Brunswick House

image from Magnific.com

I don't think that I have told you that this new build has a name: Brunswick House.  I don't know why that's what it's been called ~ I shall have to ask Ephemy and Susannah if they have any idea 😉  As I mentioned in my last post I am a fair bit behind with my photo-sharing but prior to my day spent filling my own head with new ideas, I had in fact made a start on the construction process.

 Unfortunately, due to a less-than-ideal combination of my poor building skills and the warping of a number of the panels, this has proved to be somewhat problematic!  I foresee rather a lot of fiddling about to get things looking half-decent in my future 😏   

When I opened up the bubble-wrapped bundle of panels I found a turntable being stored with them, which I had completely forgotten that I'd bought!  I decided to fit it in position at the start of the build and it's already been really useful in being able to turn the building around easily.  And, of course, it will be ideal for when the house is complete with it having those two opening side panels. 

It's obvious from the photo above that the base itself is a tad warped, but the first couple of panels that I glued in place went together fairly smoothly.  Alas that wasn't the case for all of them, unfortunately, so there will have to be a certain amount of sanding down in some places and probably some no doubt rather generous use of filler in others!

The kit included two optional infill panels for the largest room at the back...

but at the moment I don't know if I will use them.  I've seen some folk using French doors instead of the panels, and this is something that I am leaning towards for between this back room and the living room at the front of the house.  I originally had concerns that it would cut down the space in the living room because I also want a fireplace in there.  However I am now considering adding a chimney-stack to the outside of the house, which would mean I wouldn't need a chimney-breast inside.  I could then position a fireplace flush against the wall.  And, of course, I could do the same in the room above 😊 

Because of my internet meanderings last week, I am now once again trying to wrap my poor brain around how best to fit the master bedroom (with an en-suite bathroom) into the roof space 😄  If I can successfully work this out, one of the two small rooms upstairs will become the office.  I already know that I want to alter the shape of the roof, so I'm hopeful that things will work out 🤞

In the meantime, therefore, I still don't know what the layout of the two back rooms downstairs will be.  If I can't work out all the alterations to the upper floors, then the small room downstairs will become the office and I will use one of the infill panels to close it off from the larger room.  I will also probably fit a washing machine and tumble-dryer beneath the stairs to free up some space in the larger room, which will be the kitchen/diner.

If I don't need the small room downstairs for an office, then I will most likely incorporate it with the larger room to make a galley-style kitchen running along the back wall, with a dining area in the larger space.  I have seen some examples of folk using the small room as the dining room so that is another option.  I will have to make some floorplans to see what will work best. 

I thought ahead for once and got some of the priming done ~ after the trauma of the gluing, I confess that it came as something of a light relief 😳  I've still got lots to think about and plan ~ oh well, at least it's giving my poor 'ole brain a bit of a work-out 😏