Mr. Pernick's Guest House Comes Alive

Eight packs of assorted letters, with my maths brain on over-drive to make sure the spacing was right, and I've made something that looks half professional - providing you don't look at it too closely!

One old frame found after scavenging in the attic: right size, right decoration...

Frame washed, brushed and painted...

The molding painted white lacked depth, so Dad gave me a golden crayon that I rubbed over the pattern, which adds a whole new dimension to the frame.

Once I'd taken the sign outside, the glare from the glass disappeared... which I was glad about because it would loose depth if I took the glass out all together. I couldn't find a "G" that was the same size as the rest of the letters, and I think a lower case "g" looks a bit wrong, so I may replace it with a capital one that is smaller...

Here's the reception desk with undercoat, bought some 'bitter chocolate' paint to coat it with next to make it look as naturally wooden as possible. Dad's adding a panel on the front and flaps that he's going to hinge to the sides.