Hogwarts in my Home - Gryffindor Common Room in progress
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Great progress!!
I love your progress. Inspiring how much thought you've put in both the overall setting as well as the details! (and all that much more given a non-unlimited budget) My personal favorite sort of replicas where skill/vision is used more than money. Can't wait to see the next updates!
grimstitch
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Ok here's a big moment. In honour of James Potter starting at Hogwarts this week, I would like to unveil.... the common room couch! (Or in this case, the common room love seat, not currently in the common room) 
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grimstitch
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Found a better photo from the set at Leavesden. As you can see, I've got a similar gold bordered cushion, but I'm still looking for a clearer shot of this elephant design so I can try to add it. And I forgot to mention that when our little sofa goes into place, I may also build up the height of the arms with extra cushioning under the slipcover to be a better match for shape. As long as it's still practical for my kids to actually use.
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sonicfreak04
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they used a persian rug for the movie
grimstitch
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Remember the spider box we were talking about a few pages back? Well I found a video of Rupert in the common room where it's propped up in the background. The way it looks here, I'm wondering if it isn't a tarantula type at all and is one of the whip spiders like Moody tortures? It would make sense I think! Probably should change the image I used.
https://youtu.be/i4mP7qXHBu0
https://youtu.be/i4mP7qXHBu0
Nah, speaking as someone who has a real one to hand, the spider in the background of that video is far to beefy to be a whip scorpion and there's nowhere near enough room to fit the front legs in. Your original image looks like a much better match.
Enjoying watching your progress on the room, looks great
Enjoying watching your progress on the room, looks great
Yeh, I think this is the one Moody tortures. It's definitely a tarantula in that box
grimstitch
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Yeah, that's the kind I was thinking of, but thought it could be one a little stockier and with those big legs folded in. However, I think you guys win. Unless a definitively clear picture turns up, I will leave it as a tarantula.
oysteinhole
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Love these kind of projects amazing
amazingpatriciao82173
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Your room caught my eye as I've been considering making over my room though in Hufflepuff. Loving it will continue to follow your progress.
grimstitch
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Found - Harry Potter's steamer trunk!
Long time no update I know, but hey you guys, look what I found! It's not strictly belonging in the common room, but it somehow just found me. Someone was selling it and I picked it up for 17 dollars. Terrible condition, but I'm fixing it up. HAD TO GET IT.
Long time no update I know, but hey you guys, look what I found! It's not strictly belonging in the common room, but it somehow just found me. Someone was selling it and I picked it up for 17 dollars. Terrible condition, but I'm fixing it up. HAD TO GET IT.
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sonicfreak04
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lucky, I wish I could have my own
grimstitch
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I don't know how I keep getting so lucky with these things - only had to drive twenty minutes from my house, and aside from condition, it looks like it's an extremely close match to that screen used one. So far haven't been able to find a clear shot of the top with the crest though (on that actual prop anyway) can anyone point me in the right direction?
