the King's Bedroom

For 'the Death of the Old King' I needed a royal bedroom.  There had been another bedroom earlier in the story - Naomi's room in Miho's castle....

For the scenes with the Old King, I needed to set up a totally different looking bedroom, using pretty much the same props and furniture. So I started by switching the window wall to the other side of the dining room table to replace the wardrobe that usually stands there......

I hung the fine gray carpet over the window, just like in the previous bedroom, then chose some wall hangings. They could be the generic ones every noble family owned, as well as the Royal Eagle and Griffin wallhangings that would later be passed down to Lawrence and Miho....

For Naomi's bed I had used three prop storage boxes laid side by side. When I had made her bed I tried covering the boxes with the fabric 'bedding' but it looked way too angular, so I covered the boxes with some quilt batting to soften the edges.  I did the same here, then covered the batting with some white cotton. I also changed some wall hangings....

I decided that I needed more space on the far side of the bed - enough room for something to support a candelabra, and a chair for someone to sit on - so changed the walls yet again.

I made the bed with the lace-edged sheet and pillowcase set that was made two years ago for the Victorian story about Baby Sena's arrival. Then I chose a different coloured velour, and a darker rabbit fur than the ones I'd used for Naomi's room, for the covers. Finally, I put in another bedside table with some food, drink, and meds for the King.  I was ready to add the dolls....

One of the final set ups with the characters in place....

Then, with the candles lit, the room took on the proper atmosphere....