Some Changes

Robert wanted to have me change up a few things. So I did. He didn't feel the attic was large enough. So I lifted the roof a good 3-4  inches. I have also finally built the railing for the patios. Its taking a long time to do each little step, but its good work and it feels good to have stuff done. Sometimes its hard to do all the sanding by hand and designing as I go, but I am happy with the progress.

Here you see the raised roof. As you can see, I did a little boo-boo. I was twisting this around accidentally hit the basketball hoop and broke the glue on the whole roof structure. The nails kept it in place, but I needed to hurry and build the railings to support the attic.

My goofy husband helping me illustrate the height of this massive dollhouse!

This is my tester railing. I wasn't sure on the design. In the end, I simply can't do better. I don't have the money (hence me making this all from scrap wood) so I had to do what I could do with my own skill, as low as they are. Anyway, my skills are minimal at best, so a boring simple plain railing was all I could make happen.

What a lucky find in my wood box. I had one single piece of trim left that was a nice full 8 feet long. It was already while too which is great since I will be painting a good part of the dollhouse white. :-) It was JUST long enough to wrap around the bottom of the dollhouse.

So, I know these pictures are out of order, but I just didn't have the energy to load them one by one. I got more of the railing done and decided to set some of the doll furniture into it just to see how it would look. Can you say CUTE!!!!! I am loving it. I MAY have to spend some time playing with the dollhouse once its built. I never had a dollhouse growing up.

The overall look of it before I lowered it to the ground. It was just getting too tall for me to work on while still on the table.

A close up picture of the furniture. Is this just the cutest patio ever!!! Okay, some day I need to build a life size room. I really do! Here you see another little boo-boo. Between the tester railing I used to show Robert what it would look like and the final sets of railing, I must have changed the width of my table saw and stop block. Oops. The new railing on the side and back are just a HAIR wider. Oh well, nobody said I was perfect.

I do love this patio!!!

What Comes Next

Apparently its not the next ROOM, but a whole house. Well, a dollhouse at least.  We came up with the idea on a whim. See, I had a vacation that turned out to be not a vacation.....well, that's another story. My husband says I should just play in the garage and try new things. I SOOOOO wanted to do that, but hey this is real life and I was just plain BROKE! So I say "Hey, how about I just see what I can build with the scrap wood in the garage only?"

And so the dream was born. Robert went online and found a picture of a dollhouse he liked for the kids. It's called the Savannah Dollhouse and it's BIG. Don't know if I am allowed to post the picture so I will skip it just in case. Just google Savannah Dollhouse and you will see it.

I asked Robert how big. He starts pointing and indicating and then before you know it....well....its going to be HUGE. Its going to be about 4 feet wide and about 5 feet tall. Large enough for both the kids to play with and not grow out of anytime soon. Its coming together, but there is still a lot of work to do. Needless to say this project has been interesting. I have learned that I had A LOT of scrap wood and I can be pretty darn creative when I need to be. Since I got all distracted and didn't have time to write a lot, I will leave you with with some pictures.

So far, my favorite part are the stairs. YES, they look a bit funny, but once they are painted white it will show off the walnut stained parts. I know I should have waited, but I really wanted to see how the walnut stain would come out. :-) Patience is NOT my middle name. But if it was, apparently it would be in all caps since I like to intersperse them in my writing so why not my name, right?!

It is DONE!!!

I can't even tell you how happy this makes me. All the doors are there and close and I feel so happy!! Yes, that is a lame sentence, but I am not sure how to put into words how I feel. I have worked on this project for months. It's been a lot of hours of work and I am very proud of the result. It's by far my largest project and I seriously hope to not do another thing this big for awhile. LOL.

I present to you my simple little storage wall unit I built thinking it could just hold our puzzles and games and not be a big thing. Well...it's big...it's beautiful...and its DONE!

So now the big question is.....what's next?

Lost Month

I feel like I lost October. Its now November and I am not yet done with this wall unit. I am so close! Where has my motivation gone. Probably hiding under a warm cozy blanket avoiding the cold of the garage. The last 3 doors are built now. They are even stained. All I have to do is put on shellac and hang them.

Let's hope I can do this tomorrow. I am tired of not being motivated. I want this COMPLETED!!!!!