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
The Witch’s Shack, a hallowe’en miniature for my children.
The Witch’s Shack is an early project commissioned by my children to enhance their Halloween experience. It has the usual ghoulish accessories, but I like to personalize my projects. Pictures of scary ancestors would be good, but not having any ghosts in the family, I decided to have bottles of potion labeled with the titles of oft-told stories trotted out at every family gathering, like:
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The Palladian style Doll’s House c.1735-40. The center pediment shows the Lethieullier coat of arms.
The Uppark Dolls House has a connection to the most famous dolls house in the world — Queen Mary’s. The Uppark country estate is now owned by the National Trust. The Hall is often called, “A giant dolls’ house, perched high on a hill …” Legend has it that the architect that designed Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, Edwin Lutyens, used the Uppark dolls’ house as inspiration.
Categories: dollhouses, Great Dollhouses, Queen Mary's Dolls House
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The kitchen in a cabinet dollhouses found on All About Dollhouses
Xandra Dekker’s Cabinet Dollhouse
The Dutch to English machine translation of the caption under this blogs cover photo reads:
“ON THIS WEBSITE YOU FIND EVERYTHING ABOUT THE DOLLHOUSE HOBBY, MINIATURE, DOLLHOUSES, WORKSHOPS AND MORE … “
This is not an overstatement. “All About Dollhouses and Miniatures” is outstanding. The information is primarily European, which puts artisans doing period projects closer to the source than we US bloggers seem to provide.
Maybe it just seems that way, because Ms. Dekker is focused on one geographic area, while I find myself flitting all over the map and through the centuries.
It is obvious that Ms. Dekker has done her research, giving one a true sense of authenticity. There are so many links to other great sites. Check out Ms. Dekker’s “Blogs I Follow” for access to more useful information.
Xandra Dekker also has a travel blog, with many of the posts about tropical climes. That’s understandable, I guess if you have ever experienced winters in Northern Europe. I’m sorry if I sound smug, but that’s the way it is for escapees from Cleveland who found paradise in Florida.
Enjoy exploring both of Xandra Dekker’s blogs.
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.
Categories: cabinet, dollhouses, Dutch
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This is a Home Depot video advertising Premier Paints, all in 1:1 scale, except the human hand. All to Latin beats, Uh!
Prime Time In 1:1 Scale. Isn’t it great that dollhouse miniatures are attracting enough attention to trigger a creative mind(s) into bringing our world into popular culture?
Thank you Angela Tara Green in the Miniaturas/Miniatures FB Group for sharing this “must-see” video.
Susan Downing
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