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
Lady Alesón’s bedroom is a tour-de-force recreation of an Edwardian interior, found on The Guardian
It’s a joke, folks. There really wasn’t much subtly in the design principles of the Edwardians. They went way beyond the late Victorians in piling on every gewgaw and treasure they could stuff in room. They felt balanced interior design was so passé. That’s why I have so much fun contemplating an Edwardian project.
Categories: dollhouses, Edwardian, room boxes
Music room box by Brooke Tucker, at the Great American Dollhouse Museum
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.
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;
Categories: color schemes, contemporary, room boxes
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Petronella Oortman’s cabinet dollhouse on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The term cabinet was originally used to describe a room rather than a piece of furniture. A “Cabinet of Curiosity” could contain collections of unusual items: fossils, scientific studies, oddities gathered from newly discovered lands. These rooms were often lavishly decorated, the treasures displayed in a setting designed for their maximum effect.
Categories: cabinet, dollhouses, Dutch
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Mark Cutler and Carl Berg’s Italianate dollhouse, one of ten dollhouses auctioned at the Kaleidoscope Ball.
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.
Categories: color schemes, nursery, pink
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