The roof dilemma

Mountfield roof is a bit of a nightmare. All the time it's been built I've pondered over what to do about it...because there is a large loft void it has been tempting to make another room up there but because the only access is by way of a loft ladder I've decided to abandon that idea....All the while I've been deciding the roof panel (access to roof space) has been falling in and as a result the 'tiling' has been getting ruined hence I've made the decision to glue the whole roof together and forget about the 'room at the top' and give it over to

The spiders and the 'miniaturist imagination'.......

So ridge tiles are now on and we now have a chimney stack and pots too! 

 

 

Stair Rods and light switches

Decided it was high time I fixed the stair rods in position.....I've used wooden ones which I remember from when I was a little girl.....

Also put in one or two light switches.

 

 

And then there was light!

Oh dear it's a long time since I updated! BUT I have moved house (big house that is) so there has been lots to do and much of my spare energy and time has been directed into the 'real world'....
Anyway I have managed to put lights in and here are a few pictures....

Outside view

Living room

Side view showing kitchen, bathroom and landing area

Other side view showing dining room and back bedroom

DINING ROOM

My dining room is about complete now. All the wallpapering is finished and the flooring laid. I've put in this wooden fireplace with an overmantle which would have been popular in this type of house.  As mentioned in an earlier posting I added a french door to this room. In the photos you can see the completed room with the french door and a window alongside. Notice the view through the open doorway into the hallway beyond....

 

 

Hallway floor all done!!

These lovely miniature pieces of real oak parquet 

have given me a beautiful hallway floor...

 

Laid individually over a few 

days they were a joy to do whilst listening to

some of my favourite music. 

What a great way to spend some dreary 

February afternoons!

 

 

I've also added the staircarpet and now

need some wooden stair rods!

Almost finished in here 

now I think....

WE HAVE A KITCHEN!

The kitchen decoration is finished.....  I'm pleased with how the floor has turned out. It was so easy to lay with Richard Stacey sticky back 'Marley' tiles - just like the real thing!

 

The area on the left is where the pantry will be., this photo is before the hallway wall was added.

 

 I'm glad I decided to put in a rear window as it certainly adds extra light and it's nice to have the sink under the window as it would have been. Notice the curtains hung on a 'wire'. 

 

 

 The understairs area makes a nice pantry complete with paper lined shelves!

 

 I still have lots more I want to put in here, including a 'pulley' clothes airer, a small cupboard above the kitchen table and a cabinet but because the area is small I will have to be careful I don't overcrowd it too much. I'm definitely having a 'coke stove' but that should fit ok in the front, right hand corner where the sweeping brush is.

A HAPPY NEW MINIATURE YEAR!

Well I can't believe it's already January 2010 and that I've not been reporting on the miniature front during the last few months!
I have made a little more progress though ....I've just about got the kitchen sorted and I've managed to get the staircase installed and the spindles in place! That was not a job I was looking forward to at all but anyway it seems to look ok.

 

The understairs cupboard is now in situ complete with door opening into the hall. I've put panelling down the side of the stairs which is what houses of this type would have had. 

I need to work on the understairs pantry which opens into the kitchen.   It's already been 'whitewashed'. I just need to get my shelves up in there. I think I will 'kit bash' the sink unit as it doesn't look quite right to me....

 

 The dining room is also decorated, The fireplace has been stained in light oak and I've tiled the hearth ready so it's all ready to be glued in. I'm thinking of putting a delft rack up in there not sure yet. The skirting board needs to go in yet .... So you see I have been busy - just not blogging!

 
I've also made a list of jobs to be done still and working on a plan of action! Certain things have to be done before other things can be started eg. some downstairs lighting needs to be installed before I can lay the upstairs flooring and the landing flooring needs to be put down before I can stick down the landing banister rail....lots of planning ahead!