Fireplace

Fireplaces are the perfect place to gather around and I love ours very much so of course Blossom Cottage had to have not one, but three and they are all “working”. This fireplace surround is made from layered thick cardstock painted and the metalwork is pewter sheeting and although the…

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Windows

I decided on sash windows for Blossom Cottage and that they must slide up and down properly. Rhys and I went off to our local reclamation yard and I examined a genuine sash window complete with ropes and pulleys. There is NO WAY I was going to get all that…

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Kitchen washstand

A butler’s basin in a simple counter with two shelves.   A simple enough project with the basin made from chipboard. I have decided that I like this product for model building because it is strong but it cuts, glues and paints easily. You can buy it cheaply in sheets…

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Quoins

The decorative stone pieces that are staggered on the corners of buildings are called quoins. I think they had great character to a building and of course then Blossom Cottage had to have. Yep, its got a name now complete with detailing above the door frame too but you are…

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Flooring

I wanted a hardwood flooring look for my house but short of spending far too much money on real veneer, I had to find an alternative…… Now, it just so happens that Rhys is building a scale model of the tallship named “Bounty”. It has the perfect decking but of…

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