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Above is where I am up to basically. The carpet is on top of the concrete floor. The floor is Mig pigments with their fixer on the bottom layer and more pigment on top. The carpet I had problems with, basically the threads on the end had to stay, not ideal as every time I cut them they unravelled, cue why one end is shorter than the other, by the time I have the scene a little more cluttered this should hopefully not be so noticeable. The carpet has been weathered by the following – drops of TSC207 Oil from Lifecolor, some more Mig pigments ie Russian Earth P034 & P 414 Track Brown both ground into the carpet at various points. Ther is also some flesh paint in there but at the moment not enough to be discernable so this needs doing again. The fabric has been roughed up a little with sandpaper to give a worn appearance. The carpet was attached with superglue and white glue, actually could have just used the white glue as it stuck well. Currently I am working on the architraves which will be wooden with a raw umber acrylic paint ( cheap art supplies type ) and a gloss coat over to look varnished but then slightly weathered. Ok now here I show my nerdiness or maybe OCD, in most room dioramas I have seen no one includes the architrave but these are very common in most places, in this case they will also hide the gap between the foamboard and the photo frame. Now if you are going to that trouble you may as well put some extra work in and trim the top edge at about 45 degrees then sand this to get a bullnose profile on it. This you would know if your father had managed a timber/hardware store and especially if you had spent part of your summer Uni holidays stacking the stuff, hot dusty and windy some days!