Monday, September 24, 2012

Details!




Glorious Details!

By Now, Dear Readers, you must know how much I Adore the tiniest Details! They seem to make such a Huge difference and yet they are sometimes so small as to go unnoticed unless they are pointed out.... and I am Very willing to point them out! This week I have added a few small but significant ones, as well as a much larger and very Obvious Table to the Tree House Library. This is Not the desk I have promised you.... and I know some of you will think I am Insane to be planning a desk Too.....! Where will it go? Rest assured... I have a plan! But first I made the Table because it was easier! I neglected to take pictures of its construction because most of it was very ordinary. I found some very fine stair spindles for 1/12 scale stairs and cut them down to use the tiny turned portion for legs. Here below you can see the table prior to staining.


The only really tricky part was the "X" shaped stretchers I wanted for the base.... 
I carved them from a single piece of basswood....... 
here below you can see my rather crude results.....


Thank heavens that once it is stained the carving looks a lot neater!

Here you can see it being tested for fit in the Library.....
Yeah, it is Big..... 
but it needs to hold a lot of Interesting Things yet to be made.....
So I think it will do!

Meanwhile I added some of those infinitesimal details to the Fire....
You thought it was good enough as it was...?
Well, I added some logs... 
carved and painted to look partly burnt....

I know they are hard to see....
And if you look REALLY closely you will see I added a couple, 
well maybe five, pieces of red glitter to the burning coals at the front of the logs.....

Can you see them?
And I glued the Dragon andirons in place.....
And when it is in the Library with the fire lit......

Can you see those glowing coals?

I Wish they weren't so difficult to Photograph!

But that is not all I managed to do this week.....
I added the wallpaper and trim to the remaining window by the chimney....

Of course, it is really hard to see unless I lift off the ceiling.....

Here you can see the view looking down from above....
I made the window and shutters last week... 
and the shutters are Hinged to open and close...!
(I LOVE Hinges!)

And there is yet Another tiny detail I have added this week.....
The Rose chair was lacking the cloth on the outside.....
And I confess it was Much trickier to make than the first parts! 
It needed to be all one piece of fabric and it needed to fit very exactly.....
So I made a paper pattern....

 
 
And then I traced the shape onto the inside of the cloth.....
and smeared quick dry glue on the inside 
covering the edges of where the fabric would be cut...
And let it dry thoroughly...


This made a sort of rubbery edge where the pattern would be cut....

Which allowed me to make very precise cuts and fit it carefully with No fraying of the edges!


This shows the right side of the fabric cut to fit the chair........

But before gluing the fabric on I added another one of those Glorious details.... 
I wanted Piping on the chair seams.....
So I am gluing a strand of Pearled Cotton Twist (Antique DMC) 
to the side of the arm... you can see it in the picture above...

And then I Carefully glued one side at a time.... 
allowing the glue that squeezed out at the edge of the fabric 
(which I intended and very carefully squeezed...) 
be the glue that stuck the cording on.....
You can see it in process above......

And this is the other side.....

And the view from the front.....
I still need to do this for the Front of the arms......
But for now you can see it in place in the Library......

Some of the books have found their way onto the table.....
And you can also see the "fender" in front of the fire.... 
made from a piece of ornamental metal trim...
Here, come a little closer......

See those coals glowing...?

I don't know about you......
But I just LOVE all those Tiny Glorious Details!!!!

17 comments:

  1. Simplemente fantástico trabajo!
    El sillón y la mesa, las chispas en la chimenea!!!
    :D
    Un abrazo
    GRACIAS por no tener palabra de verificación

    ReplyDelete
  2. I love those details, TOO! Darling, your project is positively oozing them! (And the red, glitter 'coals' was a touch of sheer genius)! And well, you already KNOW how I feel about piping, LOL! (There must be something in the water)?

    Applause!
    John XO

    ReplyDelete
  3. Oh Betsy! Another mini triumph! I love the chair and it's piping.
    The devil is in the detail!!
    Great job my Dear xx

    ReplyDelete
  4. Thanks for sharing these little things. The table is beautiful, just like all the rest. This project is fabulous! :)
    Hugs

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hello Betsy,
    I love your blog so much! This project is just enchanting and each time I see a new post it's like completely falling in love with it again. I swear I can see myself in that chair, reading Agatha Christie, and watching the snow outside the window. The table is perfect and so well done. I think the large size of it works well ion the room...it looks very gothic. The entire room is very well scaled to me! Thanks for your amazing explanations and pictures, you really give us great tips each and every post.
    Big hug my friend,
    Giac

    ReplyDelete
  6. I love your table, Betsy! The carved legs are fantastic! The arm-chair is looking soo comfy. And yes, as usual I LOVE the photos with fire lightened up.:) The fireplace is just Awesome!:)

    ReplyDelete
  7. This is pretty damned amazing, Betsy :) I really love the x-stretcher on the table -- such an important detail in and of itself. Brava!

    ReplyDelete
  8. I wonder if your little tree house is unique. It is so YOU. (Trust me, I'm in a position to KNOW!) Seriously, that library just invites me in; makes me look forward to winter & snow & mulled cider. And Agatha Christie, as one of your fans suggested. Love the sparks.
    Love you,
    Mom

    ReplyDelete
  9. I totally agree with you about those tiny but yet very necessary and important details... ;O) You've worked miracles again - and yes, I can see the coals glowing...

    Greetings
    Birgit

    ReplyDelete
  10. I see the coals glowing in the fire. The table is perfect for the room, you have worked your magic again. I agree it is all in the details, I love the hinged shutters :)

    Hugs,
    Victoria

    ReplyDelete
  11. Tiny and perfect. Great work!
    Bye Faby

    ReplyDelete
  12. Hi Betsy,

    I just LOVE reading all your posts, they are such fun, and you always seem so excited! You ALWAYS cram in so much detail, and this post is no exception. Love the details, love the table, not crude at all, love the chair and its tiny piping. and what a cosy warm fire, need one here, it's freezing!

    Look forward to seeing more soon

    Andy xxxxx

    ReplyDelete
  13. It's hard to believe, looking at the first photo, that this is indeed a tiny tiny build. The details are excellent and each photo is so delightfully explained. I love it!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Details are ESSENTIAL and it doesn't matter at all that they cannot be seen...so says the OCD in us ;p.

    Point away, Bets, cos you know we LOVE LOVE LOVE them :)

    ReplyDelete
  15. Love the table and the red chair. All those little details are making this one of the most wonderful projects I have ever seen! So much atmosphere...love it!!!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Hi Betsy,

    So so tiny and so much detail. I really do want to snuggle into that velvet chair and sit cosy by the fire, the fire looks amazing, it really looks alight.

    Great work

    ML Fi xx

    ReplyDelete
  17. Oh, I do love detail. Your work is lovely, full of thought, and interest. You've given me some more trains of thought re lots of things. Thanks so much :)

    ReplyDelete