Saturday, September 10, 2011

Well Finally....the molding is complete!

When I started this project nine years ago, I never thought it would take me that long to finish the molding and get to the fun stuff.  My, how time sure passes us by!

This morning I finally pulled out the Mystic Path and started work. The first decision was what molding to use. On the first floor I had used a standard crown molding. For upstairs I wanted something a bit more subdued and chose to use a baseboard molding turned upside down. The actual baseboards are the same wooden feature I used on the first floor. I painted the baseboards the same color as the first floor and made the upper molding a shade darker to draw even less attention to them. The focus on the upstairs room isn't going to be the decor. I really want to make that a background tone supporting the true star of the show, the mysterious happenings going on in the fortune teller's room.




I wanted a way to separate the left area from the right up there so decided I would install hanging silk drapes. To support the curtain rod I constructed a basic bracket design from some purchased moldings and drilled a hole to hold the actual rod. The rod is not permanently in place so I can remove it to install the drapes and rehang it. On the rod I have strung a series of "antique" brass jump rings that will eventually hold the curtains.

You can get a better look at the bracket constructions and the entire rod contraption in this picture.


You can also see the two candles and the lamp I made taking up residence on the floor. Because they have been hard-wired, they can't be removed now and I was glad I remembered to leave the cords a bit long so they didn't hang when I removed the furniture to install the molding. Sometimes it can be hard to think backwards when putting these rooms together.

Now that the basic construction is done, I get to focus on the stuff that turns this from a basic room box to something extra special. I need to work on store items, make and install drapes, get some art on the walls, put down some area rugs...ARGH....better get off here and get to work!

Till later!

4 comments:

  1. I really like the solution you gave to the division of the room. The lamp is beautiful!
    I'm curious to see the room furnished and decorated. ;)

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  2. I LOVE the room dividing curtain! It is very Victorian.... I am currently working on my Victorian .... hmmm maybe I'll have to find somewhere for a lovely Portiere! I Love the idea that the room is more about the spooky things going on in it! Can't wait to see what they are..... please don't make us wait nine years...LOL!

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  3. Thanks Eliana. I think in an older post I have more pics of the lamp and you can see it lit up.
    Daydreamer, I'm so glad you said "portiere" because I couldn't remember that yesterday when I was typing the blog. Oh, and I promise not to make you wait for 9 years. HAHA
    It was such a great joy to work on it yesterday. HOpefully will get more done today.

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  4. Looking good! I really like that wall paper. :)

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