Category Archives: color schemes

Posted on 17 December, 2015

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Music room box by Brooke Tucker, at the Great American Dollhouse Museum

Moderation

As an interior designer, I love color. But in miniatures, a balanced color pallet is more important than i real life. It’s best not to go overboard with too much of a good thing.

Proportions

There is no exact formula for allocating color to walls, furniture or accent items the. The 50/25/25 is a good rule of thumb and the picture chosen follow this guide, more or less:

Primary color, 50% – usually a light color on the walls;

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Posted on 14 December, 2015

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Mark Cutler and Carl Berg’s Italianate dollhouse, one of ten dollhouses auctioned at the Kaleidoscope Ball.

Many Shades Of Pink

What does the word pink mean to you when decorating a dollhouse. A room in soft pastels with girly cream-colored ruffles? Or maybe a shocking, vibrant, knock-your-socks-off pink on the accent wall in your room box, strewn with fuchsia flowers? Do you get a subtle image of a modern dollhouse with pillows and artwork providing discrete pops of orchid and royal blue? No matter. Pink offers a vast variety of choices in creating a beautiful miniature decor.

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Posted by Susan Downing

Categories: color schemes, nursery, pink


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Posted on 10 December, 2015

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Josje Bouwt – A class with Geoff Wonnacott.

Josje Bouwt: Louis XVI Parquetry Gueridon

If you have not visited Josje Bouwt’s “A Beautiful World” blog, consider this an introduction to the types of posts Josie provides. I am including the basics on how to create this small writing desk, but I encourage you to follow the links to see all of the pictures. Look around the blog to see if agree that Josje Bouwts’ work is amazing.

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Categories: color schemes, room boxes, table


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Posted on 25 April, 2015

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Susan Downing’s article “Amazing Mix Of Color” in American Miniaturist Magazine

Modern Color Schemes

The article in this flip book, my perspective on color for dollhouse, describes what I would like this blog to be. A place to share ideas with other artisans on ways how to make dollhouses and room boxes come alive. Click on the image to see the flip book, Then please tell me what you think. Am on the right track.

Thank you for taking the time.
Susan 

Posted by Susan Downing

Categories: color schemes, modern


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