The Hallways in Pembroke Grange - Part 1

Hello everyone,

How was your weekend? Hope you have enjoyed it. I can't believe that August is almost over. It also means that my Summer is coming to an end. Now I have to start preparing for the new scholastic year of the kids. I hate September for that simple reason. I miss having the kids around. 

This weekend has been quite busy at My Miniature World. Finally I got to finish the hallways in Pembroke Grange. Today I will be sharing with you the hallway in the ground floor. 

The challenges in this project seems to be endless. As the house itself has only four rooms excluding the hallways, I wanted to add much more to it and give it more depth. I wanted to make it look bigger; if not in proportion at least with an illusion. 

The ground floor hallways leads to two rooms which eventually they will be turned into the sitting room and the dining room. The staircase leads to the upper rooms, the bedroom and the study. I have designed the hallways  a bit more spacious so I could afford using the back.

The new walls and doors were already fixed and I started off  by working on the staircase. I have added wooden strips to the staircase surface to give it a bit more detail.

By now most of you know how I feel about staircases especially the space underneath them. I hate them! They are a waste of space and you can't really use them. So I decided to build an extra wall with an arched opening. This gives the illusion that there are other rooms or hallways in the background. 

I started working on the wallpaper of the hallway. The wall paper was downsized from an original periodic style and printed. For some reason I liked the climbing leaf pattern. 

Once the wallpaper and flooring were settled, I continued working on the staircase. I added the spindles, posts and  the railing in place.

I have added the small wall underneath the stairs and even the new additional back wall. 

With the wall in place I could continue working on the remaining part of the staircase and the ceiling. I fixed the hanging lantern in the middle of the room which was quite common in the Regency period.

Having my new 3D printer I made cherub faces which I added to the door pediments.

Finally I added the false door behind the arch, added the cornice, trimming and skirting around the room.

The false door at the back

Here are some photos of the complete hallway which is now ready to be decorated.

At the end, I got to lit the hallway in the dark and I really liked the atmosphere.

I can't wait to start decorating the hallway. There is still so much to add. I hope you like it. Very soon I will be sharing with you the second part of the first floor hallway so make sure to keep tuned for the next update.

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx