More About Grout.....
There has been very Little added to the Tiny Tree House recently, Dear Readers.... because I have been so preoccupied with the Bigger issue of the Castle Tiles and whether or not to use Grout! But I have managed to fit the final section of the Library Ceiling.... that Incredible Blue with the Glittering Gold Stars just takes my Breath Away!!! So I couldn't resist showing you a view of the entire ceiling .... before returning to the comparatively boring subject of Grout!
The Grout on the Castle Floor is nearly finished.... I am just not sure yet whether to darken the tiles a little more before I apply the final coat of "Sealant" over the whole floor. I have been waiting for a day when I am home and the daylight is good enough to judge the darkness of my "aging" of the tiles. I think there are a few places where the grout is still too light.
I am pretty sure I am supposed to "seal" the grout after I have reached the desired color... and I plan to use regular polyurethane sealer. I have even tested it on the sample tiles and it looks good... so why am I worried? Well, I don't want it to look too "glossy"! Which is what happened to the Chimney bricks I have also been working on for the Folly Chimney! Here below you can see the egg carton bricks I have been (slowly) adding to the chimney... I started it last Summer!
The chimney is in two parts...
divided where it passes through the roof....
And you must NOT look too closely...
it is a bit crooked and will need some adjusting when it is attached!
You can also see the white base of the central chimney that has not yet had any bricks attached...
And having painted the bricks with acrylic paints, I decided to seal them with the polyurethane sealer before applying the grout.... only to have it make them Very Glossy!!!
You can see in the picture below how shiny and un-brick-like they look!!!
And another view...... although part of the problem is the lighting.....
and the fact that it is so Dark this time of year....
But Really, that is Way too Glossy!!!
So much that I decided to paint them Again with acrylic...
Over the polyurethane....
Which really made almost no noticeable difference!
So I decided to apply the Grout and see what it looked like after.....
And the Grout seems to roughen up the glossiness.....
So that the chimney actually looks Remarkably realistic......
Even if it still IS a bit crooked....
So.... do I Dare to apply more Sealant Over the grouted chimney????
Is that the normal method?
Do I have the wrong kind of Sealer..... it says matte finish...?
I guess I could always "scuff" it up after sealing.....
I need to figure this out!!!
But while I am looking into That question....
I am soothing myself with looking into the Infinitely Beautiful Blue of the Library Ceiling....
And even though I still have not glued the ceiling in place......
so there are a few gaps.....
I think it is one of the most beautiful ceilings I have seen!!!
Just a Tiny Bit of Ceiling!
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