Baron & Naomi's Apartment

With the stories I had planned, I was going to need a room setting for Baron and Naomi's apartment. They lived in one wing of Miho's castle, and up until now had always been in the main common rooms. But now they needed a private space just for themselves. So I decided to create an apartment for them, and it would need a bed. But I didn't want a complete doll bed, as it would take up way too much storage space.  So I suggested maybe Jan could make just the headboard and footboard, and then I'd make the actual bed part in between out of photo prop boxes. And while he was at it, I asked him to make a set of headboards for a bed I'd need for a girl's bedroom.

The head and foot boards for Baron and Naomi's bed were made in the same style as the cathedral dividers, and the width of a King size bed...

I also wanted them to have a new banner above their fireplace, so made a pieced wallhanging onto which I painted two peacocks.

I also sewed up two new tapestries from an old table runner I picked up at value Village some time ago, and made throw pillows out of the left over fabric.

I sewed some cream cotton sheets and pillow cases with antique lace edging, and a wine red velour bed cover. The headboard was supported between the wall and the prop boxes of the bed itself, and the foot board was supported with a chest at the foot of the bed.

When the room was finished, I found the peacock wallhanging seemed too bright, so I toned it down with some diluted golden/brown textile paint.

It's always a challenge coming up with a new room setting using all the same old furniture, and I really wanted something new and different.  I had picked up a fancy, old, wooden clock casing at Value Village a few years back, and I asked Jan if he could make it into a cupboard for Baron and Naomi's room. So he opened up the circular clock opening, and made shelves to go inside...

After painting the inside, I stood the unit on top of another relatively new cupboard unit to create an entirely new piece....

Then I decided the room shouldn't have the same dark blue drapes as everyone else, so I sewed some new, wine red ones, and put together the window end of their apartment. (The two plates on the tables are for miniature plants, but they only get put there during a photo shoot)

The whole apartment...

And Naomi trying it out...

I'm always on the look out for things I can use for my dolls, and after the set was already taken down, I came across a beautiful, woven shawl at Value Village, which I made into a table cloth for their table, for the next time I need to set up their apartment.