FLOORING

I love the look of parquet floors and thought they were eminently suitable for a Victorian house. Consequently I purchased a number of patterns from the Brodnax Prints line. When the items arrived and I viewed the packets and the tiny pieces of flooring; the task appeared daunting.I kept postponing the task and therefore the building process could not proceed. I happened upon a UK store named Malcolm's Miniatures and discovered a wonderful item called parquet floor frames. The package consists of a pre-built frame all divided into 1" squares and double sided sticky paper to lay the floor onto. All I had to do was lay out the perfectly squared frame and form the patter within it. In no time I had built the Living and Dining room floors.

From left to right; the living room and dining room floors

I have now installed the fireplace and the dividing wall between the dining and living rooms. This process also included attaching the side walls and the ceiling/floor between the first and second floors. I am now waiting for the glue to set and cure,

I think I will now tackle the kitchen ceiling, with the "logs" I have in mind but I don't know how this will go as yet.