The ceiling for the captain’s quarters in the North Star suite is complete and we are continuing to work inside the ship this week. It won’t be long until we are ready for paint!
Today, at last, it was time to begin sculpting the many and varied interior surfaces of the North Star Suite in the Hazelnut Inn. We began, of course, with the most difficult surface, the vaulted ‘wood’ ceiling of the ship. It had to be perfect for our guests will lay on the comfy king sized bed below and stare at it without a doubt. We were pleased to welcome back Jenessa for a couple of days this week to give us a hand. It turned out fabulous of course! By the end of the week we hope to have this room ready for paint!
Today we tidied up the wire mesh in preparation for sculpted concrete. I also had a little parging to do and since I had a little concrete left over, I couldn’t resist mudding and carving this little post near the top of the North Star’s tower. It is just a little taste of things to come — tomorrow we will begin the interior mud in earnest!
Because the interior of the North Star suite will be carved concrete — rather than drywall — we need to do a little pre-planning for things like hanging pieces of art on the walls. These steel spikes will be attached to the walls prior to the plaster-work. They should be good and strong!
With the doors and shutters for the mechanical room installed it is time to move on to the next section of the inn. Before we switch gears I wanted to post a quick shot showing these beautiful doors in context. We will come back this summer to finish up the exterior. In the mean time, we will be concentrating on the interior of the North Star suite.
Today we installed the shutters on either side of the mechanical room doors. I am looking forward to seeing the rest of the wall finished up!
