3rd Floor Bedroom Has a Character

The 3rd floor bedroom has been eluding me for quite a while. I had to have a chair rail since the angled walls are longer than even Brodnax papers. Yesterday somehow it all came together. I still have to do a chair rail, and crown.

I also hung and wired the light. Looks cozy.

New Kitchen Wallpaper, again

Its been a challenge to get the right tone for my French Country Manor kitchen. The first attempt was a plaster like paper that I really loved, but it didn't seam well and then I somehow tore off a small patch. A second paper went up, and almost immediately got removed. The third paper was a yellow and white vine paper. It was just OK but didn't really enhance the tile floor.

I saw the new paper on a dollhouse wall in person at my local dollhouse shop, and I had been looking at it already as a possibility. Once I saw it on the wall, I was sold!

Electrical problems in Dining Room

I had all the fireplace and sconce lighting working and I was cutting and fitting baseboard. I had noticed the floor overhung on the front of the house about an 1/8 inch and slid it out to trim the back edge of the floor. I hosed my wiring job when sliding the floor back in.  While groaning and trying to figure out how I could fix, I noticed that none of the 2nd or 3rd floor lights were working either.

I started to panic but was able to deduce it was the lead going upstairs. I was able to slide out the foyer floor, and add another cross run of tape, joining the run that goes upstairs - that took care of that - whew!

I still have to fix the dining room sconces and fireplace lighting. 

So...I decided to again change the kitchen wallpaper. I've been struggling with what to put in there. I had a few papers picked out, and oddly enough my local shop had a house they were papering for a customer, with one of those choices in it. That sealed the deal and I ordered it. So.....since I would be removing the kitchen paper, I would rewire the dining room sconces through the wall into the kitchen before I paper. I also removed the dining paper from the fireplace wall, and then I'd have access to all the wiring. Then, I reinstalled the chimney breast and papered over it as I wallpapered the wall, the right way of doing it.

So I also had to remove all the crown I just put up on that wall....and once lighting was installed and tested, completed the crown and baseboard. 

Kitchen wall where I drilled to rewire dining room sconces

French Country Design Resources and Notes

Keeping track of colors, sources, how-to's is something I'm not very good at so rather than keep a paper notebook, I'm going to post here.

Wallpapers
First Floor
Dining Room: Brodnax 1AC105 Michaelmas
Foyer: Mini Graphics English Rose Beige
Living Room: Brodnax 1VT304 Peregrine, World Model white embossed wainscoting
Study: Itsy Bitsy Mini Equestrian Red - Plaid
Kitchen: Itsy Bitsy Mini 1222 cottage acanthus pink on ivory

Second Floor
MBR: Brodnax Gathering Red
Foyer: Itsy Bitsy Mini Woven Damask -Ivory 1294
Guest Bedroom: Brodnax 1VT303 - Patina (stripe)
Bath: Broadnax 1VT311 - Ravenhurst

Third Floor
Girls Room: NC871.07 Dark Pink Toile - New Creations, World Model Molding 34903
Bedroom: Brodnax IVT302 - Morocco on top, 1VT314 - Damask on bottom
Hall: Jacksons Miniatures - Tulip Arabesque Pink H62

Flooring
Kitchen: Romney Miniatures - Terracotta Square Quarry Floor Tiles
Foyer: Tid-Bits Alabaster with black dots
Study: Brodnax Lille Parquet, Cherry
Strip Wood - SH Goode - Cherry Flooring strips 3/8" x 1/16" x18"

Bathroom - World Model Faux Marble Floor Tile, diamonds.


Built-in Items
Trim in first floor - Falcon Molding #3685
First Floor - Sue Cook Doorcases OD7S

Second & Third floor -Sue Cook Doorcases OD8S
Third Floor Ceiling Roses - Sue Cook CR25

Furniture

BB Miniatures
Bespaq
JBM
DeCava Interiors

Paint/Finishes

Quoins (Jackson Miniatures)

Lighting
Study - Lighting Bug
Foyer- Lumenations by Mr K
Dining Room - Lumenations by Mr K
Living Room - Lighting Bug
MBR - Clare Bell
Bedroom - Clare Bell
Girls Bedroom - Clare Bell 3 arm

Kitchen - Clare Bell 4 Arm short Hurricane chandelier

Bathroom - Cir-kit?