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DIY Faux Metal Spiral Staircase from a Fan: The Captains Quarters

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  • Опубликовано: 16 апр 2020
  • It's definitely time to give the Captain access to his upstairs and downstairs area... so lets build a spiral staircase!! Sorry about the audio during the face cam parts.. the new mic is on the way!
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Комментарии • 455

  • @WarDrobeInSpareOom
    @WarDrobeInSpareOom 4 года назад +55

    I showed my husband the end result, and he said, "Is that metal?" so I think you succeeded.

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +8

      Whoo hoo! That's awesome!

    • @luvsdvds
      @luvsdvds 4 года назад +5

      @@BentleyHouseMinis -- I thought it was metal too, and then I saw you holding the fan ... I think I have one of those fans kicking around. I'm in NYC and you have inspired me to use this shelter in place time to start planning the remodeling of the Beacon Hill kit hubby found.

    • @Amazing_80
      @Amazing_80 2 года назад

      Definitely looks like it!

    • @Amazing_80
      @Amazing_80 2 года назад +3

      @@luvsdvds me too till I read "Faux metal" then I was lik I have to watch this lol. I'm not even making steps. 😂

    • @luvsdvds
      @luvsdvds 2 года назад +2

      @@Amazing_80 ---- It is always good to watch how-to videos! ... one can always find new techniques or ideas on how to use materials in an unexpected way and later on apply/use/experiment with the technique in your projects. Ara keeps inspiring and instructing miniaturists, helping us grow bolder and be more secure in our own creations. :)

  • @TimothyRobert93
    @TimothyRobert93 4 года назад +19

    This project really made me realize how tedious doll house crafting is. You did a Fantastic job.

  • @auntieescreations4309
    @auntieescreations4309 3 года назад +6

    Everything is miniature, except the coffee. I approve

  • @Chill1332
    @Chill1332 4 года назад +49

    You see! This is why I'm a hoarder. I had that exact fan a long time ago and it broke. I kept looking at it, thinking the pieces were so cool and I could make....something out of them. But I didn't do dollhouses back then and ultimately threw it away. A spiral staircase like that would have looked perfect in Rovers steampunk-esque ship.
    Those stairs look AMAZING! Well worth all the time you put into them. And they fit in the little world you've built so perfectly. Rope would be cool for the railing. Another idea might be old jewelry chain, especially if the links were large.

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +11

      I agree a staircase like this would fit right into your project! I imagine they aren't too hard to find if you do want to give it a go ;) Thank you for the kind words and suggestions for the railing!!

    • @juliannehannes11
      @juliannehannes11 3 года назад +4

      They sell them at the dollar tree

    • @AHappyHoarder
      @AHappyHoarder 2 года назад +1

      DUH! A Happy Hoarder HERE! And I am making a staircase like this for my Real Good Toys Alison, Jr Haunted Dollhouse!

    • @AHappyHoarder
      @AHappyHoarder 2 года назад +1

      @@juliannehannes11 I checked out the plastic fans at DT! I guess I would need to use a good plastic model glue to hold it together. I already bought the wooden fans but I can definitely see giving those a try!

    • @juliannehannes11
      @juliannehannes11 2 года назад +1

      @@AHappyHoarder The thing with the wooden ones is they can be thin and fragile and do need be tripled layered and hardened with modge podge (I prefer them for base boards, cabinet doors, fancy bar carts, partitions)
      The only con with the plastic ones is cutting them without cracking the plastic, the major pro is super glue loves plastic and it's already hardened and gilded in gold

  • @meme-du8xj
    @meme-du8xj 4 месяца назад

    Looks like metal. And thanks for showing and explaining well how you painted.

  • @sujalpandey9266
    @sujalpandey9266 4 года назад +20

    I just love how the captain's quarters is turning out ☺☺☺

  • @user-hf9sb6ed7h
    @user-hf9sb6ed7h Год назад

    I thoroughly admire and am in awe of your thought processes and inspirations.

  • @emilyarriaga3086
    @emilyarriaga3086 3 года назад

    All the books were so awesome!

  • @ShilasSpellboundCreations
    @ShilasSpellboundCreations 2 года назад +1

    I bought a Greenleaf Pierce Dollhouse kit for my daughter and I. I just added this video to my playlist of ideas, as we want to DIY a LOT of the accessories and such. Thank you!!

  • @lydvincecruz8395
    @lydvincecruz8395 Год назад

    Great job.Its amazingly beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Very much appreciated.

  • @susanmunroe2049
    @susanmunroe2049 3 года назад

    Wow! Absolutely mesmerizing!

  • @adj5703
    @adj5703 2 года назад

    Super talented! Not only does it inspire me, but I’m super impressed with your ingenuity! 😎

  • @lydvincecruz8395
    @lydvincecruz8395 5 месяцев назад

    Amazingly beautiful 😍 Thanks for sharing 👍 I appreciate it very much. 👍

  • @georgecunningham9175
    @georgecunningham9175 4 года назад +6

    It is always a joy to share my morning coffee with you, especially when your project is as amazing as this was! I am enjoying the Captain's Quarters so much, that I am beginning to feel a bit traitorous to the Addam's Family Mansion...............and the Addam's Family dolls...................and the Abandoned Coffee Shop................and the ....................... oh dear - never ask me to pick a favourite............I'd be dithering for weeks......................

  • @JoniWagner
    @JoniWagner 4 года назад +6

    I LOVE it when you go "rogue" and make it up as you go along, it's almost always better than the others! You are SO talented!

  • @darciemerriweather1206
    @darciemerriweather1206 3 года назад +5

    I love those books you received and that staircase is so gorgeous!! I'm wanting to make it!!!

  • @rapscallion3506
    @rapscallion3506 3 года назад

    Whoop! Caught the A&M sweatshirt at the end! Gig ‘em!

  • @jatoalworth724
    @jatoalworth724 4 года назад

    Holly cannoli's!!! I have had a wooden fan that I got from the dollar store forever and ever and I had planned on doing this project but put it on the back burner for other projects because I'm still building my creepy house! The fact that you have a tutorial for it just made my happy little day thank you so so much!

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +1

      Wonderful! I love to hear that my videos will be helpful! And yay for creepy houses as well ;)

  • @shelleymcafee8197
    @shelleymcafee8197 2 года назад +1

    Loved this tutorial; Thank-You!🥳😄😘

  • @lisathomas634
    @lisathomas634 4 года назад

    Thank -You for an awesome creative project; great video/instructions.Can't wait to see what else you do.Thanx again and May we all stay Healthy and Free

  • @carrie4910
    @carrie4910 4 года назад +12

    Amazing! I love this! When you were twirling the steps around before you attached to the circular base I found it mesmerizing...i could watch them twirl for ages lol.

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +4

      I know what you mean! I twirled them around and played with them for a while before a had to glue them down... they aren't as fun glued down lol!

  • @kelseyerin6299
    @kelseyerin6299 3 года назад

    im not an artist but ive been obsessed with your videos lately and i really wanna start the hobby

  • @AHappyHoarder
    @AHappyHoarder 2 года назад +1

    WOW! Those books are FANTASTIC!!!

  • @pamalapeterson5352
    @pamalapeterson5352 4 года назад

    I am so glad I found you...newsubcriber...love miniatures...thank you so. Much!

  • @nathannicholson3092
    @nathannicholson3092 3 года назад

    That looks spectacular

  • @Schatzie301
    @Schatzie301 3 года назад +4

    I have had one of these fans for years and never knew what to do with it. What an incredible idea. I’m so glad I didn’t do what I usually do and finally discard something after many years, only to find I need it a week later. Thanks for another fabulous tutorial.

    • @marshawargo7238
      @marshawargo7238 2 года назад

      That Always happens to me! Just As Soon as I throw something out, either someone asks if I still have that old___ OR I finally think of something it would have been perfect for‼🐙🐀💕

  • @renees766
    @renees766 2 года назад

    Wow wow wow! The stairs, banisters, and WOW! THE BOOKS! Everything is just incredible!

  • @welchelaina
    @welchelaina 4 года назад

    Your extremely talented loved the stair case color and design

  • @donitaforrest9064
    @donitaforrest9064 4 года назад

    For the rope you could use hemp string or twine instead of wool, but perhaps the captain would have a heavy gold silk cord with a tassel...? Love this project of yours & such an excellent staircase. The little books are treasures.

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад

      Interesting... perhaps he would! I may have to look at a few options to figure out which works best with the richness of the room. Thank you for the insight!!

    • @elishamaxson
      @elishamaxson 4 года назад

      If you go this route you could get wired cord so you could shape it

  • @lunadargent5292
    @lunadargent5292 Год назад

    Wow ! fantastic video and tutorial. Thank you very much for sharing. Your work and talent is impressive. 👏🏻👍🏻😃

  • @Karina-ey2me
    @Karina-ey2me 3 года назад

    So much beautiful!!!!

  • @pammy2cats
    @pammy2cats 3 года назад

    simply stunning work! you are so patient! loving every minute of watching you! tfs luv and hugs Pammie x x

  • @heatherclements2680
    @heatherclements2680 4 года назад +18

    When you cut the q-tip part, you didn't allow for the width of the step as you were putting them on a support BELOW the step. That's why the steps didn't line up with your markings.

    • @erindodich5362
      @erindodich5362 3 дня назад

      came here to say this but figured someone had already done so. 🥰

  • @lizday8140
    @lizday8140 4 года назад

    I cannot watch this. If I watch it, I will be buying a dollhouse, which I am not in any position to buy, having been temporarily laid off over a month ago! I have so many crafts that I do already, like...all the crafts...and I am a sucker for miniatures!
    I am going to be satisfied with loving the thumbnail and admiring your creativity! It makes me so happy!!! ❤🙋‍♀️👍

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад

      Stay tuned to next weeks video ;) It's a secret project I am working on for those who want a dollhouse but are not able to get a kit! It might be helpful or at least interesting. I am so glad you enjoyed the video❤

  • @MerrySchleining-jt1fr
    @MerrySchleining-jt1fr 2 месяца назад

    Really awesome! Thank you. I will be trying to make mine out of a white plastic fan that has an intricate gold design on it. I got it from the now $1.25, Dollar Tree! It is for a beach house that has a lot of white detail in it!🏖🏘

  • @mercifulove
    @mercifulove Год назад +1

    This is absolutely gorgeous!!! Great work. Thanks for sharing. Love your humor!

  • @vanessamclean1550
    @vanessamclean1550 7 месяцев назад

    Beautiful!

  • @Swirlingflame
    @Swirlingflame Год назад

    Gorgeous.

  • @recoveringsoul755
    @recoveringsoul755 4 года назад

    Thanks for telling us where to find those fans. I needed one for an old project and I can't even remember what it was for now. I do have a small dollhouse that is missing a spiral staircase. This is so much more elegant than the clunky wood one it was supposed to have.

    • @recoveringsoul755
      @recoveringsoul755 4 года назад

      Oooh, those fans would be great for so many other things, like grates over heaters. Probably a good idea to have several on hand of those fans... lol
      Edit: Oh yes you're going to use a rope railing, so perfect for a ship. I should stop commenting and finish the video

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад

      Definitely! I have on fan leftover and I am so glad after this project... They may start showing up everywhere lol! So glad you liked the staircase!

  • @michaelmanning8524
    @michaelmanning8524 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for this demo, i really enjoyed it. Now i am retired I am using my time to start making 1/12 miniatures which I will start by placing them in a room box and then later connect them into a multi room property although i have no idea of period, style or size yet.i have subscribed to your site so that I can find inspiration. Again thanks, Michael 🥀

  • @tinkerseeya754
    @tinkerseeya754 4 года назад +2

    Absolutely brilliant. The stairs definitely look metallic and heavy weighted like metal. The railing is so effective with the combination of beads you chose. I also always love seeing the books that people are sending you. What an amazing treasure you are collecting.

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +1

      Thank you so much! I agree about the books... they are may favorite part of the project and something I will treasure forever!

    • @tinkerseeya754
      @tinkerseeya754 4 года назад

      I love your work. You have such a lovely community here, that's because of you. By the way I just love how you put your self in the projects in the last video, so funny so clever.

  • @AHappyHoarder
    @AHappyHoarder 2 года назад

    I WAS going to make my staircase using triangular pieces of wood then my friend, @LittleTreasuresbyNancy TOLD me about your awesome staircase! YAY!!! I've started working on it! This is going to be perfect for my Conservatory turned Dark Academia Library! I'm going to try adding wooden beads to the dowel to space out the steps. And adding little screw eyes to the top of my dowels for the handrail. I have some chain I was thinking about using for the handrail.

  • @evewilliams7629
    @evewilliams7629 2 года назад

    So far the Captains quarters is my most favorite project of yours, with the abandoned coffee shop coming in a close second. This is my favorite project from the captains quarters. Your imagination and talent amazes me.

  • @ashleighchristie3383
    @ashleighchristie3383 4 года назад

    Im starting to binge watch this playlist and the first episode about the preplanning has givin me alot of confidence and inspiration.
    Im thinking of trying to make a dollhouse for my daughter and her Barbies.

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +1

      I am so glad to hear that Ashleigh! The planning process definitely can alleviate a lot of guessing and make things run smoother ;) Happy building!

    • @ashleighchristie3383
      @ashleighchristie3383 4 года назад

      Thankyou. Its going to be a big project. Thankfully Barbie/Matel were kind enough to put her scale (1:6) on the website, so that has saved alot of fumbling with maths.

  • @mscraftyannie
    @mscraftyannie 3 года назад

    WOW...that is all. Just WOW.

  • @PADS62
    @PADS62 2 года назад

    Here I am again 😉.... This Is AH'MAZING!!! I would so love to be inside your brain for just a day! Lol Would Love to see how your thinking goes when when you decide to start a project or a piece of the project! It's simply one of the most Beautifully, intriguing items I've seen... So far! Mind you this is only the 3rd video I've watched of yous, and as you may figure out, I'm watching these out of order. Sooo, I'm going to have to start at the first one all the way to the end. If only I could stay awake for, oooh maybe 4 days so I could watch them all in one go! Lmbo 😋 Won't happen, but it's fun to dream. 🤪haha
    Ara, your Talent is just jaw dropping AH'mazing!! I can not thank you enough for posting all of your videos for the world to see! Bless you sweet sweet young lady! ❤ 💚💛💞❣🥰
    Your friend Patti
    P.S. There's sooo much more to say... lol, but I'll stop this already gushing comment. 🤣❤

  • @paulamurzin867
    @paulamurzin867 4 года назад

    I never thought I’d have a need to make a spiral staircase, but I was wrong. My plans are to make a two story mini store/upper apartment inside a 17w, 9d, and 24h lantern. Not really knowing what my design will look like doesn’t deter me from wanting to incorporate a beautiful (metal) spiral staircase in my project. Yours is perfect! Great tutorial.

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад

      Yay! I am so glad it will be a useful tutorial for you!

  • @sarahlongshore2605
    @sarahlongshore2605 4 года назад

    Yeah!!!!! You washed them!!!! Now you can use them properly! !! This staircase is amazing. This whole project is turning out to be my favorite thing ever!!!!!

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад

      Haha! Yes it's nice because now I feel like they have doubled and I have 2 weights instead of 1 box of weights ;) Thank you!

  • @angelacoleman8426
    @angelacoleman8426 3 года назад

    Abstract beautiful!!!

  • @spikesgirl7879
    @spikesgirl7879 4 года назад +2

    This staircase is AMAZING!! 💗💗💗💗

  • @sunfreckledmoonchild
    @sunfreckledmoonchild 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much for posting this, this is exactly what I was looking for!

  • @Panticle
    @Panticle 4 года назад +1

    This is brilliant! I'm going to be hunting for fans in charity shops once we can go out again. Those offcuts you had spare, would make good decorative panels in other things like cupboard doors too.
    When you struggled with the basswood, it was because the grain was running across the narrow strip, rather than along it. A way to get round it would be to make the frame of 4 separate pieces joined at the corners, then you can cut each piece so that the grain runs along it. (or, if they were the right thickness, just use pieces of those craft sticks/coffee stirrers. I hoard those, and always pick up a few spares if I'm in McDonald's...)

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад

      I definitely saved the offcuts! They could be so many things for sure ;) Great point about the wood grain... I get impatient and I want to cut everything out of 1 panel and it gets me in trouble lol! That's why I like matboard so much... it can take a lot of different shapes in 1 swipe!

  • @Terahnee
    @Terahnee 11 месяцев назад

    Watching the recent video for this project I was trying to remember how much of it I saw 'live'. I know I found your channel during COVID (with the cardboard house) and I think this is the one. So, I have seen a lot of it live. I have watched all the previous videos as well. I'm really wanting to make a trip to see it once it's at the museum since I saw most of it being built!

  • @jantucker9355
    @jantucker9355 4 года назад

    Well that is just fabulous! You are awesome and do awesome work. I would suggest 3mm silk cording for the rope. I can’t wait to see it all finished!

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +1

      Thank you for the suggestion Jan! I will be doing some rope research ;)

  • @Mr.Dorsey78
    @Mr.Dorsey78 Год назад

    I love watching your videos, I joined a little late to the Captains Quarters fun. Been catching up on all the crafting fun & trying to follow the story line, watching them out of order as I didn't realize there was a whole play list with all related videos together. I'm pretty much caught up with what is currently available with this project & have thoroughly enjoyed it. I plan to do a similar project but "Barbie" sized and you've given so many ideas.

  • @spg35fem
    @spg35fem 4 года назад +2

    I love how the stairs turned out! Everything is coming together perfectly 💕 I imagine the Captain being very proud of his quarters and the beautiful things that he surrounds himself with 😍

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +1

      Thank you Jan! I really think the design of the ship is also helping me develope the Captains personality too!

    • @spg35fem
      @spg35fem 4 года назад +1

      @@BentleyHouseMinis I see the Captain as hard as nails on the outside, but an old romantic on the inside 😊

  • @maryblanscet3867
    @maryblanscet3867 3 года назад +1

    I love your stuff. I use nail files for acrylic nail to do my delicate sanding. They are fairly cheap and can be found at Wmart, Dollar Tree etc. Two-sided they usually have a coarse and a fine side.

  • @ChrisSeaB
    @ChrisSeaB 4 года назад +8

    Heather Tracy: Cover everything in star bond super thin super glue to strengthen everything.
    Ara: Cover everything in wood glue to strengthen everything.
    I simply adore how similar, yet completely different you two ladies are. 😊😂

    • @FolkFaninMA
      @FolkFaninMA 4 года назад

      Chris Sea Does anyone know how Heather is doing? Haven’t seen anything from her lately, last I saw she said she wasn’t feeling well.

    • @ChrisSeaB
      @ChrisSeaB 4 года назад

      @@FolkFaninMA Sorry last thing I heard from her was probably the same thing you did. 🥺😔

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +3

      Haha so true! That's funny. There could be a "identitfy the miniaturist by their choice of glue" and you guys would all get it! Heather is on the mend and getting strong each day! I have seen her comment here and there online again!

    • @ChrisSeaB
      @ChrisSeaB 4 года назад +2

      @@BentleyHouseMinis Have you come across a channel called Nerd Forge yet? If not I highly recommended checking them. They make all kinds of things and the girl has a love of wood glue also. Particularly when it comes to bookbinding. 😏😁😂

    • @ChrisSeaB
      @ChrisSeaB 4 года назад +1

      @@BentleyHouseMinis Thanks for the update on Heather also. She is the reason that I even started watching miniature videos. Despite the fact that I actually have very little interest in actually making them myself. 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️😏😁😂

  • @YakeemaTaleem
    @YakeemaTaleem 4 года назад +1

    This is AMAZING I always wanted this type of steps. Wow thanks for this video

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +1

      You're so welcome my friend!💖

    • @YakeemaTaleem
      @YakeemaTaleem 4 года назад

      @@BentleyHouseMinis Ur so Talented and such an amazing person. I'm looking at all the new videos I missed. I have so much catching up to do

  • @theeclecticthriftercrafter
    @theeclecticthriftercrafter 2 года назад

    So creative. Wonderful idea share! :)

  • @shanibromage943
    @shanibromage943 4 года назад

    Wow amazing work keep it up love the details

  • @RavensMinis
    @RavensMinis 4 года назад +2

    So informative! Thank you so much! It turned out fantastic and will be a great addition to the captain's quarters. This would be good for ANY miniature (at the proper scale of course). hehe forever and ever and ever and EVER! I know the feeling. I have that love/hate thing going with the egg box carton floors and walls I love/hate to do. Love the effect, hate the process. Although some tedious things are just so satisfying to do.... Like adding moss to projects... I just love it....

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +2

      Definitely! Its usually those processes that feel like the take "forever" that turn out the best ;) lol!

  • @hazeljanehopkins5652
    @hazeljanehopkins5652 4 года назад +1

    The staircase is a work of art Ara! It just looks so authentic; I realise it took you ages but the result is amazing and you should be so proud of what you created.

  • @vetw2334
    @vetw2334 4 года назад

    Very informative and entertaining. Can't wait until we can visit again and I can see this in person. Great job sweetie!!

  • @medievallassie
    @medievallassie 4 года назад +84

    "My name is Catherine, and I'm a Miniaholic"....did anyone else notice that this was a 12 step program? :-)

    • @DiannelLaird
      @DiannelLaird 4 года назад +3

      Catherine Koehler 🤣🤣🤣

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +16

      I don't think you're going to be able to recover here lol 😄😄

    • @georgecunningham9175
      @georgecunningham9175 4 года назад +3

      Possibly in more ways than you realize.......

    • @luvsdvds
      @luvsdvds 4 года назад +4

      @@BentleyHouseMinis -- Right you are, Ara, if anything this is an enabling group that encourages us to create more and more minis! 📐📏✂📕🧰

    • @sukiBambina
      @sukiBambina 3 года назад +1

      Hi Catherine

  • @miagothful
    @miagothful 4 года назад +2

    I love this staircaise. So clever. I want to send you a link to a good video on the Wasa-ship in Sweden . It's on english and only 8 min. It's even a miniature -Wasa on display . Enjoy! Mia

  • @releasingendorphins232
    @releasingendorphins232 Год назад

    Too say I am overwhelmed with awe is an understatement. The journey you just took us in was magical. Your staircase blows me away. At is unbelirvable how you mad at looks like metal. The building of your rope holding whachamacalits was fascinating. I was overjoyed for you in the beautiful gifts you received. Incredible Artists Books. Tour Captain will never get any work done. You my Dear are quite the Artist and I am blessed too have found you. Still dreaming in Oklahoma, Barb

  • @denadonaldson7259
    @denadonaldson7259 2 года назад

    I just received my fans and I'm excited to start mine

  • @lisadarrah5251
    @lisadarrah5251 4 года назад +2

    You are so amazingly talented. I love all the projects you are doing and have done...thank you so much for sharing! I have learned so much from you.

  • @paulapeterson-warnock3030
    @paulapeterson-warnock3030 2 года назад

    Love, love stairs! You are SO imaginative!! The mini books are also amazing!!!

  • @bonniehollingsworth1996
    @bonniehollingsworth1996 2 года назад

    The stairs are inspiring and the books are fabulous! Well done. Your channel is grand.

  • @plantsoverpills1643
    @plantsoverpills1643 2 года назад

    I have always had a fascination for all things miniature. So I can’t get enough of seeing your ideas and progress. It’s a very realistic and handsome staircase. Looks genuinely metallic alright. The miniature books are beautifully crafted and all is very impressive.
    Do you think modpodging the blades would have strengthened them?

  • @luvsdvds
    @luvsdvds 4 года назад +1

    Thanks so much for this tutorial, Ara, it it just what I want to create for a dollhouse my hubby found in the stair landing going down to the backyard of our building. It is a Beacon Hill kit that someone started and never finished, so I will be renovating it and I had decided that the bulky stairs had to go and make space for circular stairs, to lighten up the room. Great tutorial and, like Catherine Koehler pointed out, you are giving us miniaholics a 12 step program to create a great set of stairs. 🏰

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +2

      Haha! I am ashamed to admit how long it took me to get Catherines pun lol! I am so glad this will be helpful for your project!!!

  • @creatrixcorvusarts876
    @creatrixcorvusarts876 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for sharing your process! This took some real problem solving skills! I had to make several mock-ups when I made my stairs for the tree stump I’m working on.
    This looks fabulous!

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +1

      Thank you so much! These would be great for a stump!

  • @barbaraness4507
    @barbaraness4507 4 года назад +4

    5:28 Good morning 😃! When I know I’m going to have long periods of waiting while working on a project I try to have another project nearby to work on. It needs to be one that just has easy work to do on it. Like something that just needs some painting done on it. That way way I’m not wasting any time.

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +1

      Great idea! I did laundry and dishes during some of the dry times too ;)

    • @barbaraness4507
      @barbaraness4507 4 года назад +1

      Bentley House Minis -Yep, we women are great at multitasking! My kids are all grown and my daughters are great multitakers, and my oldest son is also. I think he learned how to do it when he was a stay-at-home dad for three years. It was all new to him but he was really good at it.

  • @Chattycrafter2580
    @Chattycrafter2580 4 года назад +1

    The spiral staircase is amazing, once again another great project. The books are intriguing, there are so many clever people out there.
    I can’t wait for the next project, until next time stay safe.

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад

      Thank you Paula! I agree and that's why I feel so blessed to own each and every book!

  • @Loom-works
    @Loom-works 4 года назад

    Hemp rope is whats used on ships. Love it

  • @TheMetatronGirl
    @TheMetatronGirl 4 года назад

    Just a suggestion from having glued many thin pieces of wood lattice for a project once... those triangular makeup sponges make amazing applicators for glue. Dip a little, then lightly bounce the sponge. Applies an even coat without filling the tiny holes. I got mine at the dollar store.

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +1

      Great tip! Thank you for that... the toothpick was taking forever! lol!

  • @MaryGatdula
    @MaryGatdula Год назад

    That staircase is absolutely beautiful! It is just perfection itself! You do such amazing work! I wish I could do such intricate detailed work, but I a tremor in both hands and it just makes it impossible.
    I also love the books! They are all so beautiful, but especially the Celtic treasure book. Gorgeous!

  • @abandonedpast6410
    @abandonedpast6410 4 года назад +1

    This was absolutely incredible!! I must have said "WOW" a hundred times!! The steps came out fantastic, they really look like metal!! Great job!!

  • @HappyGnoux
    @HappyGnoux 4 года назад

    looks really good!!

  • @mljokszies6912
    @mljokszies6912 4 года назад +1

    Yes! I love the Captains quarters - it looks so good! :D

  • @lorettataylor635
    @lorettataylor635 Год назад

    Beautiful and incredible. You are truly gifted 💜

  • @KidarWolf
    @KidarWolf 4 года назад

    That turned out really pretty. I think if I was making it, I'd be raiding my cotton yarn rather than my wool, just to avoid the fuzzies that come from using wool or acrylic yarn. Something else that would work well is to take thinner cotton yarns and twist them together just as you would to make ropes from strings. Fascinating construction for ropes/cables etc, because of their countertwist, it makes them very strong and resistant to untwisting. I've been very lucky to see traditional hemp ropes being made at a heritage shipyard on the original machinery they used to do it between the Industrial revolution and 1900s, so for me, there's a nostalgic connection that would make me want to make a more traditional ship rope for such a project.

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +1

      Great suggestions Rob! And thanks for the bit of backstory behind the ropes. Information like that always helps me make design decisions as I go a long. I will definitely be doing some rope research in the upcoming weeks!

  • @josephineelsom3853
    @josephineelsom3853 4 года назад +2

    Ara, how wonderful this project is. You have amazing ideas. Thank you for sharing them with us x

  • @GenNairick1
    @GenNairick1 4 года назад +1

    Ara.. you have out done yourself.. super great tutorial and the stairs look AMAZING!! Thank you for all you do.

  • @libertyann439
    @libertyann439 3 года назад

    So impressive!

  • @sylvieromanetti6509
    @sylvieromanetti6509 2 года назад

    Tu fais vraiment de la magie ! C'est extraordinaire.

  • @ricolina1353
    @ricolina1353 4 года назад

    wow, awesome. Congratulation. I would have no patience

  • @DiannelLaird
    @DiannelLaird 4 года назад

    Fantastic job on the stairs for the Captains Quarter’s. You make everything look so easy and it always looks fabulous in the end. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. Stay safe, healthy and stay home.🥰❤️🥰

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад

      Thank you my friend! You stay safe as well😊❤❤

  • @mrivansfaves
    @mrivansfaves 4 года назад +1

    I love the look of the aged gold.

  • @hexceterahexcetera9254
    @hexceterahexcetera9254 Год назад

    Love your work ❤

  • @JoshForeman
    @JoshForeman 3 года назад

    What a great idea! I ordered some fancy fans myself. I think they'll make great decorative window shutters for my fantasy town.

  • @valquitral8342
    @valquitral8342 Год назад

    So fun to watch

  • @ROCCOTHEGREAT
    @ROCCOTHEGREAT 4 года назад

    love the new background!!

  • @chrisfrear8933
    @chrisfrear8933 4 года назад

    Oh Ara, you have outdone yourself on this project!!!! Just absolutely stunning!!!!

  • @lauraoergel6003
    @lauraoergel6003 2 года назад

    This looks like the staircase from Casper the friendly ghost!

  • @ImperialKneazle
    @ImperialKneazle 4 года назад

    Beautiful, intricate, well executed, stunning - and a real pleasure to watch. The effect of the wood glue coating everything and doming against the surfaces is really effective - it would have possibly worked been completed easier with uv resin, but probably cost a lot more. I love the bronze/gold finish that you eventually achieve. Can't wait to see some aged ropes hanging round the top of it - perhaps you might need to make another set of them to go down through the staircase for the Captain to hold onto, or he could have a serious accident in choppy waters, let alone a storm. As always, highly watchable, and eagerly waited.

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +1

      Good point! Uv resin probably could have got a similar result faster but it definitely would have cost a little more. I decided to leave the handrails off because the ship is such close quarters maybe he can support himself against the walls ;) Thank you so much!!

  • @rachaelkasper5445
    @rachaelkasper5445 4 года назад +1

    This is wonderful! I'm tempted to take out the spiral staircase in the first house I restored and "fix it" with some of your techniques. Thank you! It looks amazing.

    • @BentleyHouseMinis
      @BentleyHouseMinis  4 года назад +2

      Thank you Rachael! I am glad the techniques will be helpful if you decided to try it out!

  • @katifalcon
    @katifalcon 3 года назад

    📚Wow, this is awesome❣
    The individual mini books at the end were certainly a treasure.📚
    You are very talented little mama.😍