A New Dollhouse - The General Store

I recently purchased this general store. Ijust placed some items I already have in it and was thinking I may make it a turn of the century, (1900) style.  It is very well built but I noticed that the shingles are not staggered.  I decided to leave them this way though, they are so well done and in wonderful shape.  

I have been making bolts of fabric, skeins of wool and boxes of groceries and canned goods.  I am also printing turn of the century posters and wanted posters.  I need to find a not-to-expensive barbers chair so if you know of one please let me know or if you have any ideas on how I could possibly make one, let me know that too.  Many of these general stores did shaves and hair cuts.  

I built the couch and chair in the upstairs living quarters and will be staining them dark wood rather than light.

FYI  It was 29 degrees in Bridgewater NS today.  

It is only the 2nd day of Spring!!

MaryAnne's Dollhouse: The Beginning!

MaryAnne's Dollhouse: The Beginning!: I realized one day that I never had a dollhouse when I was a child.  Actually one day happened to be last year while on a camping trip with...

The Occupational Therapist from Veterans Affairs Canada is coming today to help me out.  I can no longer get in the bath tub and I need a shower stall. The body spasms are increasing in intensity.  I am not a happy camper.  It appears that I have been doing too much which affects my body.  Hubby is not well either, his Generative Disc Disease is bothering him and he is wearing his back brace all the time now.

Thank goodness I have the dollhouses to help me through these trying times!!! The gals at MESS, Miniature Enthusiasts of the South Shore are like Den Mothers, they watch out for me and help me when I need it most.

Christmas 2011

When Christmas arrived I had a new to me dollhouse.  Hubby bought me an already constructed Franklyn Dollhouse.  It was perfect because it was just a shell.  The interior rooms had not been touched.  It was ready for me to decorate.  What a way to go! It had nine room of unpainted canvas!

My interest turned to the Franklyn, and my other dollhouse was left in disrepair!  I painted, wallpapered, and made an hung curtains.  The moving van arrived and the furniture moved in.  Oh my, the baseboards and moulding haven't been completed, and the doors haven't been hung.  That will be done at a later date, I get too anxious.  Here are some pictures, please keep in mind it is not completed.

As you can see there is still a lot of work to keep me busy for some time.  I am going to take the doors off the kitchen cabinets and add curtains to make it more authentic.  Then my moulding, baseboards, doors and curtains.

The Beginning!

I realized one day that I never had a dollhouse when I was a child.  Actually one day happened to be last year while on a camping trip with my family.  We were discussing toys we had as children.


I searched eBay and bought a dollhouse kit.  I was not fazed about building it because I was a Construction Engineer in the Air Force so I thought it would be no problem.  Haha, so much for that idea.  I forgot to take into account I was working with tiny construction pieces.  I have developed MS so this was a feat to steady my hands to hang onto shingles, stair treads, etc.

I worked a few hours each day and finally the exterior was completed. Well nearly completed, I still have finishing touches to the outside, but I was getting anxious to work on the inside.

If anyone know the name of this dollhouse please let me know.  I can't seem to find this model on the web.