English cottage dollhouse interior

This was the first miniature house I built after being inspired by the work of Rik Pierce . The design is mostly his, but I had to figure out how to accomplish it on my own, without any plans. I...

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Another little cottage from my current series of smaller dollhouse. This one is called Rue du Petit Bois Cottage. This is an old world style cottage with the plaster and timber walls. The roof is coconut mats. Easy to cut and no massive mess like coconut fibers. All the wood is finished with a brown/grey watered down paint. This makes a wash of color as oppose to an opaque paint finish. The wood grain comes through and it gives a very old look. All the trim is done with Popsicle sticks. The…

A Tudor Dolls House I thought I must share with you this wonderful resource if you are making a Tudor dolls house and wondering what to put in it to give that authentic feel. In 1601, John and Jane Daniells and their family were living in Rectory House in Hackney in England. Unfortunately they fell foul of the law and their home and possessions were confiscated. Sad for them but for us, a fantastic look into their lives as a comprehensive inventory of their house contents in now available…

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I used Creative Paper Clay for the stone work on my French cottage. HERE is a link to some specific stone making tips on my older blog. ...

For some time now, I have been gathering pieces for an English Country Cottage Kitchen. At first I though I would add them to a dollhouse, but my collection has such large pieces that I knew would be too big for the typical dollhouse size room, so I decided to go with a room box instead. Here it is, and it's a big one. It was easy to assemble, and the rest is the fun part ~ decorating. I put down faux brick flooring, but decided to paint the walls an off white. The surround of the Aga range…