The Upper Back Hallway

More photos for you all.   Well, I did say I would be able to really get on after the trip to Miniatura, didn't I?

After the grandeur of the Dining Room, we're shifting socially today and are now in the Upper Back Hallway at the top of the house.    This space would not be visited by the owners of Netherton and is purely the domain of the servants hence the drab paint colours.

 

This is the only time anyone will be able to see the whole of this space as a wall will be fitted in front.

 

 

 

You can see the "stops" below where said wall will go.

Close up detail of the "stained glass"

I keep checking and double checking this space before committing to putting the wall up because once I do, that's it and I'm really anxious not to make a mistake and find I've forgotten to do some little job or other which would mean taking it all down and besides, I can't do it yet because I've got to fit another light in the space below and I can't do that yet because I haven't bought it.....................see what I mean?

 

I've no idea what my next job will be as I need to get my head around the order of things to come.

The Dining Room

As promised (some time ago!) here is my finished Dining Room.   I thought a lot about whether to add a tablecloth or not and even considered a halfway measure in the form of table mats but the shape of the table meant they didn't sit as well as I'd like so in the end I decided to go without.   There were a few bits to add and a few bits to tweak before getting to this stage but it's all done now and given that I had no preconceived idea of what this room was going to look like when I started, I'm pleased with the way it's turned out.

 

Going round the room from left to right

The drawers are lined with green baize and the top drawer contains cutlery, napkins and napkin rings.

 

Tablecloths in the bottom drawer but nothing, as yet in the middle drawer as I was struggling to think of something but it will get filled, I'm sure, eventually.

 The servant's entrance/exit leading downstairs to the Still Room

 



The green baize door and dumb waiter

 

The china closet



The centre decoration on the table is my gift from Jeffrey's give-away.   

 

This is how I blew the budget

I arrived back from Miniatura this afternoon laden with goodies!    The fair was smaller than past fairs but that in no way reduced the quality or selection of what was on offer.   There were some really lovely pieces I was sorely tempted by but I managed some self-control and only purchased those items which were needed for work at presently underway. 

 

Firstly, the much needed wood - cornices, skirtings and trims.   Unfortunately I forgot to get plain cornice and dado rail but no matter, I can get that online and there's enough in that little bundle to let me get cracking.    Iron-on flooring, lights, a radiator and two pineapple finials.

 

 

Second pic, paper decoration (to go between cornice and picture rail), bottle of port, wine label, silver wine coaster, Visitors book, two clocks, Parker pen, cigars, lamp, picture and (in the little bag) some wine glasses.

 

 

Third - a sink, some soap/cleaning products, a couple of brushes, mop and bucket, "stone" hot water bottles, cleaning cloth, a picture and lastly (and not for Netherton but the "finished" Tenement) a bowl of nuts - and I said The Tenement was finished?   Who was I kidding?

Finally, and my favourite two purchases of the day, two lamps and two silver salts.   I love them!

 

I'd better start saving for the York fair now!