The Card Room

 

"After"

"Before"

 

This box was a complete redesign of one of the first roomboxes I ever made. I ripped it apart as you can see from the "Before" photo. I made it into an imaginary game room with a playing card theme. Big difference! 
  • Much of the furniture I made or were found items, making this room box very cheap to build. The false walls are matt board covered with mulberry paper. The floor is matt board painted to resemble marble tile. 
  • The cards are pictures of antiques which I printed on a color printer. I have both traditional playing cards and tarot (2 of cups over fireplace and 5 of cups on the right wall.
  • The window I made from scratch, the door I made a long, long time ago from a House of Miniatures kit.
  • The Queen Anne chair was a cheap unfinished chair I bought at Auntie Em's and painted. I needlepointed the cushion from a kit by Annelle Ferguson. Her kits have lots of detail without a lot of work.
  • The Topairy tree on the left is a cute kit by Jane Winston Kilkenny.
  • Louis XV chairs are Take a Seat by Raine
  • I made the card table from scratch. The top is a piece of art paper from an artist supply store (I love paper). The chess table chess set are commercial pieces from Hobby Builders' Supply.
  • The chair under the window is Bespaq. Originally I had a black cushioned bench, but I saw the chair at a show and liked it better. Cushions are by Autumn Leaf Studios (bought at same show).
  • Wish I could remember where I bought the fireplace. I think I got it at a Tom Bishop show in Anaheim a couple of years ago.
  • Likewise I purchased the moldings from a woman who makes speciality miniature cornices and things. I can't for the life of me find the information. (If you recognize your work, let me know!)
  • The card game being played at the table is piquet, popular in the eighteenth century. Piquet is for two people and uses only the cards seven through King plus Ace. I sorted out all the cards and set up a "real" game in progress. I forgot who's winning!
I worked on this box for two years (off and on of course) before finally saying, whew, it's done! Hope you enjoy it.

 

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