Quick update: Interior design has begun on the Newport. This weekend I pulled out a trunk of old furniture to see what I could salvage. The furniture wasn't quality items to begin with and I hadn't taken very good care of them so there wasn't much. I was able to pull a few pieces out of the rubble and I'll find a home for them soon enough. Here's a table I rescued and a picture of how bright my chandelier is.
I also found my mini sewing machine that I thought was lost, a bucket of spilled paint, some cats and a dog, and a hutch to repair. For the most part I'll be furnishing this house from scratch. Let the shopping begin.
If you noticed, in the photo I have yet to pick out wallpaper. The kit came with a package but I may use those for another house I'm planning, more on that in a moment. I have a large supply of scrapbook paper that I sorted through and found a few designs small enough to use. The problem is that I don't have enough sheets of any single design. So I'll either have to be creative or go pick up extra sheets, hoping that these designs are still stocked. If you have any tips on wallpapering dollhouses please share. I can always use extra insight and it may save me a few hours researching every little detail on my own.
After all that, I hit designer's block and couldn't make any decisions on the Newport. So I pulled out the Lily. This house was a gift to my mother a few years back. It sat for a long while before she "commissioned" someone to build it for her. Well, that was a waste of time. When we finally got it back (over a year later) nothing had been accomplished. I spent Sunday sorting and organizing the kit, since he managed to punch out a good portion of pieces, and taking inventory. I discovered that 7 pieces had been lost. Ughhhh!! I'll have to order replacements for those.
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| The Lily |
Happy Holidays everyone!!!
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| Chance in his Christmas hat. |
