Well Mimosa Cottage has been unpacked - I'd forgotten how many pieces there are in a dolls house!
I've built it but haven't glued it together yet because I remember from experience all those nooks and crannies that become inaccessible once the glue sets!
I've decided that this will be a cosy little Bed and Breakfast establishment and have renamed it Honeysuckle Cottage (mainly because that was the only house name sign that took my fancy when I last attended a dolls house fair.) So Honeysuckle Cottage it is. The basement will house the kitchen, laundry room and have a comfy sofa for the owner to rest on after attending to her guests. The ground floor will be the breakfast room and guest lounge. Two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms on first floor and owners bedroom and bathroom in the attic. There is also a little courtyard to the front of the property for use by the owner. I think we'll start with the basement and work upwards.
First thing I wanted to do was enlarge the door between the two rooms so out came the hacksaw and in went the french doors. Really (not) looking forward to painting those!
I also wanted the house to feel as though it 'worked' as a proper house so decided to install features to give the illusion of further spaces - do you know what I mean? A staircase leading upstairs, the impression of a bigger room glimpsed through an open door, that sort of thing. I had a load of MDF stairs left over from a previous project so with some lolly-pop sticks, spindles, MDF scraps and some paint here's my first Ta-Dah moment in a long time ....
I'm really please at how this has worked out. The photograph shows it where it will eventually be fixed in place but I plan to add a false wall to make it look as though it's going further up than the eye can see.
I've acquired a resin cooking range which definitely needs some TLC to make it look more realistic and a fabulous fridge freezer that I am soooo looking forward to filling with all those miniatures I have that haven't seen the light of day in years.
Happy crafting, until next time! xxx
