Sugarplum Cottage to Monarch Cottage 08

 

This weekend there were some fiddly bits to work on.

The rough spots on the benches were Spackled. 

The paint on the benches has been touched up. A couple of light swipes with the sandpaper smoothed out the Spackle. They still need to be aged/weathered. 

The roof pieces have been glued in place, as has all of the timbering.

The cottage has let me know that it wants a sod roof. Right. Never mind that sod roofs are more likely to be found on Scandinavian homes than an English half-timbered cottage, but this is fantasy, folks, so why not go for sod? The Monarchs will love it!  😊 

Off the top of my head, I can think of a couple of options to make a sod roof. More on that in a future post.

Before any kind of roofing can go on, the chimney needs to be finished. The bits and pieces on the floor are the rest of the chimney. 

One of the chimney pieces was stamped into a particularly dry piece of wood. It delaminated as it was pushed out of the sheet of plywood. A thin layer of tacky glue put it back together. With the clamps to keep the pieces held tightly, it will be dry and ready to go tomorrow stronger than ever.

Now it is time to focus on the interior. No real thought has gone into it so far. There was an urge at one time to give it a coat of gesso and leave it a blank slate, but that has little appeal now that the exterior is getting so detailed. There was also a thought to paint the floor a base color and paint a colorful rug on it. And what about the furniture that came with the kit--to make it not?

At dinner tonight I was reminded of a doll kit that I've had for several years. It is an early 19th century lady peddler. She may like the cottage as her home. In which case, she will want something with a bit more detail. The interior ought to be finished to suit her. Stay tuned!!