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Offline Birdie

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Victorian mansion XXL
« on: February 07, 2015, 18:08:25 »
New project!  :confetti:

I wanted to do a BIG Victorian house with the pieces of all the houses I have, and put up different wallpaper patterns and curtains for a different look.

A big thank you to Skypurr for the link to free wallpaper patterns (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=14130.0).

I used pieces from two 5300's (= the traditional one), two 5305's (= the small version), two 7411 (= extra floors), one yellow mansion and two pink gazebos.
I had enough spare pieces to make an extra house for the servants.

Turns out it is extremely difficult to change anything in the lay-out, because then pieces don't fit and there are no alternative pieces in existence.  :wall: I made some custom floor pieces out of cardboard, because there is no other way to fit the staircases in. Not very sophisticated, but it works  :)  I intend to cover it with some kind of flooring.

As you'll see, the wallpaper is still loose (not glued on). I still need a non-permanent solution for that. If I glue it on, I might not get it off the original paper... And I also still need to wallpaper the side roof. It takes forever to get it right.

This is what I came up with, for now:



TThe ground floor with the kitchen on the far left:



The dining room off the kitchen and then the entrance hall:



The salon on the right hand side:



The first floor (bedroom and bathroom on the left, library, another bedroom on the right, with the original wallpapers):



The second floor (bedroom under side roof, bathroom, sun room):





Attick room for the children:




More pictures will follow when I have managed to do proper flooring and when the furniture can go in - the fun part!

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Re: Victorian mansion XXL
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2015, 18:55:09 »
Very impressive start. Seeing more 5300 just makes me appreciate them more and more these days, such a beautiful toy. The parts are a bit challenging but at least you can customize with out cutting.
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Re: Victorian mansion XXL
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2015, 19:35:31 »
Absolutely magnificent  :love: :love: :love:

You have all my attention dear Friend  :wave:

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Re: Victorian mansion XXL
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2015, 19:45:55 »
Birdie, you always are a great designer!  :love:

Also here! The big house is really beautiful! And that´s a real challenge, I know!
Congrats!

Looking forward for the inside designs.  ;)

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Re: Victorian mansion XXL
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2015, 19:59:54 »
That looks AMAZING! Looking forward to the furnitured pics :)

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Re: Victorian mansion XXL
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2015, 21:27:29 »
Wonderful. Can't wait to see it inhabited.

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Re: Victorian mansion XXL
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2015, 22:27:28 »
It looks wonderful Birdie, I love the way you have added the extra roof on the side.   :clap:
I look forward to seeing it when it is finished.
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Re: Victorian mansion XXL
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2015, 22:53:00 »
Love it Birdie!
I'm glad that I'm not the only one :)

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Re: Victorian mansion XXL
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2015, 23:07:06 »
Wonderful looking house!

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Re: Victorian mansion XXL
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2015, 08:29:20 »
This looks beautiful.  I'm not familiar with those houses, so I can't fully appreciate how much work goes into changing them to something else, but I imagine it's very difficult.

The grass and the fencing looks amazing too.

I've been attaching wallpaper with tiny tiny pieces (the tiniest I can make them) of poster putty, a piece in each corner and one or two more down the viewing/photograph side.  There are corresponding tiny bumps in the paper, but if the paper used is at least ordinary printer paper thick and the wallpaper is patterned, it rarely shows. I have noticed, however, that after a week or two, the paper often sags/curls in the middle of the sheet - I've no idea why, but if there is a time between fixing the wallpaper and taking photos of it, I do need to check and to refix some pieces.
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