I bet y’all thought I’d stopped working on the cafe, didn’t you??!! :silly:
Well you’re wrong! Hehe! I’ve been slowly (very) working on the bits and pieces that go on in the inside. You know things like shop fixtures & whatnot. So while the walls are still unpainted (except for the white basecoat to seal the MDF) it is still moving forward.
Here are some pics!
Obviously there’s still a lot to be done before these pieces can be considered “done”. I’ve got to paint them with wood grain, pick out some detailing & some other tweaking…. but I thought folks might want to see them “in process” instead of just when they were finished…?
I’m still debating on painting or papering the top & inside of the re-ment counter. I’ll figure it out eventually though I’m thinking I might go with antique gold or brass look for it since that’s a partial theme in the cafe.
I still need to add a hinged flap/to the counter so that I can keep students & other customers from randomly walking behind the counter.
Some of what was done so far:
- all of the pieces were raised up between (depended on the piece of furniture. I wanted the counters to be higher (maybe because I’m short so all counters are naturally higher to me–but doll furniture never seems to be tall enough)
- All pieces were cleaned (w/soap & water).
- The barbie counter sides were cut off (they over hung) and the additional pieces were glued on for more detailing.
- They were all primed & then given a base coat of brown paint.
For those of you who might be curious the counters started life as a barbie counter & a re-ment bakery store counter. The back counters were a sink & a stove from pedigree sindy. I really gotta say the pedigree furniture sure does make for good stock bases for stuff!!!
If anyone’s actually interested in the step-by-step stuff post and or write and let me know. I don’t want to bore people with more details than I have to!
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Wow Erica, you’re not kidding – you really have been busy!!
It’s all looking so amazing… :heart: I’m impressed with your industry. What’s the panelling stuff you’re using the outside of the units? It looks really effective and where did you find it? So clever.
Thanks Sally! It’s coming along
Right now I’m trying to work the energy up to paint the walls (inside) of the cafe.
The “panelling stuff” is foamex & styrene cut to side & beveled & painted.
The detailing on the top & bottom edges of the counters is a strip of trim from B&Q (home depot to those of you in the US).
Wow, those 2 pieces are so cohesive now. You’re so busy these days! This is looking awesome– I want more details! :biggrin:
Looking good!
Thanks C & Pixieshtik!
I can always use more encouragement! :happy:
Wow! I never would have thought these started out as Barbie/Sindy furniture…ummm..yeah..I’d like to see the “in process” photos…please??? :tongue: Great job!
Thanks Stephiejo! :biggrin:
I’m afraid that these ARE the in process photos (since they aren’t done yet). Mostly the counter got the ends sawed off, the barbie counter got raied up a bit and the rement counter had a base built for it to raise it up.
Awesome. Foamex panels??? Brilliant! What kind of glue did you use to attach it to the plastic?? Now I want to build something. :biggrin:
Wow Erica your counter looks amazing! You have been busy. I can’t believe you saw that vision from Barbie furniture. Just amazing. I’d love to see more details about what you are doing. Anything you are willing to share I so want to see. Keep up the great work.
I Love It! Everything is so beautiful. I love dark wood! I have seen the bakery case and I never that it was that short. The way you raised is was genius! You are working on it! I have several projects that I haven’t begun to work on. I have some detail worked out in my mind but it is hard to move from there into action. It may be a space thing. Congrats on your progress!
looking exceedingly impessive. Ditto the Barbie comments!
You sure know how to work outside of the box. That’s some ingenious use of pieces. I’m really impressed with the time and attention you are giving to this dio – it’s obviously paying off because it’s shaping up nicely. I love your clear photos, too.
Thank you Robin!
Glad you found the post!
I’ll tell you–the only reason I end up “working outside the box” is just that it cuts down the time it would take to build the same items from scratch!
But like anything else (and I’m sure you know this from your own very lovely and quite covetable!!) roomsets–that the time & detail you put in really make it worth the effort at the end.