Monday, November 25, 2013

Not Quite There....




Layer Upon Layer......

I am sure Dear Readers, that Some of you have been  wondering if I would Ever get back to working on the Tree House Bath Room! Well, rest assured that I have been slowly working on it.... but mostly I have been wrestling with some complex engineering challenges with the construction of the ceiling! You may remember that I showed a picture of the circular shell Dome I wanted to have for the central portion of the ceiling...
Here, I will show you again..... 
It is a shell just like the floor, only showing the curved white underside.....
and I attached a rim of the white tiles to the underside.... 
and inserted a small LED light through the hole at one side...
(but we will see more of that later...). 


The challenging part comes in because I wanted to have slender pearl pillars supporting the dome.... or at least Appearing to support it.... which means they have to be exactly the right length to reach between the floor and the ceiling..... Here below you can see the beginnings of the pillars taped in place.... (upside-down)

And then, of course, I have to test them in place to see how they will work......


This is the general idea.... each pillar is a slightly different length... 
because the ceiling is not level and the floor is not level.... 
so I have to keep track of which pillar goes where....

But then I became aware that the dome height was too high for the wooden ceiling above it to attach properly to the side walls... and the ceiling insert was slightly off in it's shape and really needed to be done over.... but I had already securely glued the dome to it..... 
But the biggest question was How to attach the pillars to the floor and the dome....?
I decided the pillars needed better feet with a better gluing surface....


 Here above you can see the new feet added..... 
which only threw off the careful length calculations.....


 Then I decided to glue a "socket" to the rim of the 
dome for the top end of the pillars to plug into....
and added the pearl trim to the dome rim too....
And of course, I have to get a bit carried away with the pearls.....

Here I am just testing the look if I also add swags of pearls between the pillars.....
And then, because we Are getting Carried Away....
I have a Vision .....
And I need to see if it will work.....
I want Gauzy curtains bedecked with pearls to surround the Bath....
And I find a Tiny scrap of netting I have saved since I was nine years old.....
And cut it into tiny curtains and glue tiny iridescent beads to it..... 
one by one...

And then we have to see if it works in place......

And can we see it with the Bath in place....???

Oh, Goodness! 
I guess we will have to wait while Mr. Rat finishes his bath....!

And while he is bathing... 
we will have a look at the rest of the Ceiling problems.....
Because the shape of the ceiling is not right for the room.... 
and there needs to be an "eyebrow" over the moon window.....


So I cut and fitted a new ceiling piece (not yet glued in place...)
And covered it with that iridescent glittery star paper I have....
(Because we Can't have an Ordinary ceiling...!)

And then I removed the Dome from the old ceiling piece 
and attached it to the new one....


And while I was at it I glued all the Pearl Swags in place....
Of course, we have to test it in place from time to time.....

Here it is with the ceiling fit, but no pillars in place.....
I still have to get them re-sized to fit between the Dome and the floor...
And not have too much pressure on them so they remain straight.....


Oh yes, and the Curtains..... and the Tub.....
But where are the pillars...?


Still just Testing.....
The actual gluing things together is going to be.....
Challenging to say the least!
We may Not Quite be ready for that yet.....
But, Layer upon layer the Vision is slowly coming Together!


22 comments:

  1. It is certainly turning into a grand bathroom. Mr Rat is obviously enjoying his bath very much.

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  2. Mr Rat knew how to give you some free time to thinking, lol! I love this bathroom's colour so much I wouldn't be covering it with curtains, but I am sure you will make it even more splendid with them once the ceiling is finished. :)

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  3. Very resourceful! I read your blog and it is brilliant. I went through many articles but none of them are as good as yours. Keep on executing your awesome thoughts On ARE Camper Shell. Thumbs up.

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  4. Oh, those little net/pearl curtains are cute! I love all the pearls. What a challenge it must be to get the pillars to fit. It looks magical and faery. I am sorry we intruded on Mr Rat but he does look very comfortable. It is such a precious bathroom! If only I could shrink myself...
    X
    Véronique

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  5. Hello from Spain: This bathroom is very luxurious. I really like your work. The furniture is fabulous. Keep in touch

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  6. The bathroom is so grand. I love all of the pearls & tiles you used.

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  7. Essas imagens até agora só eram encontradas nos sonhos, mas você as trouxe para a realidade. Parabéns por teu fantástico talento!

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  8. wow, just wow..what a grand bathroom, I cant wait to see it finished :)

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  9. Complimenti è un lavoro fantastico!!!
    Baci

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  10. Heavens to Betsy! It's like a throne room. Well, it is a kind of throne...
    If I had a bathroom like that I think I'd spend half my time in the tub.
    Your engineering problems & solutions were certainly considerable - as usual, I salute your patience and dexterity. Lovely, really!
    Mom

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  11. Pearls and laces? Wow! You have surely just dreamt up the most luxurious bathroom in every kind of worlds! Nobody will want to leave it, Bets. Are you sure this is a good idea? I have been here so long, admiring at all your details, now may I use your bathroom?

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  12. This bathroom is coming along so well! It seems so dreamy and luxurious!

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  13. The bathroom is wonderful and magical. I like Mr Rat in the tub.
    Greetings, Faby

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  14. This is the day... I'm sitting here green with jealousy... because I REALLY envy a rat!!! Ah, lucky Samuel... that guy knows for sure how to enjoy himself... taking a bath in that splendid bathroom. Looking at the first picture I thought this isn't only a fairytale bathroom anymore but a mixture of fairytale and the Arabian Nights... Absolutely stunning!!! But I have to agree with Ewa - it's a pity that you're beautiful curtains (hey, you really saved them for good!) hide that gorgeous fireplace and abalone wall. Well, you can't have everything... and it looks like curtains are needed. Mr. Rat would share this opinion, I bet... ;O)

    Hugs
    Birgit

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  15. wow! This looks wonderful!! Hannah

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  16. What a beautiful and very creative idea, Betsy, I love your grand bathroom with the curtains and the pearls! Poor Mr, Rat, I bet that he must be very shocked when you turned in with your camera in his luxurious bathroom ;) LOL!
    Hugs, Ilona

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  17. The beads are a great whimsical touch. What a great way to carry the nautical, sea theme throughout. Keep up the good work.

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  18. The bathroom looks wonderful. I love the pillars and the swags of pearls!! I'm so amazed with everything you come up with...every time it becomes more magical..love it!!!

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  19. It reminds me of the princess' bath in Coleen Moore's fairy castle! I love it!

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  20. WOW!!!!!! My goodness --that is wonderful and magical!
    Cheers,
    Iris

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  21. Hello Betsy,
    Your bathroom is just fantastic. The pearl detailing is perfect...it looks like soap bubbles floating around. the entire room is so rich and warm and absolutely magical. I cannot wait to see it all done. Bravo!
    Big hug,
    Giac

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  22. I love this you have created some thing magical. x

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