Wood floor from plywood

This was a solid piece of plywood that room boxes are made of. I wanted a wood floor that didn't look like plywood. I made it look like a wood floor by painting with an antique copper color, after it dried I used a metal ruler and a metal dental pick to score my lines. Lightly sanded in between some of the lines to give definition. I then added the white wax and immediately whipped it off leaving it in the lines. I  added the antiquing glaze as my final coat. Very simple and looks great. Make sure to score with the grain.

Quarter Scale Build

The size of this cottage is 10" x 6". It's made from foam board that's covered with plaster and paint.

 Interior plaster and paint work.

 Custom staircase built from scratch.

 First version of the closet (upper left). I build everything from my head as I go so I tend to have to rework stuff a lot.

 Exterior plaster work and windows openings.

 Beginnings of a revised closet.

This closet works better because I needed it to go to the ceiling in order to cover my (faux) stairs. I wanted it to look bigger and deeper than it actually is.

I installed a corner closet in the top floor bathroom. 

 Front installed with the scratch built windows and doors and shutters (fun ;)

 Added lighting in the stairway and closets to add to the depth illusion.

 Side windows and and shutters are in. I made a simple base from wood and painted it to look like turf.

 Under the stairs is a built in bookcase.

 All custom made furniture for this tiny dwelling.

1:12 Cottage Redo

 

This is the plaster work after the antiquing gel has been applied. It looks dark and muddy until you wipe it down to your liking.

    

Exterior Makeover