Finally got my chandelier!

So yesterday at Miniatura the dollhouse show in Birmingham I finally took the plunge and purchased the chandelier for my ballroom.

I was so lucky and actually managed to get it for less than half price as it had been used as a show model. Not content with just accepting this cheapness I decided to invest in a few accessories to personalise it. (It would have been rude not to, right?)

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It was pretty convenient that I had the chandelier with me when I bought the accessories, it meant I could ‘try on’ the different pieces for size. Handy as my size estimation isn’t great.

The went for some ‘cuffs’ for each of the candle arms and some sparkles for the top. I’m pretty pleased with the results, simple but effective! And I managed the whole thing for just £10!

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Flooring for the Ballroom

I’ve finally made a decision about the decor in the large, ballroom area of the house.

The walls were all painted cream (as per usual) with two walls on either floor wallpapered in a subtle patterned cream.

I wanted to either tile the ballroom floor (although i’ve done a far bit of that in the house already) or apply a wooden flooring. I really didnt want to use a paper image flooring that you can get as I didnt think this would look very good. I found an old laminate door cover in the garage. Essentially it is a wood textured sticky back plastic. This worked in my favour though as it was easy to cut  and apply. Although I did have to use glue as the sticky back wasnt all that sticky afterall… and that brought with it additional problems of air bubbles in the floor.

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The Ballroom

Today’s challenge.

I almost have no idea where to begin with this room it’s so large. Two floors but the upper overlooks the lower with a balcony. I know that I want to hang a chandelier as this room would be perfect and i’ve secretly always wanted one however I cant afford to invest in that just yet and I’m not sure how else to dress this room.

I’ve considered the possibility of wallpapering and painting, or a little of both. Potentially varnishing the staircase to enhance the burnt wood shading effect from the laser cutter. Tiling or carpeting the upper and lower floors, or both. I just cant decided what to do or where to start. Even google is unable to provide inspiration for such a huge dollhouse room.

And so for now, as I do with all my rooms when I’m lacking inspiration and just want to do something I’ve painted it cream…

Inspiration welcome… urgently!