lolli28147 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 So, I've been working on "Granny's house". I've made a little bit of progress and thought I'd share. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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havanaholly Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Well done on the aged siding & trim! Your roof goes right with it, too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolli28147 Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 2 minutes ago, havanaholly said: Well done on the aged siding & trim! Your roof goes right with it, too. Thanks, Holly. The siding and trim are due to the wonders of crackle paint. Lol I've got a little more work to do on the roof, but, for some thin cardboard, yarn and paint.....I'm pretty happy with it. I still have to add some trim pieces to it, but I can't do that until the back roof is on.....and of course, I'm going to wait till the last second before gluing it on. I've decided it will hinder me too much, even though it really doesn't take up much room... Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathi17 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Your aging looks beautiful, and so does the tin roof. This reminds me of the farmhouse one of my friend's grandparents used to have. They didn't have a lot of money, and as they got older, the house started looking just like this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolli28147 Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 1 hour ago, kathi17 said: Your aging looks beautiful, and so does the tin roof. This reminds me of the farmhouse one of my friend's grandparents used to have. They didn't have a lot of money, and as they got older, the house started looking just like this. Thank you so much, Kathi! That's exactly the look I was going for! My daughter (who's 10) and I have decided that this house belongs to "Granny and Pappy"......however, Pappy died sometime ago, which is why the house looks a little rough. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathi17 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 That's pretty much what happened with my friend's grandparents, even though he was still alive, they were both very old and feeble. It was still a dairy farm, and her parents took it over, but it was in the days where the state started raising property taxes, and the small farmers ended up not being able to farm any more. The inside of the house was very sparse and no nonsense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 The aging and roof are very effective. Nicely done! The close-up of the window is correct, with the upper pane on the outside. The two windows above it, though, are backwards. If it rains, the rain will pool and leak into the house because the top panes are on the inside. Your little folks are going to have to mop up puddles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 I had that problem constantly with the windows on the SF555. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolli28147 Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 8 hours ago, KathieB said: The aging and roof are very effective. Nicely done! The close-up of the window is correct, with the upper pane on the outside. The two windows above it, though, are backwards. If it rains, the rain will pool and leak into the house because the top panes are on the inside. Your little folks are going to have to mop up puddles. 8 hours ago, havanaholly said: I had that problem constantly with the windows on the SF555. All of the Windows will look like the one in the close up. I haven't installed the trim around the Windows inside the house yet, so the panes keep falling out. They are all taped to the frames inside. Plus, my window frames on the outside are a little loose, so the Windows keep sliding down. I am probably gonna stick a dot of glue on the track of each window to keep them in place. I only want the back panes to go up and down. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolli28147 Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 9 hours ago, kathi17 said: That's pretty much what happened with my friend's grandparents, even though he was still alive, they were both very old and feeble. It was still a dairy farm, and her parents took it over, but it was in the days where the state started raising property taxes, and the small farmers ended up not being able to farm any more. The inside of the house was very sparse and no nonsense. The inside of this house will eventually (hopefully-lol) have an eclectic mix of things spanning several decades. I want it to look as if the house was well lived in and the items were all collected over a long period of time. It also makes it easier for me to place things I like and love in the house without being cornered in to a particular era or theme. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathi17 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 3 hours ago, lolli28147 said: The inside of this house will eventually (hopefully-lol) have an eclectic mix of things spanning several decades. I want it to look as if the house was well lived in and the items were all collected over a long period of time. It also makes it easier for me to place things I like and love in the house without being cornered in to a particular era or theme. :) That will be right in keeping with this house. I can't wait to see what you do with it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiemae Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 The windows in the kit opened from the top or bottom, but the upper ones (with the cross pieces) frequently slide down on their own. I ended up gluing them. The DC SF windows did the same thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyfingers Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I really like how that crackle turned out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolli28147 Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 3 hours ago, stickyfingers said: I really like how that crackle turned out! Thanks, Linda. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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