Going Up?

OK. I have been struggling with stairs for the bookshop/teashop for over a week. It's not that I can't do it. It's that the footprint taken out of both the first and second floor is way too big.

You saw the first mock up last week. It was just a dogleg.

Next was this one. I curved it. It still took up way too much space and with both of them I was going to have to cut way too much out of the second floor to make it look realistic.

I can see why the original designers just left it out. It was most irritating.....Back to the drawing board.

Here is the solution I came up with.

I know I said something in passing about an elevator last week. I was only half serious. Now I am wholly serious. No. That's not a foam core porta potty in the corner!. Mr. Otis has nothing on me. I am installing an elevator.

In case you are wondering why it sticks up above the top of the wall, that's because the second story has a half inch under it where the foundation was. In other words, when I get the two put together the ceiling will be that much higher. For once I am actually thinking ahead.

The elevator only takes up a 3 1/4" square footprint where the stairs took close 4" x 5" in order to look right.

In answer to your next question, no I am not going to try to get it to work. Call me crazy but I am taking the easy way out. I think it will be permanently stuck on one floor. At least my little people will have a way to get from one floor to the next when I am not watching.

Today is Wednesday Witches miniature meeting so this is going to be short. More bookmaking. Gotta run. See you tomorrow.