Friday, October 09, 2015

The Half Scale Saga - Pt. 3 - The Exterior



We're almost there! The deadline looms and the interior work continues, but I can finally see the finish line. It's good there is a finish date or I would never stop adding and tinkering or designing.

I did the photo shoot for the exterior, bathroom and kitchen in one session. I used a white sheet background because the best light in my backyard didn't translate into the nicest part of my yard to use as a backdrop. And I didn't feel like attracting the neighbours by shooting in my front yard =;)

Voila! The exterior is complete and is child friendly(ish). Lots of construction adhesive and No More Nails were used, along with satin finish polyurethane. I ended up putting a raised edge along the grass perimeter to help ensure little fingers wouldn't have an exposed loose grass edge to pick at (and glued it in place with construction adhesive).

The Nosy Neighbour











The Left Side View









The Right Side View









Roof Details








Porch Details








The Grass








Where To Find - Where To Buy


Micro grass - ebay (bigtreeonline)
Bushes - ebay (sfc direct)
Beehive, Pagoda, Trellis - Michaels
Grey urn planter - Sheridan Nurseries 




Next post......The Bathroom!



18 comments :

  1. Simply Adorable Kat! I love Everything that you have done especially with the lawn and garden and the weathered shingles! :D

    elizabeth

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    1. Thank you Elizabeth! Once I finished the exterior I felt SO much better about the whole project. A huge weight was lifted.

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  2. elisabeth, this is absolutely lovely!

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  3. It all looks fab. The landscaping and outside detail definately add the finishing touches. Great work Kat =0)

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    1. Thanks Pepper! The exterior by far was the most fun to complete

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  4. Absolutely wonderful! It's adorable and so, so charming!

    xo
    Claudia

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  5. I love it! Oooo I want to make a tiny little house now too. Great work, love all the details.

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    1. Do it! It's so much fun and super frustrating. Love/hate but really fun

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  6. It looks so lovely Kat, I would like to live there! Just shrink me a wee bit and I can :D Love the details, you've really done a great job on this little house!

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  7. It looks great! You should have been shooting in your front yard, so that all could see how great a builder you are =) But, then maybe all neighbours would want the house for them self..
    Hannah

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    1. Thanks Hannah! I'm sure my neighbours already think I'm a little strange. Lol

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  8. What a lovely house! I just love the roof details!!

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    1. Thank you! I'm really pleased with the roof. I'm going to use the same techniques on my next house

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