tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post5027654274245257487..comments2024-03-28T16:44:44.407-07:00Comments on Studio E: Coming Apart at the Seams ( update on the Arthur)elizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-82870761290813335772014-06-06T22:01:13.249-07:002014-06-06T22:01:13.249-07:00Hello Andres! I am glad that you like the beginni...Hello Andres! I am glad that you like the beginnings of the bedroom and the bath. Since I understand that you are trying to read the posts for this project in correct order, I shall not spoil your surprise but I do hope that you will enjoy the experience! Thank You! :D<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-56425694768529115372014-06-06T09:16:53.330-07:002014-06-06T09:16:53.330-07:00With the aim of envelop is very beautiful. Since I...With the aim of envelop is very beautiful. Since I am rendition your posts featuring in order to day of the week, I haven't cheated or else looked in the future. I'm going away to say you probably as soon as with the exciting current.<br /><br /><a href="http://electricienfrance.com" rel="nofollow"> renovation electrique </a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364610768009767115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-30871736951096370282013-08-23T10:22:43.144-07:002013-08-23T10:22:43.144-07:00Hello Sandra! Thank you for your comment!! You...Hello Sandra! Thank you for your comment!! You know I love this little house, and as frustrating as it can be, it's size delights me. I was actually thinking about doing second one too, a little later on. The size of it is perfect for sitting on the work table in the midst of all the confusion, and its simple shape lends itself to a lot of different interpretations.... But I hate doing the electrical bit even though I love light fixtures and the 3rd dimension that they add to the ambiance. It's been a real love/ hate relationship! all along the way.<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-73053973209712489882013-08-22T21:00:13.115-07:002013-08-22T21:00:13.115-07:00I really love the fireplace and the mirror in the ...I really love the fireplace and the mirror in the bathroom too. I think when I re-do my Arthur I'll wire it this time. It's probably just as well that I have no choice but to re-vamp it - it will turn out better than it would have before ;)Meanwhile I am gaining lots of inspiration from reading about your progress. SandieSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00362568798383541625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-63707872122420421102013-08-19T11:29:52.087-07:002013-08-19T11:29:52.087-07:00Bonjour Claude! Thank you! I have to say that I ...Bonjour Claude! Thank you! I have to say that I am happy with the way that they look too. I did add a medallion just above the mirror, as I thought I should. There was too much dead space from the top of the mirror to the ceiling and once the medallion was painted the same color as the panel it looks better than what it looked like before. I will show the updated version soon.<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-12893085015031227152013-08-19T09:02:30.299-07:002013-08-19T09:02:30.299-07:00i like also much the bedroom'mirror and the fi...i like also much the bedroom'mirror and the fireplaceclaudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102056989840300273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-28993890901311835052013-08-19T07:35:21.381-07:002013-08-19T07:35:21.381-07:00Hi Lindsey! Thank you! I love the "old"...Hi Lindsey! Thank you! I love the "old" look so much and I am glad that you enjoy this look too! Necessity is the Mother of invention, and it was so necessary to invent a way to hide the wires without tearing through the paper. I am delighted that this method is one you would like to copy! I'm flattered! Let me know when you do as I bet it will be as lovely as the 2 bath renos that you have finished both Big And Small! :)<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-83769249504569113932013-08-19T06:51:53.037-07:002013-08-19T06:51:53.037-07:00Love how distressed and old everything looks. I al...Love how distressed and old everything looks. I also like how you trimmed out the fireplace wall. I think I am going to "copy" you and do that to my fireplace area as well! :)<br /><br />toddlindsey.comLindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542012227699016313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-79377781621168012172013-08-18T20:54:43.309-07:002013-08-18T20:54:43.309-07:00Hello my dear Tatiana! You are so generous my dea...Hello my dear Tatiana! You are so generous my dear lady, in your very kind and encouraging words to me! There is a difference between taking my time and just being lazy which is how I would style myself! I am easily distracted and also a famous procrastinator and so I really have to Push through my natural inclinations to not only, sit and look but to make myself Work! I am glad that you are enjoying this house though Tatiana, and the journey towards getting it done. I love the way that you describe it too, the sense of smell and texture that is translated through the pictures. That encourages me so much! Now I shall really have to make an effort and getting moving on it again!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-67106546667479390522013-08-18T05:52:08.746-07:002013-08-18T05:52:08.746-07:00О, Элизабет!
Читая Ваш пост я действительно окунаю...О, Элизабет!<br />Читая Ваш пост я действительно окунаюсь в какой-то таинственный мир! Не спешите! Не лишайте меня удовольствия вновь и вновь бродить по Вашему дому. Почувствовать рукой шероховатые стены, слышать тихую музыку, ощущать запахи старого дома и любоваться Вашим камином! <br />Я люблю Ваше зеркало! Всегда присутствует какая-то внутренняя уверенность. Да, зеркало должно висеть так, а не иначе. Можно подвинуть стены, перенести окно. В конце концов удалить унитаз !:):):)<br />Мне нравится, как Вы находите разумные решения возникающих проблем.<br />Хорошей недели!<br />Татьяна<br />Tatianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808789020164375540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-10289963218100890652013-08-17T09:41:59.142-07:002013-08-17T09:41:59.142-07:00Hello Irene, Thank you! I am very glad that you ...Hello Irene, Thank you! I am very glad that you are enjoying this adventure along with me. Right now I feel I am getting all the major elements out and at the ready just before the chief cornerstone is placed and then all the rest will fall easily into position. That is my intent anyway, but I just never know if there is one more step that I should have to anticipate before I can proceed to the actual gluing it all firmly into place! Thank you for your mention of the fire 'How To ' in your blog, The Tenement! That was lovely to see. For the making of this fireplace check out the 'Light My Fire', tutorial, just a few posts back! I am delighted that you like it.<br /><br />elizabeth elizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-27105199124333674382013-08-17T06:31:33.366-07:002013-08-17T06:31:33.366-07:00Wow, lots to see in this post, Elizabeth. I love...Wow, lots to see in this post, Elizabeth. I love following a visual thought process and I really enjoyed following this. You're making great progress and I love that fireplace.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182285759059917550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-91209857897723400812013-08-17T04:32:01.679-07:002013-08-17T04:32:01.679-07:00Hello Calude! Thank you and Welcome to this chapt...Hello Calude! Thank you and Welcome to this chapter of my doll's house renovation! I am very pleased that you like the bathroom mirror, I do too and I am determined to use it. I would wish it to be a key feature in the bathroom and once it is hung up, it will make the room a functional space with a little bit of old world charm ( I hope! ) Well, We shall soon see. <br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-6797423697041739922013-08-17T04:12:41.454-07:002013-08-17T04:12:41.454-07:00Sans, what good advise you have given but wait, le...Sans, what good advise you have given but wait, let me defend myself by saying that the rolls upon rolls that went tumbling into the trash was old-fashion 15 years old prints of real life wallpaper of Blah, mini prints. I did save the best of the rolls but None of them came remotely close to what I used in this house! Believe me, I went through Every scrap book pad that I have trying to find a substitute and I did find one and I was almost going to use it, too but then I found something closer in color to the other walls and so, ... sigh.... I bought another book! But I WILL keep your advise in mind for the future Sans, as I know that you have only my best interest at heart and I appreciate what you say very very much!<br />Thank you for liking the fender! Elizabeth-an you say? Very Cute, Sans!... Very Clever!..<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-46717846147480549282013-08-17T03:20:37.632-07:002013-08-17T03:20:37.632-07:00I admire the amount of rooms of the house, and I a...I admire the amount of rooms of the house, and I appreciate the gentle colors<br />the mirror adapts well to the atmosphereclaudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102056989840300273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-52678641908995168432013-08-17T03:14:53.390-07:002013-08-17T03:14:53.390-07:00I am not surprised at all that you use to teach mi...I am not surprised at all that you use to teach mini making. You must have been real popular too ! <br /><br />It is always such a massive job , this planning stage. How big, where, what, extra room or extra space and all your decisions seem like such critical ones because it will impact on the others. Perhaps that's why I am more and more attracted to dioramas than houses now. But building a house is always so much fun once the decisions are made. <br /><br />This is my mantra : Next time you run out of wallpaper, look into your own stash first ? teehee :). But of course, did we not just throw out a bunch that could have totally matched what we are doing? LOL<br /><br />I have no doubt at all that your house is going to be stunning! I LOVE the fender! A very Elizabeth-an fender :):)Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-37327731614044159182013-08-16T22:26:38.330-07:002013-08-16T22:26:38.330-07:00Hello grandmommy! What a lovely compliment, Thank...Hello grandmommy! What a lovely compliment, Thank you! I use to teach classes on making minis, O so many years ago. But when it comes to assembling houses I am as much a novice as any one else, because each house is for me, a Learn As You Go, project. I am the Nutty Professor and the house is my laboratory. I am experimenting with different techniques and some work and others don't. My mistakes are not complete failures however, because I MUST find a solution. Marisa said that she would think about putting a match to it and move on, but I have too much of an invested in this little house, and so the Show Must Go On! <br /> Please feel free, grandmommy, to ask about anything that intrigues you. I am always happy to answer and even teach a tutorial if I can. I am delighted that you like the fireplace. It was easy peasy and most of all,... fun, Fun FUN!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-2476691815372965652013-08-16T22:03:07.325-07:002013-08-16T22:03:07.325-07:00You are so right Sharee! Every time I think that ... You are so right Sharee! Every time I think that I am fighting with the house, I have to step back and stop and think as to why? what I Want to do is not working and then what Would work? I felt that I needed a bigger mirror after I had tried a smaller one and I was not happy with it but I was also dissatisfied with the way the bigger one swallowed up that section of the wall. Moving the window became the best solution, because it would give me a more usable wall and make the chimney stack easier to install later on. Two good reasons to bite the bullet and redo the window! In the end the exterior and the interior will look better for it. Thank you very much Sharee, for your comment on the "happy accident" house! I shall have to remember that!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-72507319924379546402013-08-16T21:44:05.682-07:002013-08-16T21:44:05.682-07:00Hhahhahha! Studio E remodeling show! How clever J...Hhahhahha! Studio E remodeling show! How clever Jennifer! But thank you for your vote of confidence in my capabilities! The lit fireplace turned out far better than I expected and you will be surprised how Thant came about too! I used some flourescent plastic from a fishing float because my orange tic tac box was all used up. It made an even better fire in the end and I am really happy with it, so thank you! As to the linoleum in the bedroom, Yes! I love the look of it too! It has the plausible vintage look that I wanted for this cottage. Not too fancy but not too dowdy either. Next week, I will show you the not too fancy and not too dowdy looking bed that goes in it. I really hope that you will like it Jennifer. The Studio E remodeling show, to be continued.....<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-14440749421745921762013-08-16T21:29:06.351-07:002013-08-16T21:29:06.351-07:00Bonjour Rosethe'! I got a good chuckle from y...Bonjour Rosethe'! I got a good chuckle from your comment! So funny! This project's challenges only Look like they are quickly overcome. In fact, they come with the usual amount of teeth grinding and growling! That is one of the reasons that I had to just Look at it for a week, as told Liduina. I am sorry that you had to remake yours 3 times Rosethe', but I bet that you are an Expert Now! (smiles) I recall you saying in a comment that you would Not want to do it again. I hear you; I don't want to do it at all either! I am soooo NOT GOOD, with measuring, but we shall see what we shall see. Maybe God has a good surprise awaiting me? So stay tuned Rosethe', and see if I, like you, also" Fall apart at the Seams." heeheehee<br />Have a great weekend!<br /><br />elizabeth elizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-16482464121714811692013-08-16T21:08:26.338-07:002013-08-16T21:08:26.338-07:00HI Marisa! You are such a great detective! You h...HI Marisa! You are such a great detective! You have missed your calling, I think. All those detective and mystery shows have Nothing on you! I am already a Big Giac Fan, Marisa and Love every thing that clever man sets his mind to do, don't you too? When I posted these pictures I looked at them and right away began to search through the odds and sods that I have tucked away and soon found what I was looking for, so the correction has already been made, but I agree that "The Tale of Two Libraries", has Wonderful Workmanship and the detail that Giac has at the top of the Walnut Library fireplace is Excellent! ( I hope that you are reading this Giac! )<br /> It is always beneficial to have some extra eyes scouting out information that can be passed along, so I thank you Marisa. Lucille told me about something that she saw on Casey's blog a while back, that was a good reference for me too, at the time. What a wonderful community of friends to have that can share so freely, back and forth, with each other. Love it! Thank YOU!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-41133921808393666522013-08-16T20:49:18.178-07:002013-08-16T20:49:18.178-07:00Hello Sir Giac! I am happy to have your support o...Hello Sir Giac! I am happy to have your support on moving the window! Isn't it grand when you can be your own general contractor and move a window over a few inches or redo a floor, as you have done, and not have to worry about taking out a bank loan or re-mortgaging your home? In the bathroom I have already finished the tub project, but the sink and the toilet are still incomplete .<br />I can't say that I am thrilled with surprise challenges either Giac, but at least they are not the major road blocks that they used to be! I TRY to take them in stride, because I know that they are unavoidable, and with my record, to be Expected! I use to try and Arm Wrestle my projects into submission too, but now it makes me way too tired! I would rather take the easy way and just cry " uncle"! ( smiles) Enjoy your weekend, too, my friend.<br />Big Hugs back!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-41143940384092279512013-08-16T19:09:12.097-07:002013-08-16T19:09:12.097-07:00 Ho ho, Dorien! I am glad that I am not the only ... Ho ho, Dorien! I am glad that I am not the only one who has run out of wallpaper in the middle of a project! This is the second time this has happened. The first was with the Parlor and now with the bedroom. I hope That will be all. I have seen the tutorials on printing your own but I have only ever printed my own area rugs. I ran out of ink printing them and boy was I Mad! Wasted ink and wasted suede paper! (Oh well, what else is new?)<br />I am very happy that you like the fireplace Dorien, I like it too! It is a relief that something has turned out right, when so many things have gone wrong. I know that I am not the only one who has problems with their projects, so by me sharing mine, others can take heart; there ARE solutions! You enjoy your weekend too, and call my name in your blog as often as you wish! Thank you; How lovely! ( Big smiles!)<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-55663492284394464342013-08-16T18:51:35.758-07:002013-08-16T18:51:35.758-07:00Thank you Liduina! You are so right there is alwa...Thank you Liduina! You are so right there is always Patience involved and the Time needed to get the projects moving forward. It has taken me at least 3 weeks, one to cut and paper and make the walls and then a week to sit and Look at it and wish it was moving forward, and then yet another week of playing with the furnishings and then some more Actual work! The 'Looking' at it for a week was just as essential as the doing part but I feel that that week was somewhat wasted. I want to keep moving forward because I often Pause way too long and then get 'Lazypants' on! ( smiles)<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-27715897807825801202013-08-16T18:35:21.484-07:002013-08-16T18:35:21.484-07:00Welcome Wyrna! I am so happy that you like the wa...Welcome Wyrna! I am so happy that you like the way I solved the problem of hiding the electrical. It was Not what I had originally planned at all, but it turned out to be so much better this way. I needed that wall to be more interesting to look at and now I think it is. It also takes the focus off the mismatched wallpaper, by breaking it up visually so that you don't see that it is odd. You know Wyrna, changing the windows and the doors can really up-grade a doll's house, especially if it is one of the Greenleaf, Artply, or Duracraft kits, which have the thinner wood. I will be by to see your newest doll's house project, it sounds very intriguing!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.com