I,m really excited for you, I know you will love, love, love it.  Please keep us up on the progress as you go along.  One suggestion I have for you is to prime it with white primer before you start.  Get one of those small rollers and just roll the sheets.  It is a lot easier doing it that way then doing it once it is put together. 

I just love the wallpapers you choose, very nice.  Good luck with it and keep us posted.  Dolly

Morning girls. Glad you like the wallpaper. I was a bit concerned that it was TOO much but it's Victorian right? No such thing as too much. I'm a great lover of birds so I thought.. why not?

Thought about wiring it for lights then decided to go with battery ones. I think wiring is a whole new learning curve, don't want to overwhelm myself.

No idea how i'm finishing the outside yet. All I know is it will have a red roof. Lol. and red front doors. I really like the look of castle rock. Has anyone ever been to Victoria BC and seen Craigdaroch Castle? Yep, castle block and a red roof, lol.

I'll see if I canslide a pic of the castle over here................

Ha! I LOVE this mansion, used to visit it back in Victoria all the time.

http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/ptgamble/New%20Victorian%20and%20small%20Victorian/IMG_1684-1.jpg    This is the house I choose to copy my colors for my Pierce.  I am glad you don't mind me giving you suggestions.  I used clapboard on the outside because it gave it a more finished look.  It was not easy but worth it.  Dolly

I forgot to tell you that I saw a house that used "egg carton" stones for the "castle" look.  That might be an option, certainly easy to acquire and cut.  The paperclay is wet so priming beforehand as Dolly mentioned is a great idea, regardless of what you use.  If you do think castle look on the outside you might want to prime it grey instead of white. 

Which brings me to my questions for Dolly...Do you prime both the interior and exterior?  I did on my mex because of the thin walls and the "stucco" will be wet to avoid warping.  But, it also helps with a smoother finish on the walls for the wallpaper, is that right?

Thanks for the compliments on the wallpaper. I'm happy with it, haven't changed my mind so all is good.

No idea when I'm gonna start on it. I'm not moving so I guess the back bedroom/dollroom is getting turned into a workshop. Have to wiggle stuff around in there, box up a few dolls. i have a big rectangular table in there that's perfect for my porject. And i can close the door when I'm done for the time being, or too keep Princess Sadie from "idly" picking up a little treasure. Lol.

I have to order all my mini stuff through the mail. I can get stuff like glue paint and sandpaper at Home Hardware soooooo back to the mini stuff, I need to make sure I have everything I need to make a good start, can't just run to the store for another sheet of flooring. And once I get going I ain't stoppin till she at least looks like a house.

The outside.... really leaning towards clapboard siding, don't have to fuss with painting any "stonelike" texture. I don't want to get too fussy about this house and get bogged down in details. All I know is i don't care for the smooth expanse of the walls, it needs some texture on the outside to give it character. And colour, i'm thinkin lot's of colour.

I LOVE the exterior of this Pierce: FYI - just a "how to" slideshow

http://community.webshots.com/slideshow/556889918hwwgSB?mediaPosition=1

And I like the way the builder built it. Totally makes sense.

I think about it constantly and I have a pretty solid idea of how I want it to look.

Mental note: Don't forget tiny little electrical receptacle covers. it's all in the details.

Anyway, just babbling on here. Ttyl.... have a good one.

Lori

Hi Toni, nice to "see" you. I was wondering if you were still around. I'm happy you are.

Thanks for the "welcome back", much appreciated!

T.

"Only through sharing can we really enjoy our treasures!"

I've got a couple of questions. The flooring I want comes in 16.5" x 11" peel and stick sheets. 2 sheets per pack. Is one sheet enough to do the whole living/diningroom?

Should I bother ordering one of those fancy bathroom tile paper kits with the border around the edge of the floor or will I end up doing a lot of cut and paste to fit it into the bathroom?

Would it be too tricky to replace the squarish staircase with a premade curved one?

Would it be hard to replace the double front doors with a statelier(?) single door?

Tia!

Lori

Lori! Your wallpapers are beautiful, and I love the bird theme!

Boy, I got to see most everyone on this one thread

it's good to be back!

I opened up the box and took out the instructions. Sure is a lot of pieces to put together. No measurments on the instructions but I can locate the sheet with the main floor on it and measure the dimensions to get a better idea how much wallpaper and flooring I'll need. Really in a tizzy about flooring for some reason.

I think the first thing I should do before I start on this is pack up a few dolls and other things in the back bedroom so I have some room.

Ttyl Honeys.

Lori

Hi Lori,  maybe I can help you with a couple of the questions.  You can measure the size of the livingroom/dinningroom before you begin to put your house together.  The base is your kitchen, dinning and livingroom.  As for the stairs, you will also have to think about the opening in the ceiling where the stairs go. A premade curved one would look great, I thought about that myself since I already have a curved staircase.  The front doors really need to be double doors for the nice effect they give.  Remember the thickness of the wood if your going to change the doors.  I used the tile paper in my kitchen and it works out great.  I used mosic tiles on the floor, got them at Michaels and just glued them down.  Hope this helps.  Dolly