Apartment #12 - Diana's Apartment is finished!

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I have been so busy. I have been

redecorating the Louisiana building for

some time now. I hope to finish it in the

next couple of months as long as my

creativity keeps flowing.

Sorry it has taken me so long, but I was not able

to get any good photos because of the horrible

weather! However, out of all the photos that

I was able to take (and I mean that I have taken

at least 300 pictures of this apartment), that these were the best

photos of them all. So please excuse some of

the pics that are a little out of focus.

Apartment #12 and all of these Studio Apartments

in this building all measure 10 inches wide X

20.5 inches long.

I took a lot of photos, so I hope you like

apartment #12.

This doll was given to me after the passing of Julie Ryan.

Her daughter Jolie sent her to me along with some

other things. This is a Heidi Ott doll. Thank you so

much Jolie.

So, everyone PLEASE MEET DIANA. She was

so happy when this apartment became

available. She had been wanting to move

in this building since it was being built. Moving in here made it so

that she could walk to work every day.

Popeye's is just a few doors away from where

she works as a Manager. Diana is a

single lady that works long hours.

DIANA WELCOMES YOU TO COME

INSIDE and take a look at her apartment.

She is going to be your Tour Guide.
Diana was given to me by a good friend
and miniaturist Julie Ryan.

The Kitchen is just steps away from the main door.

She still needs to go shopping on her next day off.

She will need groceries along with some more

kitchen items. Diana cross stitched the 'Home

Sweet Home' picture that hangs on the wall close to

the kitchen. She also made the apron that hangs

on the little rack. A matching dish towel hangs beside it.

Diana would have moved in sooner but the owner

had to paper that once bare wall.
The yellow kitchen came out of one of those plastic
dollhouses. It is just the right size. It is so bad that
I tore up that dollhouse trying to get this kitchen
out! It is just right for an apartment sized kitchen.

This is the sofa and chair that will be going into

Diana's apartment. The white rug is a doily. The

coffee table is actually a porcelain napkin holder.

The roses and the green color are just perfect in

this setting. It is topped with a compact mirror.
This pic taken just before the window was put in.

This is what the sofa looks like now. Diana has been

making some adjustments to the old sofa. The seat is covered

with 2 pieces of lace. They are merely tucked into

the cushion sides. Another lace is glued all around

the sofa. Diana made the 2 pillows that are

enhancing the sofa. She also made the book.

Here, you can see where the lace goes all

around the chair. Diana also made these 2 pillows.

Whew - she sure has been busy!

Here is a view from the bay window before

it was fixed by the owner. Diana was moving in,

at this time. I hope you enjoy looking

at the bathroom! Yep it looks so good a long that long

wall. The owner gave her a new shower, sink and

toilet. Hmmm time to go clothes shopping to fill

up that closet on the right. It kind a looks a little bare. Only

2 sweaters are hanging. She is going to put some

other stuff in the hat box. Diana loves to store

stuff in them.

Here is the bay window. This sure is a good place

to put some of her well loved books. I made these
6 books and also the books on the coffee table.
I glued a bead to the inside of the lamp and made
a skirt for the top of the shade. The brass looks
really good in the window.
Before moving in here,

Diana gave away 100 books that she had already

read. The light will come in handy while reading.

On the other side of the books sets an extra pillow.

To the right of the bay window is Diana's shelf. She

bought it at a thrift store. It cost her only $2.00.

Boy what a steal that was!! Now she can hang some

stuff and display some things. Her mother gave

her the pink picture as a house warming gift. This

was the perfect place to put it. The landlady frowns
if you put any nails in the walls. The lace curtains
are 100% cotton lace. These are beautiful!!!

Back to the bay window just to give you a better

view of it. The curtains make the space so dreamy!

After this photo was taken Diana moved the little

pink chair to beside the lace curtain. It fits much

better there. Diana keeps moving things around.

Diana placed 2 of her best decorating books and

set them on the coffee table/ eating table. She loves

Rachel Ashwell's decorating books. They are her

favorites.

I hope you like her little sitting area. It is just the

right size for her.

Behind the pink chair is the wood screen. It hides

the toilet. Hanging are her white robe and her

pink nightgown. Pink nightgown was made by Nina
Corbellini. She does miniatures and sells on eBay.

Diana placed a coat rack which she only

hangs her purses and hats on it. This silk hat is one that

my sweet friend Marlene gave to me.

It is so pretty. I like seeing a peak of the
parquet flooring. The paper looks so real.

Diana put a hat box and a hat on top of the

shower. New ceiling lights were put in the kitchen

and over the bathroom sink. (the lights are simply

hanging on the ceiling by tacky wax. I might

electrify the building. NAH, won't happen.

Please excuse Diana, she is looking inside of her

closet thinking of what she needs.

Another view of the apartment.

I hope you like Diana's bed. Julie Ryan gave me this

bed and I just love it. The bed fits so nicely in

this tiny area. Diana took the skirt and the top

out of her closet and threw it onto the bed. It needs

to be folded and placed on a shelf above her sweaters.
She is sorting thru her things.

Here you can see the coat rack better. On it hangs

a few purses. The yellow heart with roses on it is

made of fabric and hangs from the doorknob on

the shelf. I made it as little as I could. It still looks
big hanging there.

Diana says that her closet is so bare. She needs to
go shopping!

Diana does not know what to hang on the other

doorknobs. Can you tell her what you would

hang on those knobs? She sure does need some

ideas.

I hope you like the photos that are coming up.

I have had the hatbox for a long time. I do not

remember who sold it to me. A hat sets on top of it.

Here is the toilet. (this set does not have a seat or

lid. I think that the blue rim is suppose to resemble

a toilet seat). Anyway I like the blue color and the

blue rose on the back and did not have the heart

to put anything there. Felma's beautiful gown

that I won from her giveaway looks so good here.

I know you cannot see it but It is so pretty.

The dividing screen is actually a set of French doors

that the framing had broken. Not wanting to fix it

and needing a screen, I decided to put them together

to make a screen. I painted it brown along with a

little shelf. Glued on the shelf and added the same

lace curtain fabric to the backside. I love how it

looks.

Here is a close up of the cotton lace. It is beautiful!

I made the mat by the front door.

On top of the closet is an extra set of sheets and

pillow cases. I do not remember where I

got the box from. It was on a blog. I printed

out 2 of these cute boxes.

Inside the box is a full size quilt that Diana's mother gave

to her. Her grandmother made it and it is vintage.

I know that this photo did not take very well. But

this little quilt is so clear that you can see every

flower perfectly. By the way this pattern is called

Grandmother's Flower Garden. (in order to fit inside

this little box, the quilt is not backed or quilted, simply folded

in 3s to fit).

I hope you enjoyed your visit with Diana and me, and enjoyed

Apartment #12. When Diana gets new clothes

she will show them to you.

Have a nice evening!

Thank you for visiting me!

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