Well it's done, finshed, photographed, blogged, YouTubed, and now it's the turn of the forum Yeah!
At last after a couple of months work the converted Bistro has arrived. Oh what a job this has been I've had to paint it, decorate it, make furniture, order spares - then order again and again as I lost a part.
I don't know how but while making the wallpaper I lost the back of the window, then the front, then the middle
But I can still say it's been a fun build. I spent Sunday taking pictures outside, looked at them decided I didn't like them and had to retake in my living room. So today at last I can finally share the complete thing.
(P.S sorry if you've seen the blog this is just a repeat)
This is 5302 the new Grand Doll's House from Playmobil which I managed to get hold of in September and started work on transforming it into a French Bistro.
Although this is a nice building I thought the yellow walls and orange windows were very plastic looking and not really what I wanted so my first job was to paint this building. I decided on a two tone building and picked grey and cream so the colours would work with the red roof.
As you can see I've also replaced the door frame on the middle floor and filled in the door panels with extra grates. I've also painted the bottom windows red and the others white. With highlights added to all the frames. I've added on the main Bistro sign, a menu to the right of the door above the postbox and small sign above the door.
This is the staff of the Bistro along with a Chef (not shown), there's the Maitre'D, barman and waiters, and a singer with her piano player.
So this is what you've been waiting for.... (I hope) the inside of my Bistro. The original mansion is very open plan and I don't think is really serves as a doll's house like that. I mean who would want to see into the bathroom from the bedroom etc, but as a shop or restaurant I think it's great. Lots of room to play with.
I picked a very warm and vibrant red colour to go with the dark wood to give a rich warm feeling to the building, this was helped by adding Playmobil lights to each floor so the whole thing ends up with a warm glow to it. A great cosy place to visit a cold winters evening.
On the left is the kitchen cooking and prep area. It has two ovens, an extra large table and double cupboards.The centre has a plate rack, sink unit and second prep table, with a small dividing wall which supports the light switch. The right hand side is a store room with racks of wine bottles and shelves of food. It also hides the battery pack for the lights.
This is the kitchen lit up.
