Deb Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I've got the balcony on the Lily! Wooohooooo! And of course, the cat is sitting there yawning like I'm boring him to tears when I show it to him, so I'll come talk to ya'll. You understand the enthusiasm when something comes together and a goal is reached. So, wanna see? The balcony railing is just propped up so I could get an idea of how its going to look when it's on. Because it's a little delicate, it'll be the last thing I put on when the house is done and I'll take out the gaps between the sections when I mount it. But you know how it is........you have to try out the look.........go borrow some porch furniture from the nice ladies in the Pierce house upstairs...... sit and look at it for awhile..... :angry: Whadya think? Give it to me straight now, I can take it. Is it starting to pass for a French Quarter now? Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogster Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Whadya think? Give it to me straight now, I can take it. Is it starting to pass for a French Quarter now? Deb <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Elvis voice: The French don't use quarters man, they use Francs. Siriusly that is schweet! Tizight! BTW, is the railing a part that comes with the kit? Or is it aftermarket? Cause that thang is bangin! Looks awesome! Good idea to glue it on last. I wanted to check a coupla pics of the Garf, so I'm adding, you just gave me a idea. I thinking use that kind of railing on the upper mini balconies of the Garf rather than the punched out stuff. Your pics prove it works, the porch has the die cut railing, and the balcony the tres kewel fancy wrought iron looking railings. Like I've said before, I have no problem being inspired, okay stealing ideas, but I always give credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jing-jing Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Looks awesome! Makes me crave a hurricane (the drink...not the weather) and some Cafe du Monde. Mmmmm..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 WOW Deb, That is a awesome balcony. I cant wait to see it all finished. My poor Lily has been neglected for sometime now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuppa-Tea Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 How about some beignets, too? It's fabulous, Deb! Those darn cats... nothing we do impresses them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wenlaine Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I would say it's perfect Deb, and I wouldn't be giving the porch furniture back to the nice ladies either. Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 It's Wonderful!!! I really love the effect of the white iron fences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhatter Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 great job, love the porch. Keep us updated with photos. Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzyQ Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Deb, I LOVE your house!!! It's the first time I have seen your pictures. You can tell you have done this before. I have been planing to do all the wall paper etc. before we put the walls up on our Garfield. So now you have confirmed that this is the best way to do it. Do you have a store near by that you purchase your stuff? We have one but it is an hour away and when I went I got so overwhelmed that the only thing we came home with was a rug lol. SuzyQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMadWoman Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Deb, hee hee, I looked at your pictures before I read the post and I thought to myself "gee, that house looks like it belongs in New Orleans"!! So there you go, it absolutely looks like it could pass in the French Quarter!! It looks amazing! Great job!! :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Holy Moly Deb! It's gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Wow, very beautiful!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josi Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Perfect Deb! I looks just right for New Orleans. Josi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishMist Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Tres bien! Looks really French to me.. and really excellent work and attention to detail. The railing on the porch really sets it off. Good choice! Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakyshaky Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I love your porch. I have looked at those railings before but was unsure of them. I will def. be getting some now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Wonderful. Don't know how you have the patience to put all that detail together so nicely. cheers Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 Thanks everybody! I really appreciate the feedback. I was so apprehensive about bashing the balcony, and hoped that it would come out looking French Quarter. I'm putting a widow's walk railing around the top of the mansard roof to complete the look. The balcony railing and widow's walk are the IronWorks that miniatures.com carries. The website makes them look like they might be somewhat flexible, but they're hard plastic. I put the mansard roof on today. Yay! That part was worrying me just a wee bit, but it went on like a dream. It's a whole lot easier to warp wood than to unwarp it. But what is really cool is that because of the scoring on the attic walls, they look like beadboard. So instead of wallpapering it, I painted them. It's a really nice look. Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 Do you have a store near by that you purchase your stuff? We have one but it is an hour away and when I went I got so overwhelmed that the only thing we came home with was a rug lol. There's a mini store in Denver, but I haven't been there. We work midnights so it's just easier for me to shop online. I have a particular fondness for http://www.miniatures.com and that's where I order most of my stuff. Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogster Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 The balcony railing and widow's walk are the IronWorks that miniatures.com carries. Deb <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's called a bash! Which makes you a steely eyed missile-man! OOWWWW!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhatter Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Glen, Your daughers house is super sweet, love her playhouse too. What a lucky girl to have such a talented dad. Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatColorado Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Deb it's BEAUTIFUL! And Pink! I love pink . I've used those railings before, I do like them. They can be shaped but it requires the patience of Job. More pictures, please? :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 That's called a bash! Actually, the whole balcony is bashed. But if it doesn't look bashed, then I did it right. :o I wanted to retain as much of the original look to the porch as possible. I whacked out one of the double windows on the second floor to install the french doors, dropped the back of the porch roof by about 1.5 inches, tossed the original supports and added my own support beams under the back edge, raised the front of the porch roof by about half an inch and took some liberties with the verge and trim across the front of the porch so it could still use the orginal porch railings on the first floor, and then fit the porch roof pieces together so they'd lay flat instead of sloping. Half a bottle of gorilla glue, most of a role of blue tape and a little bit of spackling later and it was a balcony! Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 Deb it's BEAUTIFUL! And Pink! I love pink . I've used those railings before, I do like them. They can be shaped but it requires the patience of Job. More pictures, please? :o I'm not overly thrilled with the pink, but that's because I'm just not fond of pastels. ;) For this house, pink just seemed to be the right color. For one thing, it's owner wanted it to be pink, white and green, but mainly, it goes with the french quarter look really well. <grinning> I'll get some more pictures taken when I get the rest of the tape off the roof this week. So, how did you bend the railings? Heat? I was going to make square corners around the edges, but I'd love to hear how you shape them. Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggi Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Deb WOW what a great job. I love all the changes you've made to the Lily, it looks marvelous. Maybe I should have waited to do the Lily till I had more experience LOL. I'm so glad you did not have much trouble with the mansard roof, it drove me nuts, and still took a lot of wood putty to fill gaps. (There is still places that don't quite meet the supports, but I had got to the point that I was afraid the wood would rot from being wet so much)Please post pixs of yours, I would love to see one that went on smoothly. I hope your friend appreciates all the work you've done on this house. Your swift progress is amazing me too. Peggi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogster Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Actually, the whole balcony is bashed. But if it doesn't look bashed, then I did it right. I wanted to retain as much of the original look to the porch as possible. I whacked out one of the double windows on the second floor to install the french doors, dropped the back of the porch roof by about 1.5 inches, tossed the original supports and added my own support beams under the back edge, raised the front of the porch roof by about half an inch and took some liberties with the verge and trim across the front of the porch so it could still use the orginal porch railings on the first floor, and then fit the porch roof pieces together so they'd lay flat instead of sloping. Half a bottle of gorilla glue, most of a role of blue tape and a little bit of spackling later and it was a balcony! ;) Deb <{POST_SNAPBACK}> :o Gotta love Gorilla Glue, or polyurethane glue as a whole. Lotsa work there, I wouldn't have noticed since I'm not familiar with the house, but looks might fine to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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