All the surfaces of the Crystal Garden (walls, floor, ceiling) have now been covered. The picture panels made last week have been installed on the side walls and covered by arched windows made of cardboard and painted metallic black/grey. At the moment I'm still debating whether to add more architectural detail to the windows, but I think perhaps the colour of the leaded backdrop is more than distraction enough from what is meant to be the main feature of the garden; the plants.
More faux leadlighting was used for the ceiling. The circles are pre-bought rings from the Gallery Glass range. If any of you would like to do something similar, I'd recommend simply drawing circles with some liquid outliner as I bought these circles about ten years ago when they were on sale for 50 cents a sheet, reduced from $60 a sheet. Hand drawn cirlces may not be quite as round, but unless you're lucky (and unfortunate) enough that your local store is selling circles out cheap as they are no longer going to stock them, hand drawn is far more economical.
While I'm on the subject of faux leadlighting, here's the door in the library decked out in hinges, studs and a handle made by using more of the outliner.
Elsewhere in the Library, not much has changed, just a coat of mid brown stain on the shelves.
Back in the CG, the construction phase is nearly finished, there's just the doorway to install and a few bits of trim here and there, then it's on to the planting!
I really like the wonderful ceiling.
ReplyDeleteThat Crystal Garden is sooo cool =)
ReplyDeleteHannah
Que preciosidad de embaldosado y ese techo es una maravilla!!!!
ReplyDeleteBesos.