Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Door
Staining this door with a dark walnut stain was the very first thing I did on any of these dollhouse shops. Today, over two years later, I glued on the…
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Interior Wall Decor
I'm so excited to have finally finished decorating the interior walls of Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo. As I mentioned in the post about the picture frames, all of these are…
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Postcards & Newspaper Clippings
This week I've been gradually mounting all the decorative elements to the walls of Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo. In doing so, I realized I hadn't posted anything about these yet.…
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Venetian Mask
To fill the other empty space on the wall by the window, I took inspiration from photos of Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo's interior, where they have a couple of Venetian…
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Furlan Plate
In planning the wall decor for Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo, I found I had a couple of empty spots on either side of the window. While browsing the restaurant's Facebook…
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Horse Collars
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo occupies a 17th-century building in Udine, Italy, that was originally a stable and rest stop for deliverymen transporting goods via horse and cart. It is natural,…
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Flags
As guests enter the real-life Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo, they are greeted by a rainbow peace flag, "pace" meaning peace in Italian. I thought this would be a nice addition…
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Menus
To make the menus, I took an image of an actual menu from Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo's Facebook page and reduced it down to 7/8" tall. It took a bit…
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Picture Frames
My vision for the interior decor of Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo is to cover the walls with old-timey photos, Friuli maps, horse-themed artwork, and other horse- and cooking-related memorabilia, just…
Alcohol Ink Christmas Ornaments
So this is my new obsession: painting Christmas ornaments with alcohol ink. I started with a package of eight glass balls and tested two different techniques. (Before applying the ink,…