I have had a life-long love affair with dollhouse miniatures, and careers in art education and interior design. I hope to combine these life experiences to help other miniature enthusiasts get more out of this wonderful hobby we enjoy, a hobby that often reaches the level of an art form. Susan Downing
Patterns in a Ladies Boudoir – 1/12 scale
When you are painting, wallpapering or making tiny things for your dollhouse, be aware of what patterns you are using. Make sure they do justice to the room. Here are a few guidelines for combining patterns in a small space.
Robert Heard and his dolls houses
Following is the text from The Creative Process page of Robert Heard’s website. Click on either Bough House photograph for more great pictures of Bough Houses.
“Once I start creating, I do not know where the structure will end.”
Categories: artisans, dollhouses
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The Large Dollhouse is a replica of the 1847 Greek Revival home owned by New Jersey State Senator George H. Large. It is located at 117 Main Street in Flemington, N.J. His granddaughter, Josephine Large Talbott, commissioned John and Linda Kubish of Goliath Miniatures to build it.
Categories: dollhouses, Greek Revival
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A Louis XIV Music Room found on the MontoutMiniMonde blog
I saw this wonderful picture on the Facebook Miniaturas /Miniatures group timeline an had to know more about the artisan Thierry Lompre. Besides his work, I love the Khalil Gilbran quote he has under the cover photo on his blog:
“It’s in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.”
Following is the English translation of how Thierry Lompre, in his own words, got into dollhouse miniatures:
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