The Dollhouse: The Kitchen: Painted & Floor Down

So, the kitchen has begun. That feeling of overwhelming "Oh my God, where do I start?" has kicked in. As a novice Dollhouser, I begun with painting the walls. Why? because this was the easiest thing to do and I was pretty sure I could do it.

I then put on my life jacket and jumped into doing the floor. As I tend not to think in terms of what I am actually capable of doing (like an Idiot!), I chose NOT to go with something that was basic and a good starting point for a beginner (like an Idiot!), so instead of opting for an easy vinyl floor that I could simply cut to size, I decided to order Marlestone flagstones from the UK which I would have to lay, grout and top coat.

I figured it sounded better to say "the floors are Marlestone quarried in Sussex and imported from the UK" versus "it's vinyl flooring". The word vinyl just makes me feel sad.

I eventually got the layout of the flagstones right, glued them down, top coated them in watered down PVA prior to the mortar going down (apparently this stops the mortar sticking to the Marlestone) and then wiped them all down so they were shiny & clean :-). It was actually easier than I had anticipated. Definitely worth the effort.