This weekend I assembled some furniture kits for the Rosedale. I’ve also been plugging away at the interior trim, but I’ll wait until it’s done to post pictures… it’s not very interesting progress.

I started with the Mission style bed from Daisy House. (I happen to have this kit in 1:12 as well, but haven’t assembled it yet.) The bed went together very smoothly. I’ve built a few Daisy House kits and each time have been impressed by their detailed instructions.

Next up was the Cassidy Creations nightstand. Unfortunately the instructions on these were pretty bad. (The same was true when I put together a bed and dresser for the puzzle house last summer.) It doesn’t include any sort of parts list so you have to read the instructions a few times just to figure out what each piece is supposed to be. And the instructions never say which edge you’re supposed to glue when you glue two pieces together, which of course can cause problems if you do it wrong. In particular I had a hard time figuring out how to attach the bottom of the table to the sides (which were already attached to the legs). I took a few pictures once I figured it out in case anyone else has this problem and needs a reference!

Here they are with a coat of black paint. I wish I’d painted the headboard and footboard before gluing the assembly together. With the headboard in particular, it was tough to get the paintbrush in to get the nooks and crannies between the panels. I need to do a second coat, finish the nightstand drawer, and make bedding. The bed kit doesn’t come with a mattress but that should be easy enough to make out of foam core or balsa.

Here’s how they’ll look in the master bedroom. The chair is from Lee’s Line and I made the lamp out of a golf tee and the top of a hotel-sized lotion bottle.

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