Work on the final first floor room begins, though that is not to say the rest of the first floor is done by any means.  :D

I created the chimney breast and firebox in a similar manner as I had for the study.  It was a much easier and faster process this time around since I already knew what I was doing.  Here you can see the powder room tucked into the nook created by the tower walls.

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This chimney breast will hide most of the wiring for the house.  I had originally planned to have the power strips located in the garage behind false cabinets.  After thinking about it, I decided to drill holes through the first floor and through the foundation to run the wires out to the power strips, which will be mounted to the display table (or a board fastened to the table).  I just think it will be easier to access the switches from there than from inside the garage.  Here the holes are shown on either side of the firebox.

And the holes in the foundation in the back.

I cut a new removable wall out of foam core board and edged it with corner trim.  This temporary wall will hold an interior door and finish off the powder room when I photograph the living room area.

The room is large but has some decorating challenges because of the entryway and staircase.  The fall scene outside is a clipart image printed on large paper and taped to the wall behind the house.

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The Handley House wood sheet flooring is the same as the flooring used in the study, but it has a slightly different grain pattern.  It isn't permanently affixed yet since I need to put in the wallpaper first.

The grooves on the far walls are for running electrical wiring so that it won't show underneath the wallpaper.  There are also grooves in the floor under the wood sheet.

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