19/05/2011

I came in to uni on thursday to find that so much had been done! it was amazing really. John was in the progress of distressing the wallpaper using a mixture of brown paint and water that he then put a piece of blue roll into and  all excess squeezed out.This was then wiped over the wallpaper so that it gave it a discoloured look to the wallpaper. We continued to do this on all the wallpaper in the living room until it was covered. I then went on to help Jo paint her curtain poles with a dark brown paint which I also used to paint the skirting board so that a majority of the wood in the 2 rooms so that it all went on with a similar theme. Me and sarah also painted the ply wood that would be used for the roof in the same brown paint, but we watered it down alot so it covered more area and had messy effect to it to match the effect in gregors room. I managed to sort through the props that i had made and also bought. Jess mentioned that we needed other props for around the fireplace but it was very difficult to come across anything that was a reasonable price. 
   I have really enjoyed working on this unit as well as working in a group with some great people. The last few weeks I havent been able to get in to uni much but the times i have been in i have tried my hardest to put as much effort as i possibly can in to helping everyone out. The photos will be taken on thursday and I cant wait to see how they turn out. 

This is the desk that sarah made with the scratches in the top.It is awesome, i really like what she has done with it!

This is the dining table for the living room that eleanor created

Gregors room, the walls were created by using a mixture of brown paint and tissue stuck to the walls underneath the wallpaper that was applied over the top. The wallpaper was then ripped to reveal the underneath

The discoloured wallpaper that me and john distressed

the doors being made for the living room

The fireplace for the living room that emily created.

ben and jess painted the floor which carpet will then be put on top of it with ripped parts to reveal the floor underneath.

The doors created by stuart, adam and others helping out, using a variety of tools to create the scratches in the door to resemble gregor scratching at it.

The window frames that karen was creating

The process of the bed being made by emma.

light fittings that were distressed by jess, this one is to be put in gregors room.

me, sarah and hannah were painting the skirting boards that were measured pieces of wood, that were then routed around the top. We then painted in a dark brown colour.

The curtails rails and hooks made by Jo that i helped her to paint.

The sofa for gregors room that was made by adam

The ply wood for the roof that me and sarah painted.