Customizing a Victorian Mansion

[Basie10]

Mr Tumnus, I presume! 

[Chotii]

I finally had a chance to place the pigeons in and on the pigeon loft in the second floor open patio. The dragon and cat are up to shenanigans.

[GrahamB]

 
That really made me laugh!

[Chotii]

I tried to move the mansion inside and the whole thing disintegrated all over the ground. Poop. I only moved it because the rains have begun in Seattle and the wallpaper was not faring very well!!
 
At least I have a much better idea now how it goes together than I did when I started this (I don’t have any instructions).

I did manage to break one of the finials on the dormers. But had just received 2 of them, serendipitously, in a bulk lot of small pieces today! So can make the repair easily.

[Chotii]

I like the idea of wainscoting, so here are my first attempts. These are coffee stores sticks glued to a background of cardstock and painted with glossy white acrylic.  The wallpaper is scrapbooking paper glued to a backing of the same cardstock. I am beginning to use stuff called LeMax Sticky Max to hold small things in place, such as the rifles in the gun rack under the wall of taxidermy: every time the house gets bumped the gun rack falls over: boom, firearms everywhere!

The creation of the wainscoting and the custom-cut wallpapers is exacting and time consuming. I am enjoying that peace and focus very much.

[Chotii]

Modified a grandfather clock to have a functional face. It’s actually running, although it doesn’t keep accurate time.

[GrahamB]

Great idea that wainscotting! And the working clock is wonderful!