Sunday, 7 September 2014

Victorian Iron Lace and a Little Porch

I haven't made a post in a very long time! This is mainly due to how busy I have been. Finally though, I have had some time to continue work on the half scale house. This week I finished off the porch and added some iron lace to cap the tower and the bay windows.

I added supports to create a gently sloping porch roof.




I then finished off the porch supports and glued them in place.


I glued the porch posts to the porch roof separately from the house in one unit, so that when I pain the house it will be easier. 


To finish off the exterior of the house, I wanted some decorative iron work. This is a picture of the roof line of a victorian house, with decorative iron lace. 


I designed a lace pattern myself using Adobe Illustrator, and had the pattern laser cut in 1mm card. 



I then capped the tower and two bay windows with the lace. 






The house is coming along nicely. Next I will be doing the shingling and making a chimney. Then I will be moving on to the interior! Slow and steady wins the race..
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16 comments:

  1. jean-claude8 September 2014 at 01:24

    Bonjour,
    votre maison est une merveille, je suis en admiration devant votre travail si minutieux.

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  2. ISABELLE8 September 2014 at 01:45

    Quelle belle réalisation!! votre maison a beaucoup de caractère!!
    isabelle

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  3. Pepper8 September 2014 at 02:20

    I think everyone has been m.i.a. just absorbing the summer. Great fretwork designs - it's lovely to put your own designs into a kit. The house looks amazing already =0)

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  4. Irene8 September 2014 at 03:38

    Very impressive, especially the ironwork on the tower. This is a nice project to follow.

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  5. Giac8 September 2014 at 05:32

    Hello Emily,
    I cannot believe how you have transformed this kit. It is amazing!
    Big hug,
    Giac

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  6. The grandmommy8 September 2014 at 09:28

    One day I hope to be as good as you are. You really know how to kit bash a beautiful house!

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  7. Isabel Ruiz8 September 2014 at 10:31

    Increíbles las terminaciones imitando la forja. Fantástico.

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  8. Ilona8 September 2014 at 12:40

    Hi Emily! I think everyone has been very busy this summer....:D!
    I think that you are busy making of a master piece out of this kit, this house looks fabulous!
    Hugs, Ilona

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  9. Miniatures Ladan9 September 2014 at 00:46

    Magnifique réalisation.

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  10. Rebecca9 September 2014 at 02:45

    It looks so beautiful with the iron lace and fretwork around the porch, just like so many real houses! When the roof is done, it will be really hard to tell its not real.

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  11. Simon9 September 2014 at 14:34

    I really love how your house is progressing and all you attention to detail is well worth the effort. You should be very proud of your work.
    Well done.
    Hugs

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  12. Anna11 September 2014 at 01:32

    All hail Emily, Queen of Details! (Seriously, this is an AMAZING level of detail. And, for a Victorian, there is no such thing as too much detail!)

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  13. Lena11 September 2014 at 23:50

    Great work! Love all the detals!
    /Lena!

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  14. Sandra14 October 2014 at 22:59

    Very clever to do the ironwork to your own design - I would love to have done something similar with my first Fairfield. For my second one I want to make lots of changes so I will keep that in mind. You are doing such a lovely, detailed job of this house - it is beautiful. I've been m.i.a blogwise this year and will have to go back and follow your journey from the beginning. Looking forward to watching your progress.

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  15. Margaret16 November 2014 at 03:25

    That is so stunning Emily, I love the design you made for the fretwork, the house is going to be fabulous with all your additional touches.

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  16. Jennifer Hatt3 February 2015 at 11:23

    Amazing, by far the most impressive Fairfield i have ever scene. So impressed that you designed all your own detail work!!

    Jenn

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