I was so impressed w the results of my wallpaper designs that I created more on the 2nd floor. On the right, I created the master bedroom w/ a Craftsman-style theme. The bed was made of strip wood & Houseworks' porch balusters. The bedside tables were made from scrap wood & topped by free samples of marble patterned vinyl tile. The green chair, its side table, & the chest of drawers survived my daughter's early play. I repainted the chest & embellished its hardware w copper metallic paint. The prints on the wall were cut out of Papa's stash of old architectural magazines. I created the magazines beside the green chair in Corel & printed them on my b&w lazer printer.
On the left, I created 2 rooms: a dressing room & a bath divided by a foamcore wall. The vanity was another survivor piece but the stool was made from scratch. The lamps were made from kits by Miss Betty & Associates. The bath fixtures were made from a cheap kit by Scientific American but I added the marble patterned tile to the sink. I have a small bag of sea shells that were collected at the beach when I was a child & used them to create a decorative theme for the room. I created the "stained glass window" by printin out the design in B&W then colored it in w/ felt-tip markers. The towel stand was made from scratch & the towels were ut from an old baby wash cloth. The light fixtures over the sink have non-replaceable bulbs so when one burnt out there was no way to replace it w/o destroying the room.
I made the doll seated at the vanity from scratch. Her body is pipe cleaners & cotton balls. I sculpted her head out of clay baked in a toaster oven then painted & coiffed it. It's supposed to be ME! On the 1st floor, you'll see the dolls I made to represent my Papa & Mama!
[I was 46 when I had to move back in w them & the three of us enjoyed the relationship we could have had when I was a teenager but we were all too immature then to fully appreciate each other. This period of healing was a blessing that still comforts me. Mama died from cancer in 1997.]
ETA: The rugs on the floors are simply color laser prints I made in Corel & got printed w/ the wallpapers.
