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On our way out to a party outside Kingston today, we decided to stop at Little and Lewis , my favorite little garden in the area. We have to...
I jumped ahead and, since I already know that it won't do a bit of harm to do so, I installed the front door. I was just too curious and wanted to see how it would look with the siding underneath. Well, it looks great. Just as I thought, the siding looks perfect under it and you can't even tell that it's really going under it at all. I used paper clips to clamp the three layers of door together tightly. This is very important. It's best to let them dry over night just to ensure that they are good and glued. You must sand down your door enough so that it fits in the opening. It will require a lot of sanding. It is best to do this with an electric palm sander if you have one. I glued on the interior trim. I installed the porch foundation trim and also the steps. I continued siding as I went along in intervals. I painted the openings for the bays. You have to paint the bay ceilings now or you won't be able to access them later. I will leave the opening surrounds painted only and not attempt to wallpaper in this area. It's way too difficult and you can't even see this area. I painted it the same color as the ceilings. This color is also similar to the wallpaper background I am using. I will be wallpapering the bay walls themselves though. I glued on the bay walls. The bays have to be installed before you continue siding around them. Just glue on the wall panels and the foundations, not the roofs. You want the roofs to lay over the siding so they look nice and neat. Also, don’t glue between the bay wall panels. Leave them loose for now. This flexibility will help you enormously when it comes time to put on the window top and bottom sills. If the walls are rigid, you will have a very tough time accomplishing that. I plan on using skewers in this area but I have to wait for the bays to be completely done before doing this. I continued siding. The more I catch up with siding now, the sooner I will be able to continue working on the rest of the dollhouse. Basically there is nothing else I can do to it without finishing all of the siding first. The wall with the left bay is the one where strips of siding will have to be butted against each other because they are not long enough to go across the wall. Stagger the butted joints along the wall so your eye does not focus on them too much. I glued on the mansard roof side trims. You have to do this now before shingling. They have to lay flat in order to be held down and if shingles are underneath them, it just won’t do. They might lift up your shingle pattern. It takes enormous pressure to keep them down. Use good glue for this and clamp tightly with masking tape. You will not be able to do both sides of a corner at the same time because then you won't be able to clamp. You have to do one side, clamp and then wait overnight for the glue to dry before removing the clamps. Then you can move on to the other side. You must wait overnight for the glue to dry completely or the pressure will lift them. It's important to get the bottom edge perfect, but don’t worry about the tops too much. You will notice a space between them and the roof at the top. This is supposed to be there because trim goes around the top of the roof, filling in these spaces.
On our way out to a party outside Kingston today, we decided to stop at Little and Lewis, my favorite little garden in the area. We have to wait an hour for the ferry to Bainbridge. I fret that my big sunglasses, which are perfect for my big head, are out of style again. Don't worry -- we don't need an appointment today. It's their last open garden day of the year. "This place is very Pan's Labyrinth," my husband said, and he didn't even see the little fairy girl running through the trees. Yes, very Pan's Labyrinth. On our way to Kingston, we stopped at the grave of Chief Sealth, former head of the Suquamish tribe and the namesake of Seattle. I see that people have decorated his grave with firecrackers and casino trinkets, two things that can be found in abundance on the reservations out here.
Copyright PS A common feature of these old houses was the walled yard behind the dwelling, an area that in the 19thC accommodated domestic necessities such as laundry lines, and a trash pit. Before long, some of the new residents recognized the potential of these compact outdoor spaces and converted them into pleasant gardens. The hidden gardens of Beacon Hill became a special feature. Just a few can be seen from the street, gracious and wonderfully tended, as here. Enlarge Click diagonal arrows upper right; then press F11 Fullscreen. Or Use flickr's + cursor and explore with mouse.
As some of you know i had 2 Beacon Hill Dollhouses one built in reverse and i back to backed them to make one HUGE house......with my Mam moving in i had to downsize and there was no room to display them as one....what to do? renovate !!!!! Here is the one i renovated before i started And here during the madness!!!! And finally finished? :D This is as far as i can go without spending any money...I need 22 more of the lone corbel to do the trim then i can age the outside and landscape it....still undecided on the veranda finish so I've left it for now. Not much in the kitchen yet but this is the fun part :D So far its a Shabby style Laduree cake shop on the bottom floor and a french style apartment on top...who knows if it will stay like this!!! Thanks for looking and i hope you like it :) Linda :D x
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Devyn and Kevin told me about their plan for a winter wedding at the Willowdale Estate next December and I-Am-So-Excited! We quickly set a date for their engagement before New England turned into a frost zone. We started their Boston fall engagement session downtown walking around the Boston Public
A couple of weeks ago we visited Beacon Hill Country Park. We’ve visited a few times and it’s always been a hit. I actually think this was one of the last hot sunny days of the year, …
This was a fun room for me to furnish. However the window coverings were a challenge, as the long window wall measures over 9″ long, and finding ready made curtains was impossible. It was the…
Dollhouse Miniatures
Devyn and Kevin told me about their plan for a winter wedding at the Willowdale Estate next December and I-Am-So-Excited! We quickly set a date for their engagement before New England turned into a frost zone. We started their Boston fall engagement session downtown walking around the Boston Public
A couple of weeks ago we visited Beacon Hill Country Park. We’ve visited a few times and it’s always been a hit. I actually think this was one of the last hot sunny days of the year, …
This was a fun room for me to furnish. However the window coverings were a challenge, as the long window wall measures over 9″ long, and finding ready made curtains was impossible. It was the…
Hey guys, I’m on this garden kick and have collected a vast volume of exquisite gardens. (link to last post if you missed it). There are so many ways a garden can be classified, but today, I’m focusing on the urban garden. some are on the roof (lucky devils) some are in a courtyard (if […]
Well i haven't posted of a month and i haven't done much mini wise either...i seem to be stuck...the Chateau base is having a crisis of what theme it wants so things are put in and taken out again lol It's to be a shabby French small apartment maybe for the Laduree cake shop owner.... I'm trying to condense my houses and i need the Shabby Chic theme in there but it just doesn't seem to be happening.....ahhhh well one day the light bulb will go off in my head and i will be at it hammer and tongs :D Here's a peek at how it is now....the bottom bit...i don't like any of it lol So there you have it...a whole load of nothing ....thanks for looking :D Linda x
It's been a frustrating few weeks--miniatures-wise and life-wise. First, and please feel free to skip over this part if it's boring--we're...
