After making the Yellow Door I decided I’d like a bigger challenge, so built the facade of Bagend from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films.

The age of the facade varies between films and locations (Hobbiton, Matamata outdoor set and indoor studio set) so I decided to go relatively light on the aging/distressing.

The build ended up more complicated than I first thought, especially with the woodwork, but I learned a lot along the way, and came up with interesting solutions to problems.

I dressed it with plants and a few handmade flowers for the initial photos, but plan to dress it in artificial plants and flocking for longterm display.