My Dollhouse

Have you ever come across something and knew you just had to have something like it?  That's how I felt when I was at a huge indoor flea market and came across a dollhouse a man had built using his own plans.  It had cute tiny lights in all the rooms, and the furniture was so realistic.  I became instantly hooked on the idea.

I began searching the hobby stores.  I saw a lot of dollhouses, but so many had small windows and deep rooms that seemed dark.  Some were very expensive.  One day I went into a store that had several of the Greenleaf Die-Cut dollhouses assembled and on display.  I fell in love with the one above.  It is called The Harrison.  It had the large rooms and windows I wanted.  I have always loved English Tudors.  I didn't care for the downstairs floor plan, so with a little moving of walls I came up with what I wanted.  I also bought the pieces for stair rails and bannisters to make my stairs look very real.  I used wood glue on the seams.  I have moved twice in the last twelve years and it is none the worse for wear.  I put dollhouse stucco and stain on the outside of the house.

Of course you should landscape also.  The trees for electric train setups are perfect.  I used small silk flowers.  There's a couple bird houses, a squirrel and bird feeder.

  If you would like, I will take you on a tour of the dollhouse.  Let's go.

FIRST FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR