A few more details

The table is set to enjoy coffee and some of that apple pie. The cupboard has the extra dishes.
There's a pot of stew simmering over the fire for later. A handmade doily and the family Bible decorate the mantel.
A wash stand with pitcher and bowl stands ready in the corner. There's a mirror over the peg rack and a rifle resting near the door.

I ordered the outhouse, a cradle and a rocking chair with some birthday money tonight. I'm not sure what all will fit but I can always use the furniture somewhere else if it doesn't work in the cabin.

The exterior is finished

I love how it turned out with the chinking between the logs. I used matte finish fabric paint. The squeeze bottle made it really easy to apply and control. The door was a real pain and I'm still not entirely happy with it but it's finally in. I "aged" the window glass with Gallery Glass paint. There's no way a pioneer family would be able to afford a piece of glass that large. I may divide the window into panes.
James and Rebekah will live here with their infant. The quilt on their bed was a wedding gift. The pie board was made by my friend, Brenda. I need to fill the cupboard and make a pot of stew to hang over the fire. I also want to make some things to hang from the pegs by the door. I want a Bible to place on the mantel and an oil lamp for the table. I think I want a trunk to put under the window (they would have had one for their travels) and I want a cradle for the baby. I'm hoping to put the cabin on a larger board and landscape it. It will have an outhouse, a tree stump for chopping wood and maybe a vegetable garden.

PS I just fixed the curtains. They are level and centered now. Don't know why I didn't see it before. ;-)

Progress

I still have work to do on the actual cabin but I spent some time playing with leftover logs to make some furniture this morning. It needs sanded and stained but I'm happy with the results. I am trying to decide whether I want to string the bed to support the mattress or take the easy way out with slat supports.

I am finally making some progress on the cabin. I still need to add the little log tabs to the ends of the logs to finish them and finish the window and door. I think I need to chink the logs to make it more authentic and to fill in the gaps from the few logs that were warped. I'm still trying to figure out how to do that. Oh, and I also need to make the part of the chimney that comes out of the roof.
This is the outside stonework for the fireplace. The field stone looks very nice against the "bark" on the logs, I think.
I added some gray ash and some small flames to my fire today. It looks much better now. I started experimenting a bit with the leftover logs this evening. I'm trying to figure out what furniture I need for such a small space.

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A quiet day

Daughter number 2 is now safely back at college. Hubby leaves on a business trip tomorrow. That leaves my son and I here at home for a few days. That means while he's in school I'll get some uninterrupted mini time. I'm hoping to make some more progress on the log cabin. I need to make the outside part of the chimney, get the roof on, make the door and finish the door and window trim. I have one week to finish all of that if I am going to make my self-imposed birthday deadline. Normally that wouldn't be a problem for me but life has had too many distractions lately. Wish me luck!

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