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!

Yellow and White

The first section has been completed…

In hindsight it would have been sensible to paint each piece before assembling the house, although I was too excited to consider this when the house first arrived.

I am finding difficulties in reaching some of the less accessible areas; tight corners, window edges and sections which at first glance are obscured by their positioning such as the back of the balconies. It is also difficult to achieve a clean line between the window frames and the connecting wall.

That said, with the few pieces I have painted prior to inserting these obscuring pieces, such as the porch roof, I have found that the thickness of the added paint on the hinges was too great to slot the roof on afterwards. The excess paint needed to be filed off before the piece would fit. Given that filing is not an exact art, I found touch up was then needed once the piece was fitted and therefore the problems were presented as before.