CindyLee Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Hey everyone! I finally figured out how to upload some pics of my Beacon Hill, just have a few so far. And I also have some pics of my two other houses also if you want to check them out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 Cindy I love the blues you chose,and the stained glass is very charming! On your brick chimney,is that paperclay or real bricks? I usually use paperclay to brick,but Im thinking of trying out real bricks,wondering if its hard or not?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklepuppies Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Cindy, your house is looking great! I too like the colors you chose, and the stained glass is beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chattycathy66 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Ohhh, I love the stained glass you're making! Great colors!! And I think your color scheme(for the house) Looks great!! It's really coming along, huh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookmarm Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Lovely house Cindy!! Not much progress on mine, but I'm still thinking about the inside layout and wallpaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 Its coming along Gayle, I really like that green bed with the bookshelf headboard,did you make that from a Michaels hutch? The greenhouse is going to be big, huh? The front doorway will be very cool,cant wait to see that finished. Noticed this on amazon today....wonder if they gave the Beacon Hill any recognition in the photo credits;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 The book is a book of 4 plays,one of them is called The Dolls House. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyLee Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Cindy I love the blues you chose,and the stained glass is very charming! On your brick chimney,is that paperclay or real bricks? I usually use paperclay to brick,but Im thinking of trying out real bricks,wondering if its hard or not?? I actually just painted the chimney to look like bricks. But then I discovered the egg carton brick method, so I am working on that next! I already have the cartons cut apart and awaiting paint or pastels to color them. I'll post pics of the finished chimney when I get it completed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynette Smith Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I stumbled across something rather amusing when I was searching to see if there were any copies of BH instructions on the net. Mostly I encountered merchants selling the kit, and mentioning the instructions. One entry, however, listed the Beacon Hill as a quick build! :angry: I can just imagine some poor fellow opening the kit on Christmas eve and having his jaw drop! All those pieces wouldn't even be quick to punch out and sand, let alone building/drying time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 I really,really,really dislike the siding on this house,it looks crooked no matter how careful I am...I am so tempted to cover this whole house in paperclay just so I dont have to deal with it. Dont have the $ to do that though,I'll be doing good just to get the roof done in paperclay. Im having trouble figuring out a palette for the exterior,how in the world do you paint the siding when the vertical trim is in the way?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chattycathy66 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Karin, I painted my siding before i put it on the house...much of my siding I did "by eyeing it"---came out pretty well. Everytime I made lines, I measured wrong, and it was just a mess--and much easier to do it by "sight". I went back to work this week, so I havent had much time to work on things....I want to finish my shingles and then work on all those little bracket pieces--I think there's over 100!! Thats a ton of sanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 Thanks Cathy, Ive only got a few walls of siding done,so maybe from here on out I'll try the paint first method. Sounds messy though! lol..I just figured I would choose a color similar to the trim color,Im going for a dramatic look and its looking like the exterior will be a milk chocolate with dark chocolate trim. Subject to change completely without notice,of course.....And that just made me hungry thinking about all that chocolate... Working on the porch today,I have so much left to do,I feel overwhelmed by this house,frequently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 The more the BH comes together,even though sometimes it has made me cry....It is so special and detailed,its really an amazing house.Ive never seen it built in person,so I didnt know what to expect,its hard to tell from pictures the magnificence of the house. That roofline especially combined with the dormers,I can stare at it for hours, cant wait to finish,just so I can see it all done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin1056 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 It is a magnificent house Karin...i gaze at mine all the time ...mainly wondering how i managed to pull it off and build it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Yesterday I did the porch posts and I was really impressed with them. At first when I started laminating the three pieces together to get the post shape I thought it wasnt going to look good and was considering upgrading to a different houseworks type post. But I pushed through and the finished product is really nice and substantial,I loved them:) Today Im going to try to finsh one whole side (exterior)and get the exterior palette finalized. I just spent hours going through all of my paints,shaking them,seperating them and just seeing what I have and what I need. I think Ive used at least 5 bottles of Dk. Burnt Umber on this house so far,still need to go get more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 I made peace with the siding,I just started being much more careful,and sanding the edges of the siding really helps the finished overall look. I found a great color combo (for my purposes)its a nice mocha called Mississippi Mud,thats the main house color, then I sanded that to highlight it,make it look aged. The trim is dark brown. Then there are accents of brick. Simple but suits the look Im going for,sort of dark,aged and dramatic. Good day overall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin1056 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 hmmmmmm did you forget the pics Karin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chattycathy66 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Karin, I love the way you used stamps on the windows!!!! What a great idea!! Never even thought of that! Your BH is looking great! Glad to hear the siding isn't giving you too much grief I had to go back to work and I"m sooo bummer that I haven't had much time to work on my BH. Right now, I've been working on the roof "curly" brackets. Lots of painting and sanding, etc!! I am also planning on making some doors. I didn't think it was a big deal at first to have all open doorways, but I decided the house needed them. I didn't realize how narrow the doors are...I am going to try and make some kind of paneled door...still thinking....I've got 2 more days off now, as well as the weekend, really need to make some more progress!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 I was laughing at your post in my gallery Linda,telling me to pan back. The house is such a wreck I needed to take a tight picture to hide it all! LOL! Ive torn out everything in the kitchen (which is the dining room) didnt like it...going to redo both bedrooms also cause I messed up the wallpaper...when do you get your new BH? Cant wait to see that project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 Thanks Cathy! I tried making paneled doors too,but it ended up looking too thick with extra layers of wood. I ended up using wood floor strips and I liked that OK. Someone else was doing paneled doors with bass wood strips,it looked really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin1056 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Karin I ordered it the other night and the spring fling took 2 weeks to get here...this maybe longer as its alot bigger/heavier? but...she is on her way have loads of plans and ideas for her ladyship :yay: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyLee Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I am also planning on making some doors. I didn't think it was a big deal at first to have all open doorways, but I decided the house needed them. I didn't realize how narrow the doors are...I am going to try and make some kind of paneled door...still thinking....I've got 2 more days off now, as well as the weekend, really need to make some more progress!! Cathy, I just found a door idea in someones gallery last week, I've attached a pic. She used a few layers of thin basswood to make it, so not sure how thick it is, but its a cool idea to embelish the stock doors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 Linda,how can you be so sure its a Lady?lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPete Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Can you guys help me? I'm rehabbing the beacon hill I got for 45.00 on craigslist. Anyway, its been put together with hot glue. Good because I can take door trim and stuff off with a heat gun, however I can't imagine taking the whole thing apart and rebuilding it so I'm glueing joints with wood glue where I can. Long story short, I'm making it into a Haunted house and the interior is pretty much a blank slate. The question I have is, how do you do the wiring and lights for such a large house? I can't afford to buy all the lights I need at once. I want to use round wire since I've had such terrible luck with tape. Do I mark where lights are going and run wire to these places that lights can be soldered onto later? I can't do wallpaper or flooring till I have all the wire done right? I know when I actually build mine I will paint and wallpaper before I put this thing together, its rather daunting as a redo. thanks Jody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Hi Jo, I dont know that much about electrifying a house,when I do it I just use floor lamps,table lamps and fireplaces with hard wire connections. Those can all be added after the interior finishes (wallpaper,etc.) The only thing Im doing in preperation for the few lights I will have is drilling out a hole for the fireplaces where they back up against the exterior wall,then eventually Im running hard wire down the exterior side under a foam core chimney tower. Good luck with your plans,Id love to see some pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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