Disaster!

This is, so far my only disaster!
I had planned what was to be my perfect dream house!  I purchased 2 kits, the San Franciscan and the Victorian Farm house both by Dura-Craft, at that time they were one of the best quality kits on the market.  I designed the plan to bash the two kits together, this would make it over 4 and a half feet wide and plenty of room for all my little treasures.  I learned after the second house, that it is easier to completely finish the walls, unless your are using hidden wiring, interior and exterior before putting them together, paint, wallpaper,windows,the works. Then assemble the walls and install the floors.
This picture shows the walls of my dreamhouse in progress.  I did get them finished and assembled.  Then the first disaster! I was returning home one friday from working out of town and hydroplaned off of the interstate turned over a few time and broke my back and banged up the old insides.  It was a couple of years before I was able to get back to my dreamhouse.  In the meantime this house ruined beyond repair.  We had moved from the city to the lake and I had to store my toys on the enclosed porch. But in the summertime I keep the windows out there open...big mistake for my little house!  The humidity, etc took it's toll and it could not be saved.  I had gone all out with this on, stained glass windows and such.  The white window mullions are made from berry baskets painted white.  I still have all the little treasures that my browsing resulted in finding  and will build that big house yet!!!.

This is a closeup of the berrybasket window.....

I had also make a decorative ceiling for the dining room from paper doilies! I peeled off 4 doilies at the same time, not separating them, spread a thin layed of white glue on the back side and glued it to a thin piece of cardboard, let dry throughly and cut out around the design and painted it white. I have found that paper doilies make good medallions for both ceilings, walls and even furniture...

My little 1/4 scale Christmas village starts on the next page...