Morticia's Conservatory Tour - Addams Family Mini Mansion

[@TarnishedRoseMinis]

I love the conservatory. I think the trellis will work well over the chess table and I love the pot over the door.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Marilyn! I will probably end up using them all! ;)

[@sleeplessobsidian5521]

i know this video is old but HEY!!! IM from waukesha (the little red can on the piranha table!) it’s probably beer or spring water or corn or something like that

[@georgecunningham9175]

In addition to capturing the spirit of the Addams family, you are showcasing your talents and creativity to great advantage. Not to mention the inspiration you give to those of us with lesser talents! Thank you for inviting us along on your journey................

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you George! Your comments always make me smile and brighten my day!!

[@tallulahbelleoriginals7709]

So I’m looking at KZbin for camper build videos and this pops up. What a lovey surprise that was ❤️ It’s been soooo long since I’ve made any minis but this has me longing to do something again xx

[@genuineginger2308]

I think the sausage, jar of pickled eggs and can of salt should've went in Grandmas kitchen... Anyways, you did AMAZING on this whole project! I've always loved anything miniature and creepy so this is like a dream of mine! Very well done! 👏

[@salt8661]

I like the macrame and half pot for the walk I think...and great room, wowee!!😃👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌱💫💖🌱💫

[@liesavillandre3481]

love all your items! so very cute, oh, BTW, the actor that played Dr. P. was also the waitress in the "Birds" (some trivia for ya)

[@PossumLady8262]

I have so enjoyed this October's Addams Family videos! The conservatory has turned out beautifully as with the other rooms! Can't wait til you start work on the cemetery and Uncle Fester's room! Love the idea of the trellis placement on the wall...The macrame holder is perfect for invoking the 60's spirit! But, I think you should darken the macrame twine just a touch. It looks too new...lol.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you so much!! Uncle Festers room is def up next on the docket and I need to start making some plans for it lol. Yes I agree it is looking a little too fresh ;)

[@gailpearson9447]

I like the pot over the door. And the trellis is good too. Have the two vines fighting for space!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Lol love that idea Gail! Thanks!

[@crazycraftlady7858]

trellis is a great idea because vines are all over the room in the tv show. I love how this room is turning out.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you! And I definitely agree with you!

[@karinpellaers6897]

Looks fantastic. I think the trellis will look great and also the pot over the door....the macrame piece is just adorable where ever you put it, it will look great.!!!!!!!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

I love the macrame too! I want to learn to make it ;) Thanks Karin!

[@kimcunningham4880]

I love everything you have done in the conservatory. My vote would be for the trellis with ivy and the little pot over the door. If you use the macrame, I would put it more in the corner and definitely distressed, which you do so well! Thanks!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Kim! I will have to play with the Macrame's final spot so it doesn't block anything ;) And yes I agree, distressing is a must!

[@joegarcia4157]

I may be a little late but adding a cactus on that macrame would be nice!

[@findingneverland2105]

I like the idea of the half pot over the door with enroaching plant on the door. Maybe have the door slightly ajar because the plant is in the way or something.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Oooh.... I like that idea too. I am sure the plants just take over anyway and open and close the doors on their own ;) Thank you!

[@nittygritty7034]

Cleopatra is just the coolest!

[@humantrash1478]

I really like the half pot, the hanging pot and the wire thing i forgot the name of too!

[@nickimcpheehals572]

Looks great~ I think the half pot over the door and trellis on the wall would look good~

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you!

[@sarahlongshore2605]

The trellises definitely! !! But with dead vines in keeping with the show!!! With brown and dried up leaves!! It is looking amazing! !!!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Yes I like the dead vines idea for sure! Thanks Sarah!

[@joyjones8231]

Instead of attaching the chess peices to the table why not make a small thin chess board to go atop the table with the peices attached, that way you have a removable larger peice that you can keep w the set, and sometimes u can set it up w or without the game going on. on.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Joy Jones.... you are one smart cookie!!! That is genius and I am doing that!! Thanks! ;)

[@MommyofMonkeys]

@@BentleyHouseMinis also a small dab of museum putty would work, it comes off cleanly.

[@lindah5910]

I agree with Marilyn Hughes' comment. My humble vote would be for the pair of trellises on the large wall and the pot over the door. Kudos! Your Addams Family Conservatory is delightful, Ara!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you for your kind words and suggestions for the wall, Linda!! I appreciate it!

[@7spiritualcompass706]

I was an avid macrame creator during the '70's. Dead branches would be a nice touch...Lol. Love your conservatory. Thank you for sharing.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Dead branches are a great idea... maybe I can get a bit of dead ivy hanging off the trellis'?? Thanks!

[@7spiritualcompass706]

Bentley House Minis. If you decide on branches, make sure you nuke them before using them...Seriously. Any organics attract little buggers. This is a method I used when using organic material of any kind. The branches are worth it!! Go at it!! ❤

[@whitelinewidow]

I agree with everyone else. Put the trellis' up and the pot over the door. Yep grunge up the macrame before hanging it up. Things are looking frightfully spooktacular.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you so much :) I agree with everyone else too!

[@danic7498]

I prefer the trellises, but the macrame is also adorable. It is awesome how you added so many details and still don't look too crowded. Congrats for the amazing work ♡

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Dani! I appreciate that so much! Its a delicate balance between having enough detail and having too much sometimes.

[@sarahrathbone561]

This is looking so good. You’ve really captured the essence of the room. The trellis pieces on the wall with more greenery would definitely enhance the effect, more plants is very much Morticia’s look. I only realised the other day that in the original series there is a bath tub full of plants in the conservatory.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

I need to go back and look for the bathtub! How funny. I have a little mini-mini tub that maybe I could stick in as an ode to that detail. Thank you!!

[@kimberlymason7080]

I like the trellis idea with vines!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you! Yes vines always add to the atmosphere! ;)

[@kyrakelley2550]

This is beyond wonderful! I watch The Addams Family as a child in the 60s. Then I became a florist! Morticia in the conservatory is my dream character! I also have a scale dollhouse and I'm going to build a scale florist. I was just looking for a video of Morticia in the conservatory to watch this Halloween morning and I stumbled across this wonderful video! You made my day if not my year! Thank you so much

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you so much for your sweet comment! I hope to make a Morticia doll to go in the conservatory as well in the coming months so make sure to stay tuned ;)

[@soniathompson3712]

wow im surprized you don't have more likes but that's more than likely because its the adams family and they not for everyone but man that roof is amazing and one of the best miniatures ive ever seen I can see how many hours of love you have put into this blows my mind

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Sonia and I am so glad you enjoyed the video! It's sad to think that there are people that don't care for the Addamses.... they are such a fun cooky bunch😉😄💖💖 Thank you for all the kind words!

[@ninetozero920]

OH MY GOSH you are so creative!!! Thanks for the progress videos! Your work and aging of certain things has such a gorgeous look!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Leah

[@DRN]

Put it all in! It will look cool

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Lol! I just might do that!

[@cheriwhitley8385]

Wow oh wow!love it...

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you so much Cheri!!!

[@carmenlitabagley5844]

I really like the conservatory!. I agree with using the trellis on the wall. Since I can''t picture Morticia and macrame, maybe in the corner is good. I'd like to add to Joy Jones who said make a chessboard to go over the chessboard. I use Ailene's Tack-it over & over for tiny items I don't want glued down. I make dots on wax paper so they are on hand. When I want to remove or move the item it just comes right up and I just pull off the tacky dot. Also how about a green man plaque over the door...some of them are pretty creepy. After watching you make the iron maiden it would be a piece of cake for you.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

I have never heard of Ailene's Tack-it-over!!! I will def be checking that out because the blue tack I have is just not working and I hate it. And I want so badly to hang stuff up but not be committed to it haha. I change my mind too much! I will check it out! Thanks!

[@carmenlitabagley5844]

@@BentleyHouseMinis The person that mentioned acetate....I actually used squares of clear food packaging with the Ailene dots for my miniature bathroom items because I couldn't decide how I wanted them grouped on the shelves and vanity.

[@robbiecrafter]

I really like the double trellises on the wall. Screams (yep, I typed that) "conservatory" to me. Love Addams October!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Ha! Thanks Rob! I have been enjoying this month as well ;)

[@d2parrotperson]

Just being able to see your hand only made me think of Thing! lol. I would love the trellises on the wall and the half pot abovethe door. The trellises would make it appear like there are more windows with vines crossing each other like in the movies. I think that would look awesome! It's coming along very nicely, btw. Good job.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you! Hahaha I was thinking the same thing while I was editing :) I was thinking I need to learn how to green screen so I can make some kind of "Thing" effect :)

[@Borjaarte]

Me encanto el suelo de ajedrez ,me gustaria hacer uno para mi maqueta

[@yuukixcross123]

One of my fav rooms!!! Its absolutely stunning!!!!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you so much! I have been saving things for it for yeeeeeears so its super exciting to see it all come together!

[@Daystar311]

I really love this kind of video. I also loved all of your ideas for this house and can't wait to go watch the other videos about it!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you! You can check out my Addams Family playlist and they should all be there in order ;)

[@anaturalwoman]

I'm a bit late with my comment but my idea for those darling teeny tiny chess pieces would be to glue them to thin clear plastic like you'd get from packaging cut in the size of the chess board then you could just lay it over the chess board to look like Gomez and Thing are in the middle of a chess game with out having to permanently glue them to the actual table which would damage it and not have to worry about losing the pieces. I didn't read all the other comments to see if someone else already made the suggestion so I hope I'm not just repeating what someone else said

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

That's a fantastic idea! If someone did leave the comment, I haven't done it yet so this is a great reminder! Thank you!

[@createandplay3156]

Love the conservatory!!!!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you!

[@sherrycapstraw5096]

Omg loving it...could you put a strip of magnet under the chess table..and a lil piece under the pieces..lol idk..love it all!!!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you and interesting idea Sherry! If I ever make a set from scratch that is a great idea! These are a bit too small but that would be a great solution if it could work. Or maybe if the pieces are made from metal?

[@debbralehrman5957]

Great tour👍🏻

[@chrissy24-7]

Your edits are hilarious 💕 I have to go watch all the live streams now for the plant making!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Chrissy!!!

[@marizagonzalez28]

What a fun tour!!!!!! I really love the way you made it. It is amazing.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Mariza! It was quite a journey but really fun to put together!

[@joannecarroll5504]

Ara, it's just fabulous! I love it, you've done a great job. Macrame plant holders look better hanging from a corner of the ceiling than as a focal feature on a wall imho - the wire trellis & vines make a much better display for that wall. The little half-pot would look great above the door with greenery spilling out. I don't agree with those who've suggested making a separate chess board to glue your set to, as that covers the built-in chess board which was the whole reason you bought that table (it was, wasn't it?) However, if you did want to have that freedom to change the setting, you could always glue the chess set onto clear acetate or perspex for easy portability, while still seeing the built-in chess board through it.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Joanne! Yes that was definitely the original idea! However I have since felt that the board itself is a bit too small so having a separate one that can sit on time may fix that problem. But I haven't actually checked if the pieces work with it or not yet. If they do I like your suggestion of using the clear acetate. That would save me from having to make another board ;)

[@lalagamma4452]

The trellises with Ivy would be Spooktatular. It's bootutiful!! The macrame would be really neat. Yes the 60s - 70s we did a lot of macrame it was very popular. I remember from personal experience. And as the other person suggested gluing all your pieces on to a small chess board to add to the table and be able to remove it when you want to do something else is a wonderful suggestion. The room is beautiful you're a very creative artist. I love it. This is definitely the dollhouse I would like to own! TFS!! 🌰XO💀XO👾XO🎃XO😈XO👽XO🍁XO🐲XO👿XO 👻

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you so much! Just having this little miniature macrame is making me feel like I want to figure out how to do it in real life :D I could never quite get the hang of crochet so maybe I could try macrame!!

[@lalagamma4452]

I never learned to macrame knots seem complicated to me. But I love to crochet and if you get those books or tapes called,"I can't believe I'm crocheting",it is so easy. If you learn to macrame though you'll have to show us how in one of your tutorials. LOL🐩XO🐶XO💎XO🐷XO💘XO🐾XO💎XO🐕XO✌

[@craftlikeaduck]

Thank you for sharing it’s great 👍

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Ilene!

[@annabelledee6554]

I absolutely love Tristan and Isolde!!!! This is incredible, I had to subscribe

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you for subbing and welcome!!

[@aleeandaze5839]

Looks really good ☺️☺️

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Aleean!

[@tamarab.7151]

wonderful

[@MLEbug]

You could attach the miniature chess pieces using magnetic paint and a metal chess board if you’d like. :)

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Oh that's a great idea!! Magnetic paint would def be thin enough! Thanks!

[@GWest5068]

Newbie here...love your work....awesome job....tfs

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you so much Gloria!! Welcome to the addicting wold of miniatures!

[@jennycorey8968]

I don't want this project to end!!!! What's next?

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Lol Jenny! I think that I would feel that way too if it hadn't been 10 years in the making :D The next step will be posted on my channel on the 31st, Halloween! I am excited to share!

[@deaconsmom2000]

I hate to commit to permanent gluing of pieces. I just normally use museum wax. I can't decide which room I like the best. I really love the moldy hallway. That's so perfect, but then again, I love the office, and the kitchen, and the .....everything. It's so great. Any plans to build Thing boxes for all the rooms?

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you so much! And yes I need to invest in a big container of museum wax! 💖 I do want to make a few boxes around the house ;)

[@susanconnell9397]

Wow that’s amazing just found your channel

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Welcome to the channel Susan!!

[@jennslifeinhuntingtonwv2678]

So So cute!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Jennifer!

[@halindut]

Ho... where did you get those seedli gs in a bottle miniature? I cant quite get it..miniature artist something clark? Thank you

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

I can understand that because its an unusual name. It is spelled LaJuanna Clark ;)

[@caseycercone4717]

Sorry, I know this video is much older, but I'm doing a crumbling ceiling in a nursery build of mine. Are the wooden slates corrugated cardboard? Is there a video I can reference?

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

I made this ceiling during a live stream so its a bit of a longer video but I do show the process ;) Here is the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3u5n2ekdtmZhdU

[@kelliduncan9974]

Can you buy a Cleopatra?

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

The artist that made this for me doesn't make minis anymore sadly :( There are some other plant artists out there that may take a custom order!

[@aleeandaze5839]

I was just saying where is Bentley house ☺️☺️

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Haha I'm here!

[@nataliehale96]

An african strangler is a real plant but the real plants dont look like Cleopatra