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Monday, August 27, 2012

Still Switching . . . .


I've managed to make it through a couple of months without Blogger doing anything weird to me, so I guess I was overdue.  Today's mystery error is that the photos aren't loading properly.  Some are here in their entirety, some seem to be only partially present and no matter how often they are reloaded, they still aren't coming up.  I'll leave these faulty photos in the post, maybe you'll be able to see them properly even though I can't.



As you may be able to see, this week's focus was on the bedroom.  The bed itself is the sleigh bed that came out of the house before I started renovating it.  I added an overhead canopy draped with a puce coloured silk and an ivory pre-pleated fabric finished off with a few ribbon roses.  The frame of the canopy is a half circle of cardboard held up on a balsa wood stand.  The bed is covered in more of the silk overlaid with a wide lace.  I still need to make lots of pillows and cushions to finish the bed off.  On the side wall is the dressing table.  Again, this is all cardboard and balsa wood hidden under fabric.


 Next a small writing desk was made from more balsa wood, some prebought legs and the tops of some fancy toothpicks.  The final item made for the room was a "Duchess Brisee" a sort of chair and footstool all in one that was covered in gold silk.  (I still don't have any short legs, so it's currently being held up by my pot of Tacky Wax).  All of this, plus an old chest of drawers make the room look like this:


 But then it could look like this,  or this, or this: 


Okay, so you probably can't see what I mean, but let's just say that like in the Drawing Room last week, there are a number of ways I could move things around and I'm not sure yet which is best.  The decision is made harder by the fact that the desk also works well in the Study.  It fits in the corner by the door or along the "front" wall with the wing chair in the spot the desk isn't.



So, do I use the desk in the bedroom and make another the same size for the Study, or I not have a desk in the bedroom and just use this one in the Study?  Where will it go?  The wing chair (again, currently leggless) is another creation in balsa wood with a little foam padding for cushions and upholstered in a tapestry fabric. 


Hmmmm . . . . . . The styles and fashions of the Georgian era were really quite effeminate by modern standards, but the study was supposed to be the one room in the house that ws a little more "butch", instead it has a desk made for the "girly" bedroom and a chair covered in flowers!   Opps!


 I made a small sofa for the Drawing room to either replace the chaise or just add to the existing furniture, so I'm still rearranging things in here and trying some of the furniture out in other rooms too.

 The photos above and below here should be of the Hall.  I doubt you can see them though.  I did tell you I was going to add something else in the Hall and these photos should show you the start of it.  (If you can't see it here try clicking here to see it in my Flickr). It's a sedan chair and eventually, there will be a lady climbing out of it having just arrived for the dinner party being prepared in the Dining room.  It is huge and takes up a lot of the Hall, but as you can see from Dan's modelling, it really couldn't be any smaller than it is.

This week it's time to tackle the last completely unfurnished room in the house, the Nursery.  Then all I need to do is figure out which furniture is going in which room and whereabouts in that room it will be.



11 comments:

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    1. People who leave comments trying to sell stuff or make us click on links that take us to strange, virus ridden places will get deleted. That's just the way it is, so don't bother doing it!

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  2. I like the desk in the corner in the study, but that is my opinion. The house looks interesting.
    Miniature greetings

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    1. Yes, the corner is my preferred arrangement too. It's just that in that spot you lose a lot of the detail of the desk which is why I'm still deliberating whether to have it there or at the front where it's more visible.

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  3. Lots to see with this post and isn't card great? I'm very impressed with your sedan chair too.

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    1. Thanks, Irene. I just hope you still like it once it's finished (lots of time to mess it up yet!)

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  4. I love all your wonderful details inside this beautiful house. I love the fabric and the colour of your bed.
    Hugs from Craftland

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    1. Thanks, Craftland. I tried just about every fabric I have before I found what looked like the best colour to go in the room

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  5. I also like the desk in the study. All of the furniture you've made is beautiful. :)

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    1. Thanks, De. It probably will end up in the study, but in that case I'll have to recover the chair seat again, so I'm not making any decisions until I'm absolutely certain!

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  6. Hi Alennka,
    I like the desk in the study.... but I like to be able to see the details since it is such a pretty desk! And I think I like seeing the wing chair facing the viewer, not the door.... I agree, you have a lot of challenges with the placement in this house! But overall I think it is looking Very Elegant and polished! You are making some fantastic pieces! I can't wait to see the sedan chair done!!

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