Here's the story on how we ended up with the rest of the designs. After we completed the bedroom, Rachel was looking at the box, saying how much she liked the baby room design and could we pleeeeeeaaaase get that? Hubby was also talking that he liked the bathroom. So, we ended up at Dataran again and was told that the if we buy the rest of the designs, it will cost 'only' RM30 per design as opposed to RM36. Somehow, hubby was conned into paying for it.
Let's go back to the kitchen design. In this design, I've many favourite key points. Firstly, there is the centre piece, i.e. the table. The sandwich is the main focal point here, with its vibrant colours. Unfortunately, I've begin to be slightly heavy handed with the UHU glue, so you can see signs of its presence. Why?? b'cos I was tired of constantly repairing things in the bedroom design and wanted to glue it to death.
The 2 cups are soooo cute, and so is the vase of flowers. It is some kind of dried and dyed plant. As for the table, it is quite easy to make, just stick the cloth onto it and voila, a pretty table cloth. I've also to glue it to the sides to make the cloth 'flow' down. But again, a bit too much glue.
Since I've had some experience now, the chair was quite easy. Just glue and let it set. The seat cover is a nice touch, although you can't see it here.
This is the larder, or cupboard. I'm pretty proud of it, as I did it myself. The 2 tins are actually clear plastic tubes cut into size, with printed paper rolled up inside. The cake is provided, so don't have to do anything except to glue it down. On the 3rd shelf, you can see hubby's main contribution to this design, the tray of fruits. There is actually a pink straw tray under it, that was done by hubby. He failed at arranging the fruits, so it's mummy to the rescue!!!
The bottom shelf is just 2 metal pieces provided.
I added a piece of paper to the back of the cupboard, as they didn't provide that and it looks odd to see the wall behind it! Oh, yes, hubby also did the handle, nice?
Can you see the apron hanging on the door? That's my creation. The actual design shows it lying on top of one of the chairs, but I thought that it looks nicer hanging on the door. Oh, I also added the heart.
I also liked the inner left corner a lot... The saucepans hanging on the rod are actually paper pins. I'm very proud of the 2 mittens as the instruction manual didn't show what's at that corner and it was not visible in the photos on the box.
One of the big pots is actually a thimble with a press-stud as the cover. Bet you didn't know. As for the other pot, it was made from a piece of rolled-up cardboard, which was then covered with silver paper. The window here is just rounded match-sticks, with a picture behind it... no curtains!
The hob is just a piece of spongy material, with black felt for the burner and beads for the knob.
Some finer touches with the basket of fruits. The basket is also made from a piece of rolled-up cardboard, which was then covered with a piece of straw (or string) wound around it. UHU glue is used to ensure that the straw sticks, but things can turn pretty messy. This winding concept is quite common across the other designs. The handle is also made of the same material, albeit separated.
The kitchen cabinets are made from pieces of wood and matchsticks. As the quality is not consistent, I find myself laying out all the pieces and trying to find the 'best' looking pieces for the more visible surfaces. There is also a sink with golden taps.
Some pictures to brighten up the other wall.
Oh, I just realised that I didn't mention about the walls! This time there is a piece of wood running across all the walls, separating the wall into 2 horizontal portions. Usually, I'll fix up the floor and walls first, but this time, I have to finish at least 1 kitchen cabinet to gauge the height for the runner and the length of the wall papers, so that it all ends behind the runner.
There is also a shelf running across the back wall. That is also fixed after the larder is completed. All the tins on top of the shelf are also made from silicone tubes. My frustration with the tubing was how to cut it so that it is straight when I place it on the ends. Somehow, I'd the tendency to cut a bit slanted, so the 'tins' were 'senget'. So I had to trim a bit here and there so that they look more presentable. And that is why there aren't any close-ups!!
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