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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

Posted on 27 August, 2015

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Coffee Table Diaries: Stacked – 3 ways to arrange accessories over the rug

Contemporary Accessories can be made from so many items. Wall art can be a piece of jewelry, like a brooch. Or Mod Podge magazine pictures or posters onto foam core and frame them. Twist Fimo into a piece of sculpture, worthy of standing on a plinth in a MacMansion vestibule. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination.

Coffee tables offer space for books, flowers and decorative pieces. To keep objects orderly and pleasing to the eye, use trays to group similar items, such as ceramics and pillar candles. Try clustering candles of different sizes and colors in one tray and bowls or vases in another. Jazz up a stack of books by topping it with a vessel filled with found objects.

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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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Categories: dollhouses, hall, room boxes, Tudor


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Posted on 19 August, 2015

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Sunburst quilt dollhouse headboard, source unknown

Dollhouse headboards are usually the focal point the miniature bedroom, just as in real ones. It is what the eye goes to when you gaze into the room box. Here are a few examples I used in real life when the client wants to be creative. Why not have a creative dollhouse headboard in your project?

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Posted by Susan Downing

Categories: accessorizing, bedroom


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Posted on 12 August, 2015

Fairy Castle's 200,000K Renovation

Fairy Castle’s 200,000K Renovation

The Fairy Castle’s 200,00K Renovation was long over-due. Colleen Moor’s beloved dollhouse, on permanent exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science and History was looking a bit shabby. Watch this clip from the CBS Sunday Morning show on how this massive job was accomplished.

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Reassembly of the Fairy Castle after the renovation

Now watch how it was put back together.

Susan

Posted by Susan Downing

Categories: Great Dollhouses


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