Friday, 21st May, 2010

Number 4 in the Petite Properties range

I have been waiting for this sweet cottage to be released at the end of March and asked to be put on the waiting list. But for some reason I wasn’t contacted so I didn’t order it until today. Isn’t it gorgeous? Can’t you just imagine the base being extended, and a garden surrounding the cottage, with lots of flowers? 

I think it has real character, and I love the fact that it isn't just straight across at the front.

I can’t make the photo very big, but this is how the front of the book is shown on the web site. Fiona Broadwood is such a talented designer and she is so generous in sharing the skills needed to produce lovely finished items such as these.

I think that this project will offer quite a few challenges, so if any of you have it as well, and are willing to offer some hints, please feel free to do so!  I would love to work along with another person who is doing the same project.

I have no clue as yet what the 'story' will be for this house.  I guess that as I get closer to doing it, ideas will start to turn over in my head.  Period or contemporary?  At the moment I tend towards contemporary - it does give one much more scope to add whatever furniture and landscaping appeals, no matter what the period it belongs to.

The inside isn’t very big, but none of these cottages had lots of rooms and that makes them easier to furnish and decorate which suits me fine. I have also ordered the first of the books that Fiona has released on making 1:48 scale furniture. So I should be able to start on furniture that is quite different from the bought kits I have for the other cottages that I have.

So my collection of property is growing, even if it is in miniature!