debra Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 OMG Jeremy, I have just read this post, your family is adorable, and I am so happy the little one is now home with you all, he and his sister look adorable. As for the Tudor OMG it is amazing, love the brick work and the cellar doors. Cheers Debra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Med Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Wow what beautiful kids you have. Tudor house is pretty spectacular too. Jo x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniwendy Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 What beautiful children you have, and a lovely wife! I'll bet you are so proud of all of them. Your Tudor is looking great! Can't wait to see the finished product. :hug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firef2005 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 House looks wonderful! What patience you have! Best wishes for your family and your son, hope all is good from here on out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLyn M. Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 :hug: Very glad to hear that your son finally came home. You have a lovely family and I wish good health and happiness for all. ....Oh, and your Tudor is tops.LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 Thanks again! Fortunately my kids look more like their mother! BTW, thats my mother-in-law holding Jaden in the pic. My family definitely comes first. I just don't want this Tudor house to become another marathon build like the Victorian. It shouldn't take years to build one dollhouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 It shouldn't take years to build one dollhouse.You're still a very young man, aren't you, Jeremy? Actually a well-built dollhouse such as you are building should take YEARS to build. Who are you in a race with? This is a hobby, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Besides, remember that they aren't babies for long-then they pretend they don't know you in public for the next ten to fifteen years. Enjoy them while they still think you are perfect, and they ARE perfect! The dollhouse will still be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 You're still a very young man, aren't you, Jeremy? Actually a well-built dollhouse such as you are building should take YEARS to build. Who are you in a race with? This is a hobby, isn't it? I'm in my mid-thirties and I'm not getting any younger. :hug: I do like to put quality work into my projects, but I have the technique down to a near science and I know I could build one in 6 months if I didn't have a day job or any other obstacles holding things up. The race is my daughter. I don't want to procrastinate until she's a teenager who couldn't care less about a dollhouse. My dad procrastinated on promises he made with my siblings and I until we were all grown and gone. I know he meant well, but he shouldn't have "dangled the carrot" for all those years. Now that the house is started, I can't unring the bell. Besides, I have so many other projects I want to build and only a few decades left to do them in. Another posting regarding the lighthouse kit has me wanting to build a windmill like the one from the movie "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang." Another idea is a cut away model of an old three masted sailing ship. Both of those projects will need time too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I'm in my mid-thirties and I'm not getting any younger.Ah! I see (?). I didn't start building dhs much or making minis until well into my 50s (actually didn't get into dolls, food or furniture much until after we retired). Your daughter would probably be happy with a kit house until she gets older and you can present her with the finished Tudor when she is still "into" dollhouses and old enough to appreciate all the twiddly little realistic details. Or build her a "simpler" modern house, like Glen did for his little princess, and as she gets old enough for the Tudor she can help you with some of the finishing and learn the skills to make miniatures her hobby, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 I guess I'm impatient to see the ideas I have in my head take solid form. The house building is also an alternative to my motorcycle riding addiction since I can't leave the house most of the time. BTW, Jaden is almost walking and nearly as big as his big sister. He'll be a year old in just over a month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmgervais Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Wow! Has he ever gotten big! And with a beautiful smile! And, yes, I am impatient also - I guess I should be glad that my ideas are not as big as yours or nothing would ever get done here! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Wow! Has Jaden the Peanut ever grown! Jeremy, you have some seriously beautiful children! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 Wow! Has Jaden the Peanut ever grown! Jeremy, you have some seriously beautiful children! Thanks Liza and Holly! Fortunately my kids take after their mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted December 8, 2010 Author Share Posted December 8, 2010 Ok, I need some more opinions. I painted the areas between the rafters in the living room's coffered ceiling, but I'm thinking about making the entire ceiling wood paneled. The large panels I used to cover the joists had gaps I had to fill in with putty, so painting them was the obvious solution and the light (antique white) areas refract light better than dark panels. On the other side of the coin, all wood ceilings would look classy and there should be plenty of lights in the room to counter the dark mahogeny finish. This will require making panels for the recessed spaces, but that isn't an overwhelming obstacle. So my question is, should I leave the ceiling as it is, or panel the entire thing? Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 How much elegance are you going for and how formal is the room? If it's a Roccoco diningroom, great room or foyer you might wat the light colored paint and routed molding. If you're just doing plain beams, like for a library or parlor, the wood celings might be better suited; but in 1"12 mahogany might still be a bit too dark, and perhaps an oak might look less forboding. You'd also want lots of plaid furniture and huge hunting paintings hanging on the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted December 8, 2010 Author Share Posted December 8, 2010 Thanks Holly! I'm going for elegant, and the beams will have added trim (I don't have a router, so it will be wood strips stacked in a pattern) but the antique white might be out of place. The room will have 2 chandeliers and 5 sconch lights, so it will probably be well lit. Big paintings on at least two walls is also in the design. I cut and stained the inserts, but they aren't installed, so I may take pics of both styles after the trim is added to the beams in a couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 I think the stained wooden ceiling panels would be quite appropriate for Tudor; but I'll have to see it in mahogany, I guess. Have you also checked it with oak? I'm thinking mahogany might also be a bit exotic for Tudor, but the finished effect will tell the tale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted December 8, 2010 Author Share Posted December 8, 2010 True, but technically, my Tudor is a modern house with a Tudor inspired exterior. It was also built in the U.S. I took a photo with the mahogeny inserts, but for some reason my cellphone won't send the pic to my email. I'll try again later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLyn M. Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 I was thinking that the all wood would be more Tudory...esp. in oak. But you are the expert builder/artist so whatever you decide we will drool over!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted December 8, 2010 Author Share Posted December 8, 2010 I finally got the alternate option for the ceiling uploaded. Its lacking a lot, but it hopefully gives you a good comparison of the two options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 Ok, I have another option roadblock. When I started sketching this house I had planned to panel the kitchen's exterior and paint it white. After looking at images of real Tudor structures it would appear that the tradition style leaves brick and plaster alone, but everything else on the exterior is black. On the other hand, this is a modern American interpretation that only mimicks Tudor themes on the exterior. The turret windows are already white and a white kitchen would continue that theme. I'm thinking the same thing with the dining room window frame. My first instinct is to leave the dining room window exterior frame black (like the kitchen window frames) and paint the kitchen white. Any suggestions would be appreciated. This is the partially paneled kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caseymini Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Jeremy, since this is a modern adaptation of the Tudor, I don't see why you can't do what you want. I like the black and white. Very nice! Ok, I have another option roadblock. When I started sketching this house I had planned to panel the kitchen's exterior and paint it white. After looking at images of real Tudor structures it would appear that the tradition style leaves brick and plaster alone, but everything else on the exterior is black. On the other hand, this is a modern American interpretation that only mimicks Tudor themes on the exterior. The turret windows are already white and a white kitchen would continue that theme. I'm thinking the same thing with the dining room window frame. My first instinct is to leave the dining room window exterior frame black (like the kitchen window frames) and paint the kitchen white. Any suggestions would be appreciated. This is the partially paneled kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 The black half-timbering was a Victorian Tudor-revival touch, I believe; original Tudor structures' timbers aged to whatever color environmental factors and age turned them. I'm with Casey' this is a modern interpretation of Tudor, go with what looks right to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 Thanks! I guess it will be easier to change if I paint it white first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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