Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Victorian Cottage

This is something I'd been wanting to make for some time - a small Victorian cottage with board and batten siding. It turned out to be a lot more time consuming than I had anticipated.  One reason was that instead of using commercial scale siding with the battens (the narrow vertical boards) milled in, I decided to put them on individually. Figuring the spacing was a bit challenging, but I'm happy with the result.

The cottage is in the "Gothic Revival" style popular in this country from roughly the 1830's through the 1860's The steeply pitched roof, fancy trim on the gable ends and the board and batten siding are all typical of this style, which is also called "Carpenter Gothic."

The wonderful shake shingles (which I also used on the Garden Cottage that I'm teaching in Castine) are no longer being made, so I am hoarding them, and only use them when nothing else looks quite right.

The interior has a sitting room and bedroom.



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6 comments:

  1. LeeSeptember 8, 2010 at 9:49 PM

    Just wonderful! Love it...so cozy and warm, makes me want to stay there!
    Thanks for sharing!

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  2. MaySeptember 9, 2010 at 1:27 AM

    Verdaderamente entrañable. Te ha quedado preciosa, Me encanta.
    Besitos, May

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  3. shannonc60September 9, 2010 at 2:52 AM

    Eeek! So cute Nell! And the tiny landscaping is exquisite!

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  4. The Pin FactorySeptember 10, 2010 at 1:31 AM

    This is truly beautiful Nell, you are so incredibly talented. Claire x

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  5. FabianoSeptember 16, 2010 at 5:19 PM

    Parabéns! Lindo trabalho, um abraço.

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  6. miniaturistaNovember 28, 2013 at 1:24 PM

    Tienes unas casitas superminis y preciosas, son una maravilla, te felicito.Me gustaria saber donde comprar esos muebles diminutos y perfectos.
    Un abrazo
    Maite

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