abloom Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 The Orchid has that lovely big gable over the porch that makes a great window seat or bed nook. But the floor of the gable area is higher than the rest of the upstairs floor, and I wanted it level so I could place a bed with the head inside the gable and the foot extending out into the bedroom. I mentioned it in my photo album and a couple of people said they had the same idea and were thinking about how to do it. I figured out a way to do it by building a simple platform to raise the floor in the rest of the room to the height of the gable floor. But then I realized that, because of changes I had made to the exterior of the porch, the house would look better if I lowered the porch roof (the gable floor) to the height of the upstairs floor, and that would solve my bedroom floor problem, too. I already had the platform almost done when I changed my mind and did it the other way, lowering the gable floor. I'm sure this has been done before, but I haven't found anything about it here, so if anyone would like to see the two methods I came up with, I've posted pictures in an album, "Making Orchid Gable Level With Floor, 2 Ways." http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/index.php?app=gallery&album=6386 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 That's clever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalesq Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Very nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat57 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Andrea,this looks great! I know it was alot of extra work,but it paid off! I've searched Orchid builds here and around the net until my eyeballs are falling out,because I enjoy seeing all the different ways to interpret the kit, (Alot of cool ones right here!) but I haven't seen a solution/bash to the elevated gable floor like this anywhere either. And what I like is that even with your original and fantastic interpretation of it,your Orchid still has the original charm we Orchid lovers fall for! Bravo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Wow. I love this idea of making it flush on the upstairs floor. I have an Orchid and while the alcove was "cute", it felt like wasted space to me. I may tear mine apart and try this. It makes so much more sense for furniture and room placement. Thanks for the tutorial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Minis Dollhouses Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Very interesting idea! I had never thought of making the floor level because I used the height to create the bed. I just upholstered it. Great bash idea though and useful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abloom Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 Thank you all! I'm so glad if you like this idea, and I would love to see how it works in other versions of the Orchid if you decide to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat57 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Gina,Just caught something when I peeked at your gallery profile to see your Orchid-It's your Birthday today! Happy Happy!! :yay: Andrea,I can't wait to see how you furnish your house now- Everything you've done so far has been so creative and intriguing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abloom Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 Kat, thanks so much! And happy birthday, Gina! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Hoppy birdies, Gina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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