A Garderobe Is A Medieval Toilet...

...but it can also be a closet, of sorts. Google it and you will probably find some pretty good images of what one looks like. Anyway, a few weeks back, when it was way too cold to work in the garage on doll house "one" (the Tudor), I had happened to be flipping through Brian Long's book "The Authentic Tudor And Stuart Dolls House", trying to get some inspiration.
It was there that I came across the garderobe. I decided it would be small enough to build on my work table in the warmth of my basement. I also had enough leftover bits of balsa wood/masonite board lying around and it could make a nice addition to the house. Plus, it was fairly easy to build. Yes! I could manage this.
So, I begin to build.

Some of the materials required.

 

Now, you won't be able to see ' inside' it as it's a bit of a 'fake' ; but, I do plan to put a door or a curtain, in front of the spot where it's located on the inside part of the room. That way, who ever is looking at it, will just have to use their imaginations as to what might be going on.

The Dollhouse Gets A New Roof...

...and more...
When I last left off, the rescued dollhouse was now stripped down and roofless. Much has changed since then. Thanks to my husband, Pete's help ("It's just like fixing guitars!") it now has a lovely new roof:

Using the old roof as a template for the new one.

 the "nasty crack" above the door has been repaired:

Very nasty, isn't it?

A dab of some wood glue...

...and some drying time

 It also has been shellacked both inside and out, so it can be painted, and the brickwork can be added:

I removed the staircase temporarily...

...so I could shellack the interior.

 I also decided to make it a Tudor styled house, which required me to spend some time mocking up a design on my computer. You got to love those photo programs!:

Now, I it's time to add some "woodwork" to the outside:

 So, things are cooking along nicely...I may even have enough done that I can take it into the house from the garage before the cold weather hits (or I just go and  get a good pair of thermals!).