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Random things-

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The vanity is a Strombecker 3/4 size, sitting on a lace covered Jenga stick..  It's just a place holder until the Lynnfield stool comes along, then I will make a homemade vanity.  I have lots of the curtain material left so I will use that. The pink chair is, I think, an exact match.  There was a vanity by the same maker, but since it wasn't in Alice's room, I didn't buy it.  The seller says 'Germany' is stamped on the bottom of that vanity, that is good to know.  I believe Alice's original bed is by the same maker, I am keeping my fingers crossed it will come along at some point .   Yesterday I worked on the ceiling fixture, but I am really stumped. I figured out the main part is a Renwal lamp cut in half and the pieces reversed, but what got cut apart to form the base and the 'nipples'? Speaking of painting Renwal lamps... Do you think she could have sawed a few of these apart to put on the ceiling fixtures??...

Who made it? What is it?

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I've read that Faith kept or made a scrapbook of the items in the house, but the only documentation I have seen is from the second house she filled, The Modern House.  I have stared at the rooms of the Bradford house over and over.  Sometimes I have an epiphany about what I am seeing, but many times not.  Sometimes my friend Patty will help identify something, but sometimes she doesn't know either.  I contemplate knocking on the door of the Curator's office, but then I think 'Being a detective is more fun!' Here is the photo of Nurse's room in Mr.Bird's book: Here's Nurse's room in my house so far: It's very difficult to see the bed in any photo of the house I have seen.  I put a Strombecker bed up on wine corks to judge height, then went off looking.  Yes, there were 4 corks sitting on the counter. Near as I can tell, the wood and finish of the bed are like Schneegas- but it seems very plain, too. I bought this, hoping it will work...

Mysteries, Mistakes, and Multiple Muddles

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It occurs to me that I should tell all of my mistakes so no one else makes them. 1.  Pay attention to door sills.  In the Bradford I they are all stained.  I bought pre-hung doors, and painted the sills white since I was painting the frames white.   2.  All three bathrooms have smaller baseboard than the rest of the house. Oops.  How did I miss painting the inside door frame??? Oops, again. Lots for me to muddle through- Faith used oil cloth on her bathroom floors, but I have not been able to find the right vintage oil cloth.  The first photo is the original, the second is a printed paper, and the third is new oil cloth.  Obviously, the lumps and wrinkles will be gone when I glue it down. Opinions? Which flooring would you choose? Here's the original attic: Look Ma, no doorway! Here's my attic: Hard to see, but there is a doorway in the back left, just an opening to the hallway.  Lol, do you think...