Mini Marathon - Snowdrop Cottage

The garden is finally finished for the front of Snowdrop Cottage so I can now show you the photos.  I've had this kit for ages but because I didn't do so well on the exterior of The Old Rectory and need to scrape it off and re-do it, I was nervous about tackling this type of exterior again.  But I bit the bullet and this time didn't add the granular medium so thickly and that left room for the sand between them.  I'm delighted with the end result and would like to shrink down and explore inside a bit more :)

So here are some photos of the exterior.  First an overview of the front facade:

Now a view of the garden and paving stones.  I am looking for a smaller bench to go on the right hand side where the paving provides an area to sit.

I still haven't distressed the roof I see - will have to get to that.  And I made so many flowers that I have enough to do a small feature on another house which is good.

A closer view of the left side

And now one of the right side

 And now moving to the interior.  I have papered it and the lighting is installed.  You will see that I've put a staircase on the left of the living room.  I think it needs a bit taken out of the bedroom above too, to show where the stairs go to.  I had intended that it would be a hallway behind the faux door in the bedroom but I realized after the stairs were well and truly glued in place that they were going the wrong way for that.  It bothers me now but I can't pull the stairs out of the bottom room because I've run out of the wallpaper - the next lot of it that I bought was quite different in colour and I like the pale green that I've used.  So the bedroom will have to sacrifice some space I'm afraid!

 Here is a closer view of the staircase - another 'Cottage Stairs' kit from Petite Properties.  I added the extra strips of brown timber at the top and bottom as a contrast and to give more dimension, and also added a baluster at the bottom.

 I do keep straightening the light shades but they have a mind of their own.  When I have finished sticking my clumsy great hand into the rooms I will fix them up and add some more glue to keep them in place.

The living and bedrooms both need a chimney breast now and a fireplace.  Which makes me realize as I am typing that the chimney breast needs papering too and I don't have any paper.  I'll have a look and see what resin fireplaces with chimney breast I have already got from Petite Properties.

So that's another exterior done.  I have yet to decide what to do with the wires from the lighting though.  At present they are loose at the rear of the house.  I keep coming up with different ideas but haven't got a round tuit yet vbg.
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