Musical chairs

by brae Email

Sometimes, miniature furniture seems to have a mind of its own.  I might have perfect plans for a pair of chairs for instance, but in the end things go awry and they don't work.  I had two Chrysnbon Victorian chairs from a miniature furniture lot I bought on eBay.  When they were included, I really had no intention of using them.  I was working in modern minis at that moment, so into storage they went.

When I started the Heritage and realized there was room in the kitchen for a table and two chairs, I thought...YES! I will use those Chrysnbon chairs!  I assembled them along with the House of Miniatures dining table kit and realized they were too small compared to the table.  They were too delicate and too short.  It didn't look right.

But, I finished them up since they were already assembled.  Aren't they lovely?  :D

I painted them a lovely satin white and upholstered them with red velour.  I planned to list them on etsy since they weren't going to work for my project.

It seems this is the part where I catch up with the plan they had all along...not to reside in the kitchen but another part of the house, namely the bedroom.

The bedroom is located above the kitchen and dining room and as such is a huge room.  There is room for a massive bed (as required by a creepy old house), two nightstands, a vanity with a chair, a wardrobe and two small chairs for in front of the window.  These two small chairs!

Now, there won't be a bay window in the bedroom, but the swinging window will be just behind them.  I'll make up another one of these candle stand kits since I swiped this one from the Newport.  :]

Here's the comparison with the dining table.  As you can see, they get lost next to it instead of showing their charm they way they do when paired with a candle stand.

I also made another pet bed for my etsy shop.  The kitty figurine is from my childhood dollhouse and will likely end up somewhere here in the Heritage.

3 comments

Comment from: Lucille [Visitor]
You did a beautiful job on the chairs, Brae, and the little doggie bed is spectacular! What sort of glue did you use to put the chairs together because I've done many Chrysnbon kits and I hate doing them because the glue that I use takes a long time to glue. I can't remember offhand what the name is. It's a sort of cement glue.
12/11/11 @ 20:49
Comment from: brae [Member] Email
Thanks, Lucille! I use Testors liquid cement. I used to build model cars from plastic kits and it really is the best for this sort of thing in my opinion. It takes time to set, though. You need to make sure the fit is good, add the glue and then leave it alone awhile.
12/11/11 @ 21:22
Comment from: Fabiola [Visitor]
Beautiful and elegant chairs.
Bye Faby
12/12/11 @ 08:41