The Garage

I decided to tape the garage together today. I've been so busy with little details that I needed to see how much I've done so far.



There is still a LOT more to do...


Here is the deck that will give Grandma a way up to her sewing room.


This room is still just a dream. I plan to do a lot more in here.



I hope you enjoyed this peak at my progress. I think I'll leave the garage as it is for a while.

I'm not quite ready to take it all apart and get back to work. That will happen. Just not today.

Credits: Houseworks Garage Kit and Cupola. Greenleaf Staircase Kit. Handmade dormer inspired by Sylvia.

More on the Roof

I'm still working on the roof, cupola and dormer. Not quite happy with it all yet, but it's a start.

Hope you have a nice day!

Decisions

In order to get this project back underway, I decided to do a red "tin" roof on the garage. I'm saving the embossed tin idea for my 1/2 scale Fairfield dollhouse that is still in the box. (!)

I used bamboo blind sticks to make the ridges. What you see here is one coat of red paint. I'll add another coat of paint, maybe age it a bit, and then spray it with clear gloss spray.

I did a little work on the dormer too. I added some siding that I'll dry brush with blue like the garage walls.

Now I have to decide what kind of roof to put on the dormer. I have some crushed shells that might work?

I'm happy to have made some progress this weekend. I think I'm almost ready to start on the lights. (She says with great fear and trembling!)

Happy Monday! I can't wait until 5 o'clock so I can get back to work.

Cutting Holes

I've started hacking away at the garage to make the window openings. MDF is really hard to cut! I used my jig saw but had trouble doing the corners. The dormer does fit and with some interior trim I think it will look okay?

The first window looks alright. The second one is a real mess. That's all I could do with my jig saw and hand saw.

I need to go get a diamond cutting wheel for my dremel to finish this. Karin Corbin used one in her tutorial for cutting window openings. She makes this look easy, but it's NOT!

I guess priming everything will be the next step? I'm also looking for some wallpaper for the attic. I want to finish the interior walls before I do the outside.

I may try to make concrete block walls for inside of the garage? I sprayed some cardstock with textured paint but it's not the right color. Once I get that figured out, I'll cut the blocks and start gluing them on like tiles.

Photo found on Flicker

I love daylight savings time. More light in the evenings for minis!

Garage Plans in Progress

Here is the garage with the new dormer I built this morning. Thank you Sabitha for the tutorial! I found the cute little cupola online. I think it needs a weather vane.

Here is another view showing one of the windows I'll be adding to the attic. I'll need to be sure that the windows and dormer are level with each other.


This is the other side. I plan to add mullions to the little windows to match the others.

I like how it looks taped together. Now the REAL work begins. I'm really nervous about cutting the holes for the new windows.

I may take a break and go pull weeds for a while. It's such a beautiful day and I want to plant some flowers too. Maybe I'll dig up some confidence while I'm out there?

No Room For The Car

I just had to prop the garage up to see how it is going to look. Nothing is primed or glued yet.




I would like to add a dormer to the roof where there is a second floor loft. I have no idea how to do that? This "window" is the one that goes on the side of the garage.

As you can see, there will be NO room for the car!

Sure wish I could stay home from work. I hate it when ideas are blooming and I can't continue!

Hope you have a good day,