Read part 1, part 2 and part 3 of this story.
As I have mentioned before, the original Hanse houses had a small front gable that the previous owner had removed in favour of the middle partition. The gable has two purposes. It supports the roof when there is no partition. And it will conceal display lights when I come that far. First, I made a template from cardboard.
For the real thing, I used foam board.
When it dried, it looked like this:
I think this is a lovely feature of this old house that makes it so distinct from later models and from Lundby houses.
My next step was making windows. The original Hanse houses didn't have window frames, and maybe it was fine for children to play with, but it doesn't look natural. I wanted windows in appropriate functionalist style ("funkis"), and they are relatively easy to make from coffee stirrers and recycled folder covers.
This is what they look like on the outside and inside:
The ground floor window is ready, but not inserted yet because I haven't decided what I want to do with wallpaper.
After this hard work I rewarded myself by arranging furniture including the old Brio kitchen which still needs to be designed properly. I don't know what the middle room will be so at the moment there are two "bat" chairs there. Under the stairs I have temporarily arranged a bathroom; the equipment is Renwall rather than Brio, but for the time being it will do.
Next steps include floors and roof. Come back soon.
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