Starting point
Wide room views and details worth preserving before work begins.
The north star
A guest house with a story
Not a themed room assembled from props—a full-scale, hand-built retreat with the warmth, weight, and character of an old Nordic inn.
Rough timber. Firelight. Carved knotwork. A place that feels discovered rather than decorated.
Room by room
Before & after
Matching viewpoints will make each transformation easy to compare. The first pair will take this place as soon as the photos arrive.
Before
The starting room, framed from a repeatable viewpoint.
After
The finished view will sit beside it for a true comparison.
First comparison waiting for photos
Best match: same corner, lens height, and daylight.
Between the endpoints
The build in motion
Progress photos will preserve the parts that disappear—the test fits, raw materials, carved details, and clever fixes behind the finished room.
Work in progress
Fabrication, installation, finish tests, and the discoveries made along the way.
Finished chapter
The reveal, close-up craftsmanship, and a note about what changed.
Featured build
The tavern sign
A shield-shaped wooden plaque introduces the house and its genial guardian: the Mogollon Monster, waving with a mug beside the fire.
- Arched “Mogollon's Hearth” lettering
- Nordic knotwork and dragon heads
- Waving monster beside the fireplace
- “Where the Rim touches the Sky”
The collection
Prop inventory
Every piece gathered for the house so far, and where each one will serve. Tap a column heading to sort.
47 items · tap any column heading to sort
| # | Photo | Item | Where / how used | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Wooden LED base, small, USB w/ switch | Lighted soul-gem stand — set a quartz point or egg on it | purchased at Arizona Gift Center |
| 2 | | Wooden LED base, large, USB w/ switch | Lighted stand for the tall tower or obsidian sphere | purchased at Arizona Gift center |
| 3 |  | Blue titanium aura quartz points (×4 at least) | Soul gems — lit from below on the wood LED bases | |
| 4 |  | Polished stone eggs — red, blue, yellow | Soul gems by size — red = greater, blue = common, yellow = lesser; bowl together | |
| 5 |  | Obsidian sphere on wood stand | Black soul gem — centerpiece of the soul-gem display | |
| 6 |  | Obsidian egg (polished black) | Second black soul gem, or a scrying stone | |
| 7 |  | Tall banded tower / obelisk | Standing-stone miniature, or altar centerpiece on the large LED base | |
| 8 |  | Crystal trees (×2, one tall w/ green stones) | Enchanted flora for altar corners | |
| 9 |  | Onyx/marble mortar and pestle | Alchemy station — centerpiece; Arcadia's Cauldron energy | |
| 10 |  | Bright yellow sulfur cluster | Fire salts / brimstone — ingredient display in a dish | |
| 11 |  | Peridot chips (bag, labeled) | Glow dust — pour into a small bowl as loose ingredients | |
| 12 |  | Yellow chips (bag — sulfur/calcite) | Salt pile / moon sugar — ingredient bowl | |
| 13 |  | Goldstone chips in tube | Gold dust — apothecary vial | |
| 14 |  | Green chips in corked vial | Potion ingredient — ready-made corked apothecary bottle | |
| 15 |  | Abalone shell | Ingredient bowl — Hagraven-made look; holds the chips | |
| 16 |  | Small banded onyx bowl | Second ingredient bowl at the alchemy station | |
| 17 |  | Bismuth cluster (rainbow geometric) | Dwemer metal — grouped on the Dwemer shelf | |
| 18 |  | Copper nugget pieces | Dwemer scrap — scatter around the bismuth as ruins debris | |
| 19 |  | Dark metallic raw mineral | Ebony ore chunk — Dwemer shelf | Photo ID tentative — confirm in hand. |
| 20 |  | Skull-shaped planter (dark) | Draugr crypt corner — plant something spiky in it (a “deathbell”) | |
| 21 |  | Selenite bowl + carved heart stone | Heart Stone (Dragonborn) — offering bowl with the heart displayed in it | Photo ID tentative — confirm in hand. |
| 22 |  | Raw stones — brown, reddish, banded | Ore samples — iron, corundum, stone; line a shelf like a mine assay office | Photo ID tentative — confirm in hand. |
| 23 |  | Fossil / coral cross-section stone | Ancient Nord artifact — display piece | Photo ID tentative — confirm in hand. |
| 24 |  | Framed amber pendants / keychains (×4) | Amber (Dragonborn) — hang as talismans or gift to guests as Hearth tokens | |
| 25 |  | 2 round stones / coins in plastic | Septims — scatter in an offering bowl | Photo ID tentative — confirm in hand. |
| 26 |  | Wooden keepsake box (open, lined) | Quest-reward chest — holds small treasures or guest tokens | |
| 27 |  | Black glass goblet with lid | Ebony chalice — mead-hall table centerpiece | |
| 28 |  | Mini glass bottles with striped straws (×2) | Potion vials — alchemy shelf dressing | |
| 29 |  | Brown/green ceramic vase | Alchemy ingredient vase — dried flora display | |
| 30 |  | Black cauldron pot | Small alchemy cauldron — ingredient pot | |
| 31 |  | Gold jingle bells + gold bead tube | Gilded trim — Yule decorations or Dwemer gold bits | |
| 32 |  | Wooden wall pocket planters (×2) | Wall planters — hang with dried flora or deathbell | |
| 33 |  | Glass bottles — bud vase + square decanter (×2) | Potion bottles — skooma decanter for the tavern shelf | |
| 34 |  | Astro Bot children's book | Guest-room book — for visiting young adventurers | |
| 35 |  | Black metal trivets (×2) | Trivets — under candles or serving dishes in the mead hall | |
| 36 |  | Shredded decorative filler, purple + red | Basket filler — for gift baskets or display nests | |
| 37 |  | Yellow tissue paper | Wrapping — for guest tokens and favors | |
| 38 |  | Black mug + amber bud vase | Tankard + bud vase — guest room dressing | |
| 39 |  | Tall glass apothecary jar with lid | Apothecary jar — loose ingredients display | |
| 40 |  | Square glass jar with wooden lid | Ingredient jar — salt pile or moon sugar | |
| 41 |  | Cast-iron cauldron with feet | Alchemy cauldron — the station's workhorse | |
| 42 |  | Maple leaf dish (fall colors) | Serving dish — autumn feast table | |
| 43 |  | Glitter bottles — red, gold, silver (×3) | Craft glitter — for prop finishing | |
| 44 |  | Rhinestone sticker sheets (×4 colors) | Gem stickers — embellishing props and cards | |
| 45 |  | Mini plastic skeletons (×3) | Draugr remains — crypt corner dressing | |
| 46 |  | Black metal tiered plate stand | Tiered display — for the alchemy station or feast table | |
| 47 |  | Brown leather jacket | Traveler's garb — costume piece for the Hearth keeper | |
| 48 |  | Tall brown case with snakeskin pattern and top handle | Traveler's case — scrolls or a guest welcome kit | |
| 49 |  | Small chest with gold-brown floral pattern and front latch | Treasure chest — quest rewards or guest tokens | |
| 50 |  | Woven basket box with lid | Storage basket — linens or alchemy supplies | |
| 51 |  | Large clear glass bowl | Scrying bowl — feast-table centerpiece | |
| 52 |  | Triner metal scale (rusty) | Merchant's scale — market stall dressing | |
| 53 |  | Metal vase with worn gray-blue finish | Urn vase — dried flora by the hearth | |
| 54 |  | Dark wire basket with scrollwork | Fruit basket — feast table or market stall | |
| 55 |  | Round black dish with crown-and-C emblem | Offering dish — altar or entry table | |
| 56 |  | Silver canister with cut-out pattern and lid | Lantern jar — a candle inside throws patterned light | |
| 57 |  | Small clear glass bottle with cork | Potion bottle — alchemy shelf dressing | |
| 58 |  | Square glass decanter with agave design | Skooma decanter — tavern shelf | |
| 59 |  | Black vase with gold ribbed bands | Ceremony vase — altar corner | |
| 60 |  | Silver goblets with grape design (×2) | Mead goblets — feast table pair | |
| 61 |  | Small cobalt-blue glass bottle | Potion bottle — alchemy shelf color | |
| 62 |  | Chunky knit tan scarf | Traveler's garb — costume piece or guest wrap | |
| 63 |  | Black leather gloves with long cuffs | Traveler's garb — costume gloves | |
| 64 |  | Small black bowls (×2) | Ingredient bowls — alchemy station pair | |
| 65 |  | Braided brown leather belt with brass studs | Traveler's garb — costume belt | |
| 66 |  | Small orange custard cups, marked 141 USA (×2) | Ingredient cups — alchemy station |
Notes from the workshop
Build journal
Short entries will keep the decisions and stories with the pictures, so the finished project still remembers how it was made.
Opening entry
Date to be added
The hearth gets a home of its own
The project page is ready for its first real photos: an opening “before” view, close-ups from the workshop, and the matching “after” view when each chapter is complete.