Hard Decisions

As the thunderstorm with warnings of severe rain, hail, and even tornado raged outside, I hunkered down in the basement and worked on the Blue Farmhouse. I finally decided on wallpaper for the what I have been referring to as the music room, the large room on the top floor, but I didn't get musical type wallpaper. In fact I had a very hard time finding wallpaper, settling on a horse-themed wallpaper instead. I will still have the piano and and music represented, but the room may be taking on more of a masculine look. We will see.

Before I can wallpaper, I need to finish the ceiling. I have had a hard time deciding what to with the ceiling, finally deciding on a rustic, unfinished ceiling with more of an attic feeling. Joanna Gaines on Fixer Upper might be thrilled with the ship lap look. Caroline who builds the most enchanting houses at Cinderella Moments certainly inspires me to go with the rustic look. So here is my progress.

First I made a paper template to work out the pattern. I had decided to glue the craft sticks to cardboard as changeable ceiling, but in the end decided not to.

I knew how many craft sticks I needed, so I cut the rounded ends off as I watched General Hospital.

I opted to use the hot glue gun to adhere the craft sticks because they set quickly and the hot glue won't warp the wood. Installation went pretty fast.

I like the look. I will add the support beams, I will do a white wash paint with craft paint, but first I will test out shades and colors on practice sticks. 

This window is in a very odd place placed so far down on the wall close to the floor which will prevent me from using a wood wainscoting. I am a bit bummed about that, but at this point there is little that I can do about it. 

And I have another problem. The paneling does not quite fit right up at the top. At first I thought that my crown molding would hide the problem, but it does not, not yet anyway. I hate to cut a new piece and have to stain a new piece. I'll figure it out.

Who might this be? Alice? 

Could be Alice. I wonder if the White Rabbit or maybe even the Mad Hatter might be close by?

No. It is Lucy, #2 granddaughter, "helping." She had fun putting furniture back in the rooms. She and her sisters have a dollhouse in a box, a Dura Craft San Franscican that we will assemble this summer, so I wanted to get her excited to build her own house. 

That's all for now. I'll keep you updated on my progress. Thanks for visiting. Love you comments, too.