Bed and Breakfast?

My newly acquired house has finally spoken to me! It is telling me that it would like to become a Bed and Breakfast Inn!

This house is my inspiration!

The Popular House in Key West Florida
Check out the video!

I absolutely LOVE the color of this house and all of the details. It will take a LOT of work to turn my plain little house into something like this!

I already have the paint! I bought it about a year or so ago planning to paint my bedroom furniture. That never happened because I discovered miniatures!

I think it will be a fun project. You knew that my second house would have to be near the beach, right? :D

Blessings,
Kathi

It's Home!

I finally got my Craig's List dollhouse today! Thanks Jennifer and Sharyn!

It's big, but not as huge as I thought it was. It is 26" tall, 27" wide and 21" deep including the porch. My beach house is actually a little bit smaller!

Now that I see it closer I'm sure it was handmade. I love that.

The front door is 7" tall. Look at the roughly made hinges and doorknob. I love the little half moon over the door. So simple. So much potential!

Here you can see one of the windows up close. The mullions are painted on, not wood.

If you peek inside you can see the fancy stair railing. The ceiling height is 9". Reminds me of the 9 foot ceilings I had in my bungalow in Florida.

It's just a plain little house that needs some love. I'm still not sure what I'd like to do with it?

Maybe it will be pink? Maybe it's haunted?

The Old Pink House
Savannah, GA

I think I'll just let it relax from its long trip home and let it tell me later what it would like to be. I'm sure it has many many stories to tell...

Guess I'd better go see what Grandpa has been up to. I'm almost afraid to look!

Another beautiful blessing!
Kathi

I Got the House!

Well, sort of...

What I did get was a big bag of dollhouse furniture! The house wouldn't fit in the car! I'll have to go back with my son-in-law's truck to get it later.

So tell me. How big is YOUR house? Photos really don't show the size. I've seen some on top of bookcases. Others on small tables. Some on top of hutches. My Craig's List house needs a room of its own!

I thought it was the Mint Julep by Real Good Toys. Their house is 24" x 24" X 17."


My house must be about 36" square including the porch! The owner said she had it as a child and it was given to her mother even earlier. It is solid wood. I don't know if it was a kit or scratch built.

I'll have to install lighting just so I can see what I'm doing inside!

I wish I had taken my camera to show you just how big it really is. There were some great photo ops of my daughter and the lady who owned the house trying hard to fit it in the car!

Alas. No photos of that. Just photos of some of the furniture that came with the house.
Only a couple of pieces still have the labels on them. The sofa and chair are Reeve's Line (USA) and the sofa table is Price Products (Taiwan). As you can see they are different scales.

These pieces are larger. I don't know what scale they are? I wish I had the missing parts to the table. If I can find a photo of one I might try to repair it. If you know anything about any of these pieces please let me know.

I hope to be able to actually get the house tomorrow?!

Hope you are having a great mini day!
Blessings,
Kathi

It's Back!

Remember the dollhouse I saw listed on Craig's List a while back? I just saw it posted again today. I am SO tempted to get it this time!

It's the Mint Julep by Real Good Toys!

$50

What do you think? Should I get it? Do I really need/want another house to restore?

Craig's List Dollhouse

I found this dollhouse on Craig's List. I know, I have one dollhouse that's not nearly finished and a store I haven't even started... but I'm very tempted to buy this one!

Does anyone know who might have made it?

Mint Julep by Real Good Toys

Just look at what Robin Carey did with this house!


The Craig's List dollhouse includes all of the furniture!

I see a trundle bed...

Bunk beds and a cradle.

Living room with a fireplace and grandfather clock.

It needs work, but that has never stopped me before! If it is the Mint Julep, the parts and accessories are still available. They are asking $75. The unfinished kit sells for $157 - $169!

What do you think? Should I buy it?