May 4 - 8th 2012
First thing was to wrap the “trunk” section of the Tokonoma with some bamboo paper to match the wallpaper. I managed to match up fairly well the bamboo to somewhat simulate a bamboo trunk.
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| Simulating the bamboo trunk |
Working on the pieces for the rest of the Tokonoma required a little planning because the room is full of shades of green and wallpaper. So I wallpapered the left side wall piece and painted green the internal wall and upper right side wall piece.
Fitting was tricky and I had to actually assemble the wall dividers in pieces rather than inserting them into place. They never really match up as the concave areas that were pre-made in the kit just can’t ever match up. But some sanding and coaxing and the sections fit in. Glueing and leaving to stand for a while always does the trick.
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| Doors to cabinet |
The shelving and the final chest in the room were pretty straight forward but I had decided to make the chest into some kind of gilded special container in the room. So, that’s exactly what I did. I used the usual gold foil and special glue and just covered the areas where the cabinet would show. I just love the glow of gold. I’ve decided to have the light hang inside the area where the bamboo wallpaper is because I wanted also a Gohnzon (buddhist mandala) hanging there and I figure the filtered light from that area would fall nicely onto the gilded cabinet.
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| Cabinet and sliding doors |
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| Standing up on end.... |
After checking the upcoming chapters, I figured at this point it was ok to attached the final room of the first floor to the upstairs landing. So again, standing it up on end and using a series of clamps, I glued it and left it overnite. I am still not going to glue it to the ground floor yet as the lighting needs to be finalized. I added the bedroom set and other objects to give an idea of what the room space will be like.
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| Lighted area to give an idea of cozy comfort. And Godzilla. |
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