Over the years I’ve owned this wee house I’ve tried a LOT of things. Ripped out walls, put kitchens in most corners, added stairs everywhere. Of course, ripping out and restoring lathe and plaster walls gets old quickly, so I did it on Google SketchUp. Very quickly in my efforts, it became clear that the big limitation in this house is stairs to the attic. … Continue reading Stairways to heaven?
As we get further into December, it’s time for something colourful and festive! From a young age, my parents and I disagreed on matters of taste. Their home, magnolia paint and olive-drab carpets – as one of the great philosophers of our time might have said, ‘why, oh why, oh why?’ (Rabbit, Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, Gill, Disney et al, 1966). One … Continue reading Kitsch in?
Ah, Google – font of all knowledge, knower of facts, provider of links and images and wisdom. Give us the vision to see beyond the 2D, into the third dimension! I’ve had a bit of a play with 3D modelling before – bits of Blender and Anim8or. I managed a few wee things, but I would always just about get the hang of it before … Continue reading Sketching it Up
The Model Dweller 