This was fun, I enjoyed building this house. No hurry, I could work on it as little or as much as I had time for. I had a lot of ideas for kit bashing as I was building, and it's not out of the question that I buy and build another one, the way I really want it.
For now though, here are finished pics of my current Arthur:
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| The Arthur by Greenleaf |
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| Inside The Arthur |
The exterior is stucco - simply made with a mixture of paint and sand.
Very simple and easy to apply. Hard on the brushes, and kinda makes a
splatter mess, but I love the results.
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| The Arthur - Stucco Exterior |
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| The Arthur - Stucco Exterior |
The roof shingles took forever, because I chose to paint half of them 2
different colors and then apply them individually (still in strips on
masking tape). It was a labor of love, and I'm happy with the way it
turned out overall.
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| The Arthur - Shingles for the Roof |
I like to add a touch of personalization to my projects. I had this
little decoration in one of my boxes, thought it would look good in this
spot. I made the flower boxes for the three upper windows with balsa
wood, glue and paint.
Detailing the front and porch was fun, but I didn't want to go overboard because the back (front) will be facing a mirror.
Notice the statue next to the potted plants by the welcome mat, hard to tell but it's an elephant. ALL of my houses have elephants in them :-)
I found this wind sock on eBay, it was in an estate lot and I bought the
whole lot just to get this one item. I love it on this house, it's
perfect!
This little birdhouse is also one of my favorite eBay finds. It's metal and hand painted.
I'm actually almost done decorating and furnishing the interior, but here are some pics of the empty version:
I made a ceiling fan for the living room, it's not shown in this
photo but it will be in the finished photos. The mini blinds are made
from 1 rattan placemat I bought at Dollar Tree. I cut it to measure then
used paint stain ...the living room window and also the bathroom
window, which I painted white.
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| The Arthur - Living Room |
The kitchen floor looks like white tile, I made it with
Paperclay. I flattened it with a rolling pin, scored it with a straight
edge, then painted it white. Added a few layers of Modge Podge to shine
it up and seal it. The walls are clapboard siding painted white, and the
wallpaper is actually scrapbook paper. The light is a giant bead glued
to the ceiling.
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| The Arthur - Kitchen |
I have a whole Rubbermaid tub full of sample wallpaper books I got from a
paint store that went out of business. It really came in handy when
decorating this bathroom!
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| The Arthur - Bathroom |
I made the ceiling fan for the bedroom with popsicle sticks and jewelry beads. It
was so easy!! The chandelier above the staircase is just a couple fancy
beads hung onto a paperclip. The white carpet is from a pack of colored
felt pages I bought at Dollar Tree. The curtains are part of a yellow
pack of swatches I bought at WalMart for $1. I used the rest of the
fabric swatches to make the bedding and pillows. The walls are covered
in scrapbook paper and white/grey/yellow paint.
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| The Arthur - Bedroom |
The Arthur kit doesn't come with a railing for the staircase landing in
the bedroom, so I picked up a bare kit on eBay and added wooden beads to
the posters and painted them grey for some extra decoration.
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| The Arthur - Bedroom |
I didn't do any outside landscaping because I wasn't sure exactly how and where I was going to place this for display. I found the perfect sized TV tray, and a super large mirror I'll hang up behind it so it can be seen from both sides.
My next project, The Brookwood, also by Greenleaf, is already underway. It's beach themed, so I've been making and buying all sorts of cool little items. As with any dollhouse, the imagination is limitless!
As soon as The Arthur is complete I'll post the interior pictures, and make the video. I have a YouTube page that my projects are on.
Thanks for looking!!
