Category Archives: room boxes

Posted on 25 August, 2015

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Great hall in Maria’s Tudor Rose Apothecary, one of Kevin Jackson’s dolls houses.

Tudor Great Halls

Tudor Great Halls had undergone dramatic change after Henry Tudor ascended the throne as Henry VII in 1485. During medieval times it had been the most important room in the castle, where the Lord received hordes of supporters and where feasts were held for special days. In many castles, all the members of the household sat down to eat at tables set up for every meal.

The Tudor’s brought a period of peace and prosperity to England. The aristocracy no longer had to live in castles, where fortifications were more important than comfortable living conditions. The manor house was born, and over time, the Tudor Great Hall became obsolete.

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Posted by Patrick Owens

Categories: dollhouses, hall, room boxes, Tudor


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Posted on 12 August, 2015

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Cabins, Cabins, Cabins! in the Museum of Miniature Houses Past Exhibits page.

Log Cabin Room Boxes

Colleen Moore’s wonderful Fair Castle bowls me over every time I see pictures of it. The outstanding videos I posted on August 10th, one showing the $200,000 renovation; the other putting it all back together, were exciting to watch.

 

 

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Cabins, Cabins, Cabins! in the Museum of Miniature Houses Past Exhibits page.

Closer to our realities may be the exhibits at the in the Museum of Miniature Houses in Carmel, Indiana. Click on any picture to go to the Past Exhibits page of their website.

Unfortunatly, only the Museum’s Cabins, Cabins, Cabin! photostream on Flickr is still intact. Here it is: Log Cabin Room Box Photostream

 

Susan Downing, with Patrick Owens

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I invite you to visit my Etsy Shop where I offer many accessories and pieces of furniture in 1:12 scale. 

 

Posted by Susan Downing

Categories: room boxes


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Posted on 02 August, 2015

Will Hunt General Store Room Box

Will Hunt General Store Room Box, Circa 1890, Huntington, WV.

Hooked On Dollhouses

I built the General Store room box to keep the memory of my great-grandfather alive. Will Hunt was an amazing man. He was part of a posse that ran Jesse James out of West Virginia, and lived long enough to watch Neil Armstrong walk on the Moon. Please watch the watch a short video (1.32 seconds), then tell us what got you hooked on dollhouse miniatures:

Susan

Posted by Susan Downing

Categories: room boxes, Victorian


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Posted on 09 May, 2015

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Brooke Tucker’s room box “Grandpa’s Den”

Brooke Tucker Master Miniaturist

This is from the About page of Judy Kincaid’s website — Brooke Tucker Originals.

Brooke Tucker’s niche in the world of miniatures is undisputed. She is a Master Miniaturist has a vision for the unique. Her work is not only widely recognized, it is admired and sought after by the very elite of her profession. Her creativity consistently meets each new challenge to achieve the perfect effect that makes each project more beautiful than the one before.

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Posted by Susan Downing

Categories: artisans, dollhouses, room boxes


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