Fairfield house

Finished shingling! Yay! And most of the trimming. I’m not sure which is more tedious–shingling or trimming (it’s shingling). I’ve also started the railings: Have top porch …

A little more than a year ago, I opened the box containing the pieces of the 1/2 inch scale Fairfield and decided to give it a whirl. A lot has happened in the year. My mom broke her hip and…

The Fairfield is a Greenleaf half inch scale kit. It was probably more difficult to build than the one inch scale houses. This Greenleaf kit was a punch out kit which requires a great deal of...

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The Fairfield: Fairfield 5

As I put on the roof, the 1/2″ Fairfield is starting to look more like a real house. Back of the house. I modified the attic/roof wall because I wanted the attic closed i…

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A couple of years ago I purchased 3 vintage dollhouses from a a local antique store. Then I had buyer's remorse, wondering what I was going to do with those three aged houses. You've seen one, the Storybook that I renovated into a toy store. I had decided, actually, to leave the houses as they were, honoring the original builder, her talent, her hard work, and her love for the art of miniatures. I never met the woman; I only know what the antique deal told me: an elderly woman who had a…

If you're following this blog, you might have picked up on my interest in dollhouses . I was completely obsessed with them since I was 4,...

For all my posts on the Fairfield start here or type “Fairfield” in the search box. Scroll down for lots of pics of the finished house. Click pics for larger versions. The left side of …