I ran into a problem wallpapering the bedroom. First time around, there was a bubble and when I tried to fix it I ruined the paper along the back wall. Then I couldn’t get additional sheets of paper and had to wait to order more. They’ve been discontinued so getting them was not easy. THEN I applied a new piece of wallpaper on the back wall and some weird splotches seeped through. I think it’s caused by the glue I used (Yes glue) but I’ve never had this happen before. I have one sheet of paper left and am afraid to put it up because I don’t want the same thing to happen a second time.

So for now the bedroom wall is splotchy (you can’t see it in these pictures, but it’s very noticeable in real life). I will play with some of the wallpaper scraps to see if I can figure out what caused the splotches (maybe just spreading the glue too thickly?) before I try again.

Geoff’s mom gave me an HBS gift certificate for Christmas, so I splurged and bought these two Tiffany-style lamps.

The dresser drawers weren’t going together well so I glued the drawer fronts in place. Who bothers to open dollhouse drawers, anyway?!

The Mission rocker is a Take-A-Seat resin piece, but matches perfectly. I will cross stitch something to go in that little frame.

The pattern for the little rug came out of Pamela Warner’s Miniature Embroidery for the 20th Century Dolls’ House. I stitched a matching bedspread but haven’t quite finished it yet. I also still have to make the bedside tables.

One of the neat things about redoing a house that is already assembled is that I can get to the decorating much sooner. I have been planning out the rooms and where the furniture will go as I’m also working on wallpaper, electricity, and the exterior of the house. Here’s what I have in the living room so far.

The Michael’s hutch in the corner is only a placeholder. I am going to build a Chrysnbon cabinet into the wall so it looks like the built-ins you find in many San Francisco apartments and houses.

I cross-stitched the pillows, and am right now cross-stitching an oriental rug to go under the coffee table (not the one in this picture).

I was going to build a window seat into the bay window but now I’m thinking it might be a good space for a computer.

Here’s a closeup of the pillows I made. The desgins came out of Pamela Warner’s Miniature Embroidery for the 20th Century Dolls’ House.