Titanic Stateroom B64 - Renovation from the original room

SO MANY UPDATES!

I've been super lazy in updating and I apologize but here's a ton of photos to make up for it. I'm getting closer and closer!

First off, we have the arrival of the fabric that I had custom ordered. I spent forever in photoshop (as i'm a total novice) but eventually cleaned up and copied the fabric that will be on the spoon back "dining" chairs in the room.  Then from books like "Shipbuilder" and "Voices of the Carpathia" I deduced what I think the color of these chairs were.  It was described as a feminine yellowish color. As its silk it came out somewhat "goldish" but I actually really like it and think it seems quite fancy.

 Then, as I'm a perfectionist I wasn't happy with the Alcove. I thought it seemed uneven in places which would take away from the "realism" for me.  So I remeasured and recut the wood, stripped the moldings and appliques and columns, and did this twice over. I must admit there is something satisfying about taking a little sledge hammer (just a hammer) to a little wall. I also decided to fully commit to the raised flooring in the alcove. I decided to go with the description in Shipbuilder which calls for a  raised alcove with a couple stairs to it.  However, to ease my anxiety, this raised floor will be possible to remove should it need to return to be level with the other portion.

 I've also started building more furniture. Here's one of the couches.  The only thing different here is my fabric is a more rose motif than a daisy looking motif. But the pattern is super similar and it's as close as I think I'm going to get it.. The color is a soft yellow. Again, going with the descriptions in shipbuilder and VOTC. Sadly, there are SO very few resources for this rooms decor and specifically how it differed from her sister ship the Olympic (I don't think Brittanic was fitted for the R & W room as it went straight into the war). The trim on the couch is a dark red velvet and will match the velvet trim on the arm chairs as well which will also share the same main fabric as well.  They were all custom made for the ships.  And I am hand making them all... So bare with me as they slowly develop.

**Couch in corner rt., also another shot of the spoon back chairs and their fabric and the arm chairs which I know will be a horror to make/ I bought the wood for it but haven't done a mock-up yet**

 This is the mirror that will go over the fireplace. I am super proud of this because it was damn near impossible to make. The original, is odd cause it doesn't really follow Edwardian style I don't think. It seems quite Art Deco IMO which would've been approaching stylistically time-wise but

Here we have the very beginning of moldings I made for the "windows" in the alcove.

 Here's the restructured alcove wall. I don't have pictures but I replaced the porthole-like windows with a thicker ring on each side I got from the hardware store.

 Here, what looks like a pile of blood is actually my teaching myself how to make bricks. It made my house smell like burned crayons, but I eventually developed a good technique that you'll see in the fireplace below. This pic is of the first batch.

 Here's the fireplace I was speaking of. I also experimented, and I think successfully, accomplished the marble trim as well. Research of the era suggests Griotte Marble. I watched a tutorial on how to make it and after a few tries I was happy with this one.  The grill I made of aluminum from the hardware store and some good ole' glue.

The final most recent update is the beginning of painting and creating final details and touches. I have to do like 100 paint coats but this is after 3. Don't judge the broken arch I will have embellishments there to hide the joints. 

I'm super proud of the moldings above the fireplace. I think I got it perfect.

Heres a fun little behind the scenes of me doing the skeleton building for the walls of the alcove. I just want you to see...I don't play around when it comes to sturdy structures! :P Speaking of sturdy, I also reinforced the hell out of the walls with metal reinforcement slabs cause the first time I took it down to paint I knocked it and almost had a heart attack. 

Thanks for reading and I hope you're enjoying the progress updates as much as I am doing it!