LPCullen Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 I've gotten pictures up in the gallery of where I am with the Madison as of tonight. I plan to make this into a country shack, sort of set in the mountains, and the house will be up on brick pillars. It's funny, because before I started it I had been talking to Nutti via email and telling her I wanted to try and build on my own, and she was giving me encouragement. I told her I would start small, and start this one. Funnily enough, right after I started it, my brother brought me the Emerson Row, so I guess I didn't get to start small after all. Here's the link: http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/i...album&album=154 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallhouset Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 The Madison is coming along great. I think that was a good idea flipping the roof panels. It looks like a fun house to build. terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttiwebgal Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 ohhh you make me want to get out the Addams and do some work on it. a great job! and I of course knew you could do it! nutti :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMadWoman Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Great job Linda! Can't wait to see more!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatColorado Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Very nice! I really like how it is coming along :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Now there's a house with character! You're really breathing life into that house Linda. I can't wait to see how it develops. Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wenlaine Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 You're doing a great job, Linda. Can't wait to see more pictures. Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakyshaky Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Very cute little house. I can't wait to see the rest. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 Thanks everyone! I've stained the siding, but I haven't taken pictures yet. I'll be putting the porch on today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 What a lot of character the vertical siding gives this house! you go, girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted February 14, 2006 Author Share Posted February 14, 2006 Thanks Holly! I've got the bottom part of the porch on, but not the posts and the roof. And I've started doing color washes on the wood to age it a bit. I'll take some more pix tomorrow. Unfortunately, I didn't get as much mini-ing done over the weekend as I wanted to, because the daughter came up and we spent the day shopping for wedding apparel. It was a success though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 At least you didn't spend your entire weekend with those wonderful files from work, and you & DD got to reconnect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 Well, you know, I did bring the files home with me. Even brought them into the house. Didn't do anything else with them though, LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jing-jing Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Looking good! I can't wait to see your progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuppa-Tea Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Wow! What a neat little house. I've never seen that one before. I really like what you're doing with it and can't wait to see more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 Thanks everyone! I won't have time to take pix of the aging process, because some glue's not dry. Here's a picture of the staining though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wenlaine Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Ohh WOW, Linda, it's looking so good. Great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutterbugkc Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 That stain looks great for that house. And it's such a cute little house! Can't wait to see more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Linda, stain another piece of scrapwood and try various aging techniques to see which one you like. I found a wash of very pale gray/ white (very dilute) in several random streaky coats looked pretty good for aging a roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 Holly, I've already done the aging process, I just haven't taken pix yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted February 18, 2006 Author Share Posted February 18, 2006 I added 8 new pix to the gallery. Let me know what you think so far. The glue on that porch bar/rail isn't dry, which is why you can see it real well. http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/i...album&album=154 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallhouset Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Everything looks great. You are doing a great job. By the way where can I get one of those handy dandy supplorts you used?LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debtingler Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Looks great - it also looks like it would fit as a great little ski shack. What a difference puting the siding on like you did made. Look forward to following your creation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttiwebgal Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 wow! I am inspired! I think Ill get the Addams down off the shelf and do something with it.\ it already houses swaps from a log cabin swap I was in and looks like a fishin shack on the inside. hmmmmmm how could I fix the stuccoed look of the inside if I plank the outside? would it look weird? ohhhh the woes of nutti's world of indiscions in decorating! you are doing a great job! is this going to be a gift? nutti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted February 18, 2006 Author Share Posted February 18, 2006 Everything looks great. You are doing a great job. By the way where can I get one of those handy dandy supplorts you used?LOL <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks Terri! As a miniaturist yourself, you know we'll use anything we can for our miniatures! One time I emptied out a little house like thing that held paperclips because I needed it to put onto a window frame and then put a paint can over that to hold something down while it dried! I love going to thrift stores! I can't help it! I find some of the neatest stuff there, and those bottles were one of those things ... they are currently (except for the one that I am using as a "spacer") sitting on the dry sink in the kitchen awaiting my mantle to be put back together so that I can stain it, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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