Fish Bathroom! And the study too . . .

I couldnt resist.  I knew at least one of my houses had to have a fish bathroom!  As more of the walls and roofing had to go in, I knew I should go ahead and put in the basic decor for the third floor.  I had to hand cut and install each piece of the wainscoting individually.  Got the walls painted a pretty blue and installed the fish border.  Next came the tiling.  I get most of my tiles from Home Depot and work with my own creations since there are no dollhouse supply resources in Flagstaff.  It allows me to be more creative!  And it is MUCH cheaper (always a good thing).  I went ahead and installed the interior window trim, but will have to wait on the rest after the roofing gets done and the dormers are assembled.

Once the bathroom was done and I giggled and clapped at myself for making it so cute (I am allowed to indulge myself occasionally, right?), I got started on the Study.  I have made another of my cross stitched rugs to go in here to add some color and a little more creative detail (pics later).  I was able to install the interior walls and wallpaper with little hassle (remember I made all of those templates?).  I did have to do some changes to the templates, but that was certainly a genius move on my part, if I do say so myself.  At the very least, if not genius, it certainly cut down on the swearing while installing!  Next came the carpeting.  The rug I made is a beautiful array of jeweltones, so I kept it simple.  Once again, instead of using actual "Dollhouse" supplies, I scrounge around scrap material pieces until I find a good material for carpet among other things.  It is cheap and usually gives you way more than the typical dollhouse carpeting.  Besides, I like the hunt as much as I like building.  In the study, I also stained the interior window trim and the small hearth for the fireplace.  While in the staining mode, I stained a bookcase too.  And yes, I was a little fuzzy headed since I didnt have any ventiliation!  The stain pens work great for the small detail things and is WAY less messy.

So the basic decor for the top floor is done!  Now?  On to the roof . . .