger won't let me do that anymore. If you leave me a message in the comment section with your blog address, I would love to follow your adventures as well.</div>
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A great big hug to all</div>
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Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com76tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-77072141144093091312016-08-11T20:07:00.004-07:002016-08-11T20:18:41.705-07:00Dewell Manor's Grand Library...finally finishedHello everyone,<br />
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I hope you are all doing well and that life is treating you kindly. Once again I was very touch and appreciate all your comments about the last post. It really is such a pleasure to have such talented and creative artist enjoy my work. It has been longer then I had hoped, but the new and (I hope) improved library is almost finished.<br />
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Don't get me wrong, I did like the older version very much, but it was so dark and so busy that I just could not imagine it being used for reading. The new version is also 7 inches wider and 2 inches taller which makes it much brighter. A few posts ago I showed you how I made the bookcases and the wall panels, so the next step was...</div>
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The new floor might look familiar because I used the same design as the old library floor, but without the black detail in the boarder. Here is the old floor...</div>
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I made sure to put the same metal ruler in both pictures to compare the rooms. Once again I used iron on strip wood for finishing countertop edges, and I coated them with 2 coats of shellac. I use amber shellac flakes dissolved in 99% Isopropanol. Here is a close up of the wood border and the marble hearth for the fireplace.<br />
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The hearth is painted 2 ply illustration board to match the faux marble fireplace from Sue Cook I painted. I paid more attention to the direction of the Greek key and the corners of the boarder. I think it looks more realistic without the black, actually.<br />
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When the floor was done I glued it down using the Ultimate glue and weighed it down with heavy books overnight. The next step was adding the chair rails and the baseboards to the walls.<br />
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When the wood trim was done, I flipped the section upside down and worked on the ceiling. </div>
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I used real life wood molding to create the coffered effect. It is a 1/2 inch x 1/2 inch square strip, and the inside of each section has a real life size tiny egg and dart molding. Under the coffering, I used a Sue Cook cornice strip. I painted all of the ceiling elements in a buttermilk color acrylic paint, then went over the detail in the Sue Cook molding with white paint. It took me an entire weekend to paint the white, but it really highlights the detail.</div>
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This was all done about 3 weeks ago. I still have to add knobs and glass to the bookcase doors and windows, and there are several paint touch ups that need to be done, but overall the room was finished. So why did I wait so long to post...</div>
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I showed you the window seats made of double ply illustration board. They were simple to make, but then I had to make cushions for the tops. I cut a piece of single ply illustration board to size and made holes where I wanted to tuft them. In the picture below you see the foam glued to the illustration board on the rights, and the fabric and another piece of foam on the left...the furniture.</div>
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I folded over the fabric and glued it down with tacky glue. I then used strong thread to create the tufting. I pushed it through the holes I made, made a very small stich on the top, and pulled down to create the detail. </div>
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The fabric I chose was not a natural fiber so it fought me all the way! I had to start these over 3 times before I was happy. In the end I added gold trim and voila!</div>
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Here is a close up of the furniture in the old room...<br />
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I really liked the furniture in the old library, but it was mahogany and I hate mixing woods in my dollhouse. Also, the black was too heavy for the look I was going for. I gently took off all the fabric from the furniture but tried not to damage them so they could be used as templates.</div>
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I sanded all the furniture and washed them with a toothbrush dipped in warm water with dishwashing soap, let them dry properly, painted them with antique gold colored paint from Delta Ceramcoat, then faux finished them with burnt sienna oil paint thinned with liquine applied with an old brush. When that was dry I sprayed on 3 or 4 coats of lacquer to keep the paint from scratching. I then cut templates in thin cardboard, glued on some foam, and then glued down the fabric edges. </div>
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I hate upholstering with a passion, and I don't think I am the best at it, so I will not go into too much detail. All I can say is my fingertips are still sore from super glue and being poked with pins while trying to hold the fabric in place. However, I did manage to refinish every piece...</div>
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The sofas were reupholstered with the same fabric as the window benches...much swearing ensued!</div>
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The benches were covered with a silk that was great to use, however the white textured fabric on the chairs kept unravelling as I worked...more swearing!<br />
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I had already painted the tops of the mahogany tables to look like marble, so I taped that off with painter's tape and sanded, washes, painted and faux-finished the wood part. <br />
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These 2 chairs were unpainted resin chairs from John Hodgson that were given to me as a gift. <br />
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I painted them with black Americana paint and highlighted the detail with gold metallic Delta ceramcoat paint. When dry, I sprayed on 6 layers of the lacquer. I used gold silk for the upholstery, but these pieces came with resin molded cushions and the silk just had to be glued on. I used tacky glue which I spread super-thin with toothpicks. </div>
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The globe is an inexpensive mahogany base piece with a bright blue, yellow, green and pink globe you've probably seen before. I took the globe and painted it with antique white, red and antique gold Americana paints and, you guessed it, 3 coats of laquer. The table was mahogany finish which I sanded and painted with metallic gold paint and lacquer. I thought of trying gold leaf, but I've seen pictures of gold tables in English country houses and the end result is pretty close. The top is a real piece of marble.</div>
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That was it for the furniture I owned. However... The room was quite big and I have always loved the idea of a map table. I did not find any online, so I made it myself. </div>
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I figured out the size of the table and cut out all the pieces in double ply illustration board and designed it to match the paneling on the walls. </div>
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I glued them all together using the Ultimate Glue and gel Super Glue. One side has cubbies for rolled up maps and larger Atlases. I used 1 ich basswood lumber for the depth.<br />
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Here you can see pieces of left over wood I used to strengthen the structure. When the glue was dry I faux finished it. <br />
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For the map drawers, I used 1/4 inch wood strips that were pre-cut and pre-faux finished. I used leftover molding strips as spacers and just glued them down. <br />
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The top is double thick illustration board with a piece of red leather I had lying around. In the next picture you can see that I glued them together and covered the sides of the table top with moldings painted to match. <br />
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And finally, here are some pictures of the empty room which took so long to do.</div>
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As I mentioned, I still have several finishing touches to do, not to mention many books to make to fill up the shelves, but as far as I am concerned the remodeling of this room was well worth it. I just love it and can imagine myself sitting on a chair reading a book and listening to the ocean outside the window.</div>
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And that is all for now my friends. My next project is to install the new south wing structure with the rest of the house which means emptying the entire manor and taking it apart... what fun that will be. When the new section is in place I will go back to work on the ballroom.</div>
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I know many people are not using blogger anymore, and I myself have a Facebook account which I use mostly to show pictures of the rooms I just finished, but rest assured I love the blog format and plan on continuing posting on here until the Manor is finished...or until I die, whichever comes first!</div>
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I send you all a great big hug and wish you all the best,</div>
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I hope you are all doing well. Thank you all once again for your great feedback last post. I had not expected to go so long without an update, but I underestimated the level of detail in these rooms and real life has, yet again, been hectic and exhausting. Work on the new wing is going well and I present to you the Earl's study and the Banquet hall staircase.</div>
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Last post I had just painted illustration board to look like red, yellow, green and black marble.</div>
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The next step was to cut them and glue them onto a single ply illustration board subfloor. I chose the cube pattern, one of my favorites.</div>
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Cutting them was time consuming but not difficult. The problem started when I glued them down. I had 2 sub-floor templates, one for the study and one for the staircase hall. I used the Ultimate glue for the study floor and it worked really well. However some of the glue kept coming up between the cracks when I placed the tiles, so for the staircase floor I used an Extra Strength Glue Stick. </div>
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I put the tiles down and weighed them overnight with weights and heavy books. When I went to trim the tiles that were hanging off the edge many of them came undone. If you look at the strip of flooring on the left in the last picture, you can see where the tiles came off the white subfloor. Not the end of the world, but do not use glue sticks! I must have been tired because I messed up the last row of the study floor. I inverted the yellow and green titles. I just cut off the row ande made a black marble border around the room to make up the difference.</div>
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With the floor done I started putting together the rooms. I did one last test run to see if any mistakes jumped out at me.</div>
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It looked good, so all that was left was gluing everything in. I started by the wall panels and weighed them down 24 hours to make sure the glue set and the pieces did not buckle. Then I glued the paintings in place and added trim</div>
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I pulled it out, praying the fireplace would not be damaged, and replaced it with the same "marble" I used for the floor. I think it looks better.</div>
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The final step was the ceiling. It is a piece of faux-walnut finished illustration board with rectangles cut out of it which I glued over the mdf structure which I painted dark green.</div>
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I added a cornice, frieze and cove molding around the room, and I trimmed the cutouts with the cove molding as well. And voila!</div>
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The elements for the staircase were all ready, so, as with the study, I had one last test run.</div>
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In the picture above you can see I used a 10 pound hand weight while waiting for the glue to set. Before the wall panels were installed I measured and glued the molding onto the murals. They had odd angles and trimming the picture frame molding for each piece after the paintings were glued into place would have been a nightmare. This way a line of The Ultimate glue all around and a few drops of gel super glue were all that was needed to glue the paintings in. I mentioned that I made the space under the landing 2 inches deeper to create the illusion of a bathroom. The platform was now too short so I made a built in bench to cover the gap. There will be a window on this landing.</div>
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I really like this room, but after the wall separating it from the earl's study was up you can only see little parts of it at once.</div>
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The room under the stairs was wasted space so I decided to make it look like a small bathroom. I built a window unit with a stained glass window which has a ledge on which I can put a few towels.</div>
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The stained glass is a plastic piece I purchased at a Tiffany Glass exposition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts a few years ago. The window piece is not glued into place...</div>
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As I mentioned before, you can only see this room through the doorways in the study and the library. Sadly, you cannot see it from the back as the house is against the wall, so here are a few pictures to remember what is actually behind the study.</div>
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The first weekend in April was the Montreal Miniatures show. Martha and Julie came over the Friday before the show and we had a wonderful visit. Jo came with me to the show and we had a lot of fun...and I shopped.<br />
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I love shopping at the miniature show, but even more fun was getting my birthday present last week. Jo got both families together again and they bought me a limited edition bird handle copper pot set from Janson and Jacqueline Getzan, as well as a few other kitchen items he knew I was hoping for.<br />
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And that is all for this post. I have cut the subfloor for the library so the next step is cutting the wood parquet. I have also been working on futur plans which I have mentioned before...Banquet hall, kitchen renovation... I did make one big decision though: when the present rooms and plans are complete, I am adding a basement floor to the manor for servants quarters, laundry room, linen cupboards, scullery, larder, cellar....This project will never end.</div>
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Thank you again for being there to follow my adventures. I promise I will try not to take so long before my next post and again, if you follow me and I do not follow you please let me know!</div>
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Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com98tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-36209177457520292016-02-17T18:43:00.001-08:002016-02-18T03:44:05.686-08:00Bookcase doors, balusters, marble floors, and test runsHello my friends,<br />
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I hope you are all doing well and surviving the winter months. Overall we've been quite lucky in Montreal, except for the past week. As many of you have noticed, blogger is acting up again and people seem to be losing followers. If I am no longer following you, please let me know.<br />
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The past few weeks have been spent on preparatory work, but I am starting to get a good sense of what the rooms will look like.<br />
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As you can see I decided to make doors for the bookcases in the library. Doors are simple: you build a frame thick enough to accommodate the "glass" and cover it with molding. However, I try not to use hinges whenever possible. People just love playing with opening doors which often leads to breakage. I decided to make the doors non opening, but removable.<br />
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When the doors were done I glued them to a piece of lumber that would sit on the top of the bookcase. In the picture above you see me adding lumber to cover up the different levels of construction for the doors. It just looks more realistic when painted. Next, I drilled a hole through the door piece and bookcase. I took a dowel, cut it just long enough to hold the door piece in place, and glued it to the top of the door structure.</div>
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And this is what the finished bookcases look like.</div>
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The doors for the library were just pieces of 2 inch basewood with simple lumber strips to create the paneling. When painted I will add quarter round trim. </div>
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The next step was one I have been dreading...painting! I really do not enjoy painting. It took 1 weekend to paint an antique gold acrylic paint base to the 33 assembled part and about 200 strips of molding and architectural details...</div>
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...then it took me another 3 weekend to apply the walnut finish. This is made by mixing liquin (a quick drying medium for oil paint) and burnt sienna oil paint. I usually mix the 2 about 50/50 then adjust the mix until it coats the way I want it to. </div>
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I want the earl's study to be impressive and I had an amazing doorframe for the bathroom that would be so far back it would be hard to see, so I decided to highlight some details with gold oil paint.</div>
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The walnut is dry to the touch after 48 hours at most because of the liquin. The gold was just oil paint and took 10 days to dry. How I wish I had more patience! All the elements were now painted and I could move onto the next step...literally.</div>
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I decided the earl's study and the staircase area would look very grand with marble floors. There are many methods for making miniature marble. Ive tried several and here is the way I prefer to do it. </div>
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I noticed quickly that the coral color (second on the board) was way too pink. It is sometimes hard to know exactly what colors will give the right effect, and this step helps me figure it out.</div>
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When the colors are chosen you need to put down a base coat. Some people start with the darkest color, other start with the palest. In my opinion, it depends. In the case of this red marble, when I looked at the picture it seems to me that the darker colors are layered over the paler ones, so I started with the paler orange color as a base. When I make dark green marble, it seems to me in the picture that the paler greens are layered on the darker ones, so I started with a green that was almost black. Just look at the pictures and try to figure out what works best. There is no wrong way to do it. </div>
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I apply the base coat with a sponge brush as it leaves the least amount of strokes. I've used hair brushes in the past and the texture kind of makes it look like painted wood. Some people sand between coats, I do not. Every time I try to san, I rub off too much paint.</div>
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The next step is to sponge on the next colors. I like to use 2 to 4 additional colors for my marble. I've tried using regular inexpensive kitchen sponges and sea sponges. Both can work, but I prefer the sea sponge because I can control the amount of paint I apply better. I encourage you to try both and see what you prefer. Either way, take the sponge, wet it thoroughly, and squeeze out as much water as possible. </div>
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As you can see above, I take the sea sponge, dip it in a little bit of paint (the dab of yellow on the right), and dab most of it off on paper towels. If you look on the left of the sponge you can see the yellow paint sponged over the red color. That is how much paint you want the sponge to deposit. Just keep dabbing the sponge over the base coats, but rotate the sponge so the pattern is natural. Wait for each color to dry before applying the next one. When I was happy with the look, I spray on about 4 coats of triple thick crystal clear glaze, then buff it with an 0000 steal wool. The last step is to make the veins. I usually put a little drop of 2 colors on the paper towel, dip my 20/0 brush in both, dab it on the paper to remove excess paint, then very gently create the veins (I hate this part)! When the veins are done, spray on another 2 layers of triple thick glaze and buff with a 0000 steel wool.</div>
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Here are the 4 marbles I created for my floor. I plan on using the black for a boarder around the rooms and cutting the other 3 to create a cube pattern on the floor. Faux marble is tricky, so if I'm not happy with the look, then I will just make a wood floor. </div>
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The step I'm currently working on is adding the trim to all the panels of the walls. </div>
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I cut the pieces using an x-acto knife and the grid on the cutting board. I have angle cutters, but I've noticed they often crush the small molding strips, so the x-acto gives better results.</div>
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And that is all my friends. I'm not sure when my next post will be, but I think it will be the finished library, study, staircase and the bathroom. I leave you with pictures of the many test runs and dry fits I've been having. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The earl's study. The stained glass at the back of the structure is a window in the bathroom</td></tr>
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Until next time. I wish you all the best and thank you for your friendly support. It means a lot to me.</div>
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Big hugs</div>
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I hope you all had a very merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year. Mine was great! We spent time with family, had wonderful food, saw great movies, and I spent a fair bit of time on my minis. I did not comment on your blogs over the holidays. I make it a point to stay away from my computer during the holidays, but I am back at it now. Thank you for your comments on my last post. I was asked 2 question on my last post. The animal in front of the fireplace is a Pharaoh hound I purchased at the Montreal Miniature show last year from Karl Blindheim. secondly, I speak English, french and Italian...but I use Google Translate to leave comments on your blogs. I like answering in the language the post was written.</div>
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I had planned on spending the holiday break painting, but as I looked at that huge pile of lumber I decided it would be easier to assemble as much as I can before painting. Individual lumber strips are tiresome to paint and hard to manoeuvre. So, I spent my holidays building the elements for the library floor. Here is what got done. I have already covered most of these items, so feel free to skip anything repetitive.</div>
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Staircases seem to worry many. The manor has 3 staircases built from scratch and while they are time consuming, they are not difficult at all. There are many ways to build the steps. For this staircase I cut 22 pieces of MDF to 4" x 5/8" x 3/4". Each one of these will be a 5/8 inch step. As I mentioned in my last post, I glued them together using a spacer I made a long time ago.</div>
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The spacer keeps the steps consistent and speed up the process immensely. I use carpenters glue to join the pieces with a drop of gel super glue on each end. I repeat, the super glue is just to keep the pieces together while the carpenter's glue sets. Sometimes the MDF drinks the super glue, so I just add a drop more.</div>
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The next step is normally to add nosing on the top of each piece. However, the saw I used left marks and I really did not feel like sanding each piece, so I glued a 1/16" x 5/8" x 4"riser on the front of each piece, then glued on the nosing over that, always with the 2 glues.</div>
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I used a small cove molding this time, but in the past quarter round moulding has worked well. These steps will be glued to the wall, but it will be difficult for me to make sure they go on straight because of the tight space. To help keep the staircase level, I used leftover lumber to make a support for the lower section of the staircase.</div>
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When this is dry the next step is to glue on the newel posts at each end and the banister. To do this, I start by gluing 2 balusters (spindles) in place</div>
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You can see one on the 3d and 14th steps. this enables me to make sure the banister follows the angle of the staircase. The next step is to glue the top and bottom newel posts. I made these from a piece of 1/2" x 1/2" lumber, but you can buy some already made. When the 2 balusters and the newel posts are solid, then I cut and glue the banister in place.</div>
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My staircase has 4 newel posts. The top and bottom ones are covered in fluted molding, the 2 middle ones will be left simple, at least until the staircase is permanently glued in place.<br />
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I use a porch banister with a groove that goes over the tops of the balusters. If you purchase round balusters, the banister will be thinner. If you use the traditional square based ones you need to make sure your banister is the larger kind. I always ask the shop I'm buying from to double check the fit before they ship them to me. <br />
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Each step will get 2 balusters. I will cut the tops of each one at an angle that matches that of the banister and paint them. When the time comes, I will put a bit of Ultimate Glue on the top and bottom of each painted baluster, slip it into the cavity of the banister, then hold them down on the step and line them up to dry. If any of this is unclear, let me know. I will try to show pictures when the time comes to finish the stairs.<br />
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With the banisters done, it was time for a test fit. I added 2 pieces of lumber to support the landing of the staircase. <br />
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These will be used to glue the landing in place securely when the time comes. I then put the 2 other parts of the staircase in place, one under the landing and the other one over, to see the full effect.</div>
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Originally, the landing was going to be 4 inches deep. However, since I decided to make a bathroom underneath it the space is now closer to 6 inches. I will create a built in bench that runs along the staircase window which should fix it. And here is a glimpse of the staircase from the front.<br />
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I think reaching in to faux walnut the structure which will show through the paneling will be difficult, so I am considering filling the panels with a painting to look like a mural</div>
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The archway was inspired by a Thorne Room I like. I thought it would be a nice way to separate the areas. I started by making the columns to support the arch. This was done with 1/2" x 1/2" lumber, once again covered with molding.</div>
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The bottom section is made with basewood lumber strips, this is capped off with a chair rail molding, over that is fluted molding, and just under the arch is some ogee molding<br />
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The arch is made from 2 pieces of double thick illustration board into which I cut out the arch shape. I used leftover 1/2" lumber to join the 2 sides, and then I cut a half inch strip of single ply illustration board which I scored on the back to help it follow the curve (I show this better when I talk about the fireplace in the earl's office).</div>
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In the above picture you can see I built the arch piece to fit over the column. This will make it easy to glue on. This will not be visible to anybody. And here is what the front of the archway looks like...</div>
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...and here is what it looks like in place.</div>
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The bottom of the left column was notched to fit over the first step. This will make it look like one big structure...I hope. </div>
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<b><u>The fireplace and chimney breast of the earl's office</u></b></div>
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This always happens with the small rooms of the manor! I think I subconsciously make up for their lack of size by making them more ornate. In this case the earl's office is inspired by the dining room at my favorite house in Newport, The Elms. Here is what the chimney and fireplace look like</div>
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The chimney breast is a piece of 2 ply illustration board front with 2 1" x 1/8 inch basewood strips for the sides. To create the column effect on each side, I again used 1/2" x 1/2" lumber and covered it in fluted molding.</div>
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I used more joint pine, basewood and ogee molding to finish off the top of the columns</div>
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The arched pieces are made from basewood and topped with 2 layers of single ply illustration board, the top one being a bit larger then the first to create detail. In the picture above you can see how I scored the back of the cardboard to curve easier, and in the picture below you can see the structure embellished with and over door and a frieze molding from Sue Cook.</div>
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The longest step was the fireplace. I made it and the over mantel out of the 2 ply illustration board. It was again inspired b the one in the elms dining room and it took hours to cut out the details...but is was worth it. In the first picture of the fireplace you can see the fireplace was a flat piece of illustration board with several basewood molding strips.</div>
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I painted them to look like marble. The red "stone" goes behind the black. Yet again, leftover pieces of wood help make the fireplace sturdy and helps keep the red marble insert in place.</div>
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The niche and cornice are from Sue Cook as well. The niche will remain a pale off white color. I am not sure if the cornice will remain white or will be faux painted, but everything else will be walnut. The paintings I used as "murals" are not final. I will definitely use works by Nicolas Poussin though. It will be a small room, but a bold room.<br />
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The first step is to build a frame with 1/4 inch basewood. In the past I built them free standing, but this time around I was lucky enough to be able to built them right onto the illustration board inner wall.</div>
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They are held onto the illustration board by the window frame molding on the inside of the room. In the library, I tried to create the illusion of double hung sash windows. these consist of a smaller pane on the bottom and a larger one on the top. each pane is made of 1/8'' x 1/16'' inch basewood strips.</div>
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It can be hard to get all the pieces to align properly, so I use the 1/8'' x 1/16'' as supports for each sash...</div>
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You can see my finger holding 2 strips of the basewood. The bottom ones goes all the way the the frame, and the top one does not. I hope the next picture shows how these strips glued on the side create supports for the window panes.</div>
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So, as I said, no painting got done over the holidays. I was a bit disappointed at first because I am dying to see the elements I've made so far finished, but I am thrilled because my pile of lumber that needs to be painted has gone down by about 30%</div>
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<b><u>Christmas present:</u></b></div>
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And to finish off this post, my Christmas present. As usual, Jo got both families together to get me something in miniature. They got me one of Randall Zadar's newest pieces called Porcelain Set</div>
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It is 1'' tall and while you can get the 5 figurines on the top separately (the lady, the peacock and the 3 cupids) only 50 sets were made with the base so I am thrilled to have one. The picture does not do it justice. I can't wait to finish the new wing and put it in place...either in the gallery or the new library.</div>
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And that is all for this time my friends. The next time I post, I hope to have finished the painting and started assembly. Until then, I will be reading and commenting on your blogs.</div>
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Big hug to all</div>
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<strong><u>Happy holidays!</u></strong> </div>
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The week before Christmas is always a little hectic, so I wanted to take a minute and wish you all the a very merry Christmas and a happy New year, or any other holiday you celebrate!</div>
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I was asked 2 questions last time I posted. Firstly, I studied interior design which is where I learned about space planning. As for the rest, most of my miniature techniques were self thought through reading books, blogs and watching a few videos.</div>
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Secondly, I rarely listen to music when I work on my minis. I can't stay still when music is playing. However, I do have a collection of dvds that I put on as background noise: Royal Upstairs Downstairs, Treasure houses of Britain, Miss Marple with Joan Hickson, Waiting for God, The Uninvited and Rebecca. </div>
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2 weeks ago I posted about the progress on the library. Since then I have been cutting out the wall panneling for the rest of second floor of the new wing. <br />
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The picture above is the wall paneling for the staircase behind the earl's office. <br />
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The staircase will lead to the new winter parlor and the banquet hall on the third floor. <br />
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The door was a gift from Ray. It is a false door case, but I carefully cut out the door from the frame. The frame will be finished to look like stone and the door will be walnut. I will glue the door in place and you will just get a glimpse of a sink. This will give the illusion of a bathroom for guests. I have another bathroom on the third floor, but this way I will have one private and one for the public. <br />
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I decided to make the panel above the door a transom so as to see a bit more of the room and the staircase landing. The only other view will be from the library door.<br />
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The pictures above were my final dry run just to make sure I had cut out every single piece that needs to be faux walnut finished. I had planned to paint everything today, let it dry for a week, and assemble everything during the holiday break. I forgot one little, itty bitty detail....the lumber strips I which also need to be finished to look like walnut. This morning I took out my lumber and calculated everything I need to finish the rooms... and I was shocked!<br />
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Every single one of these pieces, including the staircase and door, with 2 coats of water based paint and faux finished with oil paints. These are doorframes, baseboards, chair rails, crown molding, window mullions, panel detail... I have no idea why I did not realize there would be this much. It looks like my holiday will be spent painting instead of assembling.<br />
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I hope you are all well and getting ready for the holidays. Thank you for your lovely comments about the ballroom in my last post. I was ready to start work on the ballroom floor, but 2 things happened: First, I made copies of the medallions I had designed and put them into place for a test run...<br />
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...I hated it! I felt it was completely wrong for the room so decided to go back to the drawing board. At this point I decided to keep the floor project for cold winter days and to work on the second floor of the wing because it will all be faux walnut finish. The finish is made with oil paints and I'd rather paint now so I can leave it outside a few hours to dry... the smell is really strong. So, ladies and gentlemen, I give you part 1 of the second floor.<br />
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<u><strong>Library panels</strong></u></div>
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The panelled walls for the library will all be cut out of illustration board and backed with leftover MDF strips to give it the depth I want. The first step was to draw elevation plans for each wall. <br />
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The library is inspired by 2 Thorne Rooms and libraries made by friend Ray Whitledge. When I had an idea of the direction I wanted, I cut out double thick illustration board templates for each wall.</div>
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When planning the panels I took into account the thicknesses of every molding piece, down to the last doorframe, to make sure everything lined up properly. When I was satisfied with my plans, I spend a weekend cutting out all the panels.</div>
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Since I was cutting illustration board, I also planned the earls office which will be to the left of the library<br />
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The painting on the left wall is from a book of one of my favorite painters, Nicolas Poussin. I will use more of his paintings for the panels each side of the fireplace, which will be marble with a niche incorporated into the over mantel.<br />
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With the panels done, it was time to work on the bookcases which are all made to look like built-ins. In the past, I simply glued shelves into place. however, each time I have to clean I am afraid they might come undone under the pressure of my fingers. This time I decided to cut grooved into the side panels for each shelf. this is really easy to do with a craft table saw...but I don't have a craft table saw. So, I did it the good old fashioned way!<br />
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I used my metal square to draw lines for each shelf, then scored half way down the thickness of the wood with my utility knife. When that was done, I used a jewelers screw driver to chisel out the groove<br />
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I had to do this for 30 shelves, which means 60 grooves. It took half a day, but was well worth it. In the next picture you can see the bookcases and compare with my original drawing. <br />
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The bookcases will be quite sturdy. Also, I plan on making glass doors for the top of the bookcases (you can see this in my drawing above) so the shelves should be safe. Before I glued the sides, top and bottom of the bookcases, I had a test run to make sure the shelves looked straight and that I liked the spacing of the shelves.<br />
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It looked good, so I decided to put the furniture I am thinking of using in place to see if the room worked.<br />
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I love a successful dry run. I then glued the bookcases except for the shelves. It will be easier to faux paint the back of the bookcase before the shelves are glued in place. The last pictures were taken on Sunday. This evening, Monday, I cut and glued down the bottom panels of each bookcase. Now you get a real feel for the finished library:<br />
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And that my friends is all I have in terms of progress. And now...<br />
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<strong><u>New plans (another room to be gutted)</u></strong></div>
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Jo and I had a wonderful trip. we were with my in-laws and we had a great time and saw incredible places. My favorite stop was the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. I could have stayed there all day. It is one of the top 3 buildings I have visited (sorry, we could not take pictures. Naturally, this gave me many ideas and I did a lot of drawing on the cruise ship.<br />
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The first renovation plan has resulted in dirty looks from most of my family...I am redoing the kitchen.</div>
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Don't get me wrong. I love my kitchen and thought it was great for a smaller house, but since the Manor will now have a banquet hall for 14 people, I can't see the chefs cooking an elaborate meal on that small Bodo Henning stove. So, the new kitchen will look like this...<br />
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It will be 7 inches deeper. The left wall will have, from back to front, 4 baking ovens, room for a hutch, a centre range 8 inches long, room for a second hutch, and finally at the front of the room will be a 4 1/2 meat roasting range. The opposite wall will have a wider scullery and maybe a mezzanine style store room. The door on the back wall, which was a fake in the current kitchen, will become a working door to the Tudor hall<br />
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The other room I worked on is the banquet hall. After the Royal Pavilion, I have had a million ideas. I have not finalized my plans, no where near actually, but here are my first sketches of the direction I am going in:<br />
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<u><strong>Trip to Europe</strong></u></div>
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Before I show you pictures of places we visited, here is a picture of items I purchased for Dewell Manor:<br />
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The tall statue at the back and the pewter pieces at the front were purchased at the British Museum and will go in the art gallery. The two thuribles are key chains from Santiago de Compostela which will hang from the arches of the prayer room. The rest of the miniatures as well as the red wallpaper for the new banquet hall came from Ananda in Barcelona. <br />
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I visited 2 miniature shops in Barcelona. First we went to Evolve. I was there for 45 minutes. the entire time I was there the lady at the cash said 2 things to me. She barely answered me when I came in and said ''hola''. I did not find much but then on the second step of a staircase which clearly led to a private loft above I saw molding strips individually packaged and priced which was exactly what I needed...yay! I went up the 2 steps and the lady yelled ''Hey...No''. I guess she thought I was going upstairs but when she saw me looking at the molding she didn't say anything. When I went down the 2 steps, Jo told me the woman had been glaring at me for the 15 minutes I was looking at the moldings. I put them back and walked out of the store. I cannot remember the last time anyone was so rude to me in a shop. I will never set foot in Evolve again.<br />
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Luckily, When I went to the second shop, Ananda, I was greeted by Felicidad who was kind, welcoming, and very helpful. They have beautiful pieces, many of which they made themselves, and she took my to the back room and let me go through all the wallpapers and building material they had. They can count on my going back the next time I visit Barcelona!<br />
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And now, since some of you asked, here are just a few pictures of the places we visited:<br />
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We saw some incredible places, the sea was calm, the weather was good, The Royal Pavilion blew me away, but this trip just confirmed that our favorite city in the world is Barcelona. <br />
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And that is all I have for the moment my friends. My house is decorated and my Christmas shopping is done, but I think miniature time will be limited till the holidays. <br />
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I hope you all have a lovely month of December. I have a week off for the holidays and I hope to spend a good portion of it on the manor.<br />
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Until next time, thank you all for your great kindness and support. It means a lot to me and I hope I give it back,<br />
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Giachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.com69tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198244122082759584.post-42248319494522548232015-09-27T13:19:00.001-07:002015-09-27T13:19:46.682-07:00Ballroom paneling,ceiling and plasterwork updateGood afternoon everyone! <br />
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I hope you are all well and having a good weekend. Thank you all for your kind comments on my last post. I appreciate them very much. The ballroom is finally starting to take shape.<br />
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The first element I completed was the paneling on the walls. In the past I have created paneling using pre-painted wood strips. It looks great except that you see each piece. Since I wanted the paneled walls to look like plaster, I cut double ply illustration board pieces to fit each wall and cut out the panel openings according to my design<br />
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The above picture was a test run. I liked the panels and everything lined up with opening I cut out in the structure, so I was good to proceed. I needed to make the walls deeper to for the nooks I purchased. Also, I decided I wanted walnut window shutter instead of curtains so I needed at least 1 inch deep walls to make it look real. I had 5/8 mdf leftover from the structure, and I had 3/8 inch plywood leftover from our real life bathroom renovation. I used these and a few basswood strips to get the depth I needed.</div>
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I used the mdf over the cut out panels, and the plywood behind that. It worked well, but this section of the Manor will be really heavy. I could have used basswood strips to create the depth, since I had the leftover material why use up my lumber. When that was dry I flipped it over, painted the illustration board with 3 coats of paint using a sponge brush, and then added the molding<br />
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I used carpenters glue to glue the mdf and plywood, and then I used the Ultimate Glue and dots of super glue for the molding strips. Whatever glue you use, just make sure it is paintable. When that was dry, I flipped the structure so that the wall I was gluing in was parallel to the floor, dropped it into place and weighed it down with books and weights (this was also glued with carpenters glue).<br />
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The next step was creating the dropped ceiling for the colonnade. <br />
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It is simply vertical spacers and the horizontal ceiling strips. I was worried it might be a bit dull so I took more double ply illustration board and cut out openings that lined up with the wall panels.<br />
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The lowered ceiling goes just low enough to accommodate the columns and pilasters that will create the colonnade. With the walls and colonnade dropped ceiling done, I started working on the plasterwork ceiling in the center of the room. <br />
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I had planned on gluing everything onto the mdf directly, but it god nicked during construction so I just used more double ply illustration board. <br />
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I cut a piece to fit then took 2 evenings to measure and plan the elements. I planed on painting the ceiling before gluing the plasterwork. This meant I would not see the pencil lines.<br />
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Before painting, I used my utility knife to score the medallions and the rays emanating from them which are for the plaster bows. This way I would see traces of the scores and know where to glue everything. The 2 square cut-outs will be covered by the medallions. Ray gave me a great tip. He suggested cutting a cavity in the structure over the medallions. This way, when I attach the chandeliers, I can just push the wires into that space. I also cut out openings for the corner blocks and spandrels.<br />
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The plaster elements are different thicknesses. In the picture above you can see I cut the opening in the double ply illustration board, and used a piece of single ply board under the corner block so it would line up with the spandrel. I glued these down first and used these to line up the boarders.<br />
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For the boarders I used single ply board cut to the width of the panels I bought. I glued on the panels and the rosettes before installing them.<br />
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The reason for the illustration board is to get the border to the height of the molding I wanted to use around all the plasterwork. I have 4 medallions for this room. 2 for chandeliers and 2 that are decorative. Before I painted the ceiling I drilled holes to help line up the decorative medallions. <br />
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I put a copper pipe into the hole and slipped the medallions into place. I did not glue down the chandelier medallions because that will only get done when I install the fixtures, so I used double sided tape to keep them in place while I glued down the plaster bows. I glued one final rosette in the center and the ceiling was done. The last thing I did was attach the plasterwork on the wall panels.<br />
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In the picture above the cornice and the vertical strips behind them are just for show. The blue strips will sit over the columns so I will only glue them down after the columns are in place, but it gives you a feel for the space. All the plasterwork was glued down using the Ultimate Glue and gel Super glue. The super glue is just to hold the pieces in place while the other glue dries. These were way to delicate to weigh down while the glue sets. That's all I've done, so here are a few more pictures for you<br />
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In case you were wondering where the inspiration for the ballroom came from, the visual is from the entrance at Badminton house.<br />
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This is one of my very favorite rooms. I took that inspiration and incorporated a colonnade, and voila.<br />
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The next step is to turn the stricture right side up and make the floor. Jo and I are going on Holiday in 3 weeks, so it will be a while before my next post and I will not be commenting on your blogs during that time. We are taking a short cruise of Spain and Portugal leaving from Southampton and ending in Barcelona. We will arrive a few days early, so we planned a day at Brighton to visit the royal Pavilion which might give me ideas for the Chinese Banquet Hall. <br />
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