Working Indoors - so to speak
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I finally started on the interior. The exterior isn't finished but I felt it was time to get things moving and get on with the inside. The floor still needs to be finished but I got the block up on the inside of the front wall... after I got it up and painted - and patched.. I decided I really didn't like it. I like the block work on the outside ok but when I look at the inside it makes the room look very small. Of course this is a small building but there's no need to make it look even smaller than it is. Here's a picture of the inside of the entry wall and you can see what I mean:
I really like the idea of having an all stone building inside and out but got thinking about it. To get more of the effect I'd want I'd need to use lots smaller blocks or stones.. and I think the inside and outside should match ... unless of course I went with plaster on the interior. So I decided to give that a try. I mixed a few drops of acrylic paint (a light tan) to the spackle compound I had on hand, mixed it up and applied it to the end wall to see how it would turn out. I think I like the results. I applied the spackle directly to the wood wall and didn't try to use any glue.. not sure if that was a good idea or not but we'll find out in the morning once it's had a chance to cure and dry.
Heidi, Tracy, and Marie (marsiedotes) have given me a lot of great tips on alternate ways to cut the floor tile! The X-acto really made my index finger sore and the joint has been aching now for a couple of days so I'm trying the other methods mentioned. So far I've tried the parting tool or V gouge that was in my little wood carving set and a Linoleum knife - both seem to work pretty well. I think I like the knife better but I may look into getting a new one as the one I have is pretty old and dull. I still have to try using the dremel but I'll save that for tomorrow :lol:
Here's a pic of the gouge and linoleum knife:
I made a trip up to the mini shop this morning looking for things to put inside to help finish it off. And of course once I brought them home I decided I need to change my plans yet again for what the focus wall will look like. I had intended for it to be pretty bland - pretty much a mirror of the back of the room.. but now with a water holder and a St Francis statue I'm thinking it will look a bit more like a chapel and will have a definite altar area even if there's no altar in it
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