Sunday, October 21, 2012

What I'mLooking At Today: My still Un-named House


So here I am still waiting for my new abode and I have been sketching out some ideas about what this thing is going to do.....let me say this clearly.....when I was a kid, we were allowed one toy a week, it was usually something small and I always chose models, now my models always looked like the picture on the cover, but I always ended up with 'extra' parts....I am NOT a craftsman/direction follower.....lol...but I fear that I may have to become one.....


I'm hoping this thing has high ceilings.....but it may not, additionally it's only 24" w x 24"high do they mean to the roof, being a decorator I am thinking it should be to the top room....hmm guess we'll have to wait and see as there were no room dimensions.

In my mind I should be able to do three 8" rooms on the ground floor, but I should take walls into account, so there may be two 8"and one 6" hall.....The stairs are just for show...I'm going for an 18thc toy feel....charming and a bit fun....and home made looking....but not cute. I DON'T DO CUTE.


An idea for the hall. I want to make it seem as if this house is much more grand than it is, so the rooms might not be their full 12" deep and there might be doors on the back walls....have to see what happens...I'm thinking as with all these kit items, I'll be modifying it a lot.


Thinking there will be a sitting room to the right of the hall on the ground floor, maybe a 7 sided room with niches...paneling all painted out a French griege 


To the left of the hall I'm putting in a library...dark paneling



Up on the 3rd floor thinking about a tented room.....I don't sew....yet.


Second floor above the sitting room, I think will be the dining room with the stair hall beyond.



Just one bed room, Thinking grisaille paper that I will paint, thinking the bed will be ebonized... 





I'm thinking that I will add a piece of plywood to each side to break up the flatness and also to secure handles.





I'm thinking my facade is an improvement of the model, a bit more grand, but not too OTT....although I wouldn't mind if it got a little crazy. Thinking that I might place some urns with tin leaves on my plinths....well at least I'm still having fun sketching it out....I'm already bald, so won't be able to pull out my hair when this thing arrives.

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