Here Comes More Color!

Here's the interior update! I have a number of projects going on at the same time, so this is a bit convoluted. Like my brain.

The focus inside the house has been on choosing colors. I wasn't even quite settled on what colors for what spaces when I realized I needed to at least get the taping up! What good is picking colors if the house isn't ready for me to use them?!

So, I tape the dollhouse ceilings and floors, but I do not do so
in my house. Interesting.

And, in doing so, that's also when I realized there is ceiling to paint in what will be the craft room, and there's nothing about it that looked fun:

It's tucked in that little alcove. Oy.

It would have been ideal to have painted that before construction. I didn't really see that at the time, though! There was also a little gap between the ceiling and the wall in there that I didn't love. Apparently, I loved it so little that I didn't snap a pic. Regardless, I got some filler:

This stuff ended up looking great, but it was *tough* to use because it dried and crumbled quickly. I hear there are easier products on the market, but I really can't argue the outcome:

With that, I was ready to paint that darned ceiling! It took a little doing, and I went through two sponge brushes to make it happen to really get the vault situation covered (good thing my arm can fit through the door opening!), but, it's finished:

Taping *and* a drop cloth?! I think I have
real life and doll life backward!

The front wall is getting color, so that's just a bit of priming.

After prepping all of the remaining spaces, I moved back to the second level. One of the trickier spaces for which to choose color was the front wall of the second story. The divider wall that creates the kid bedroom and hallway is movable which allows me to change the size of those spaces, now or later. With that in mind, I wanted to choose a color that worked for both the hallway and bedroom. I finally, happily settled on ...

The double window is in the bedroom. The single window is
in the hall and is at the top of the staircase (the well is visible
at the bottom of the picture).

I know, I know, I know, I said I would never try any shade of green again. Yet, here we are. And, I really like it! Never say never. The color is more green than in this picture, and it looks pretty fabulous! I used a mixture of these colors:

"Pistachio" and "Morning Mist"

The wall to the left is going to be a different color which is why it looks that way. You know. Unfinished.

I also got the window trim up! I was super-proud of myself for remembering to check it's installment from the front of the house. This is necessary to ensure the bead of glue I put on the trim is actually on the house and not just floating in the opening:

The bottom bead of glue didn't even come close to touching the house wall, so I ran another along the edge and smushed it in there with my finger. It totally works. And, of course, the trim dries without the windows in place to allow for removing and decorating them. (That's still coming!)

In the meantime, I chose and love the colors for the master bedroom and bathroom! I actually had a debate for the master bedroom:

"Driftwood" on the left, or, "Camel" on the right?

Both of these colors looked good in the store, so I tried both. The winner is ...

"Camel"! I love it! I wanted the room to just be a little closed in
 and warm. The "Driftwood" was too dark. "Camel" looks
awesome with the white! And, picture it with a little sconce for
the lighting! I'm going to want to crawl into that space ...

And, peeking through the archway, there's the bathroom! HOLY SMOKES, I love this color which is called, "Cornflower."

I got the trim up in there, too. Woot! This
opening will eventually have French doors.

Here it is from the front of the house.

(These paints are a line at Target. They're fabulous! They're a little thicker than I'm used to using which makes sense because they're also $2/bottle. But, they cover really well, and I love the color choices! They smell a little weird when opened, be warned, but the end result is totally worth it!)

The next steps for these rooms are the baseboards and crown moldings. I wanted to figure out the flooring for each since that will certainly impact the baseboards. I'm pretty certain I've landed on the carpet color for the bedroom -- the off-white you see in the picture is ideal, but that's a piece of felt I used to see how it will look. Hobby Lobby sells carpet in the right color, but it's too small of a piece for the room. So, I'm still figuring that out.

In the meantime, I bought a sheet of tile for the bathroom and was all kinds of stoked to get that finished especially when I made a floor template before assembling the house. Smart, right?

Or ...

It came up short. Seriously?! Seriously.

My template did not allow for the extra space created by the interior wall placement. Rookie mistake. And, the non-tile strip? I thought I was going to cut that to fit within the doorway so tile would butt up against the wall. Not so much!! This is what my face looks like when realizing I not only cut this too short, but the piece I have left isn't big enough to cover the room:

Of. Course.

But, this is what my face looks like when I realize, "Hey! Remember the generosity of those birthday gift cards/money?!"

YAHOO! Off to buy another piece!

But, this is what I look like when I get to the store and find there are no more sheets of that flooring in stock. And, the other options they do have are icky:

It now makes more sense why I had to browse the Christmas sales in that store, right?!

I can still use the piece I cut to place the baseboards. I'll just remove it and slip a new, correctly cut piece in later so I can actually make some progress. OR ... I'll wait for it to be restocked while I work on the third floor! I already have the colors picked out! We'll see what I'm inspired to do next! Stay tuned!

(Am I ever going to get stairs in this house?!)