Brick, Beams & Shelves

 Oh, and magic potions... 

First, the solution to the candle problem.  I painted the inside of the straw black and put the light inside it.  It seemed to work pretty well.

The red of the straw doesn't show through very much anymore.  So I think that'll work.

I'd gotten my cauldron and some of my prettier bottles and found my gesso.  Oh, and I got out my nail polish and glitter.

The spoon and overflowing potion sparkles when it's not in a photo.

I'd gotten some little bottles and pitchers, and a little heater from Shapeways and painted them too.

I like how they look and they're lightweight enough to sit on a wall shelf.

Two of them I might do something to make them float maybe.  Because they don't have stoppers and they could pour something out.  Still deciding on that.

And then I decided to get going on the staining of the beams, ceiling and stairs. I used Minwax Chestnut on the ceiling.

Then I built the bottom of the trap door and stained it, and glued it to the ceiling.  I did the door, the frame and the ceiling beams in Minwax Dark Walnut.

I used Minwax Early American on the treads and Dark Walnut on the stringers of the stairs.

My next project was the table, I like it but part of me is wondering if I shouldn't do something to make it narrower.

Here it is in the room, with the stairs in the background, see what I mean?

See what I mean? If I cut some of the width off it might look more fitting for the space?  But at the same time I kind of picture the space being a little crowded.

I added brick to the walls and some hooks.  Harry Dresden is pictured on the cover of the books wearing a hat and duster so I added a hat to the wall.  I put two of the hooks level with each other so some staves and wands can rest there.

While all the glue was drying I started to work on the rest of the shelves.  I had the idea that everything in the workshop would be sort of bachelor chic or second hand.  And sturdy.  

So of course, I thought of cinderblocks.

The glue is still drying but I decided to put the walls and ceiling on for a dry fit.  I'm thinking I might make the ceiling removable.  That would allow things to be added, like a cat called Mister or a Foo dog called Mouse.

So far so good.  Though I do need to darken the edge of the brick paper I can see there. But that's a little thing.

How's your weekend going?