This is the facade of my Georgian dolls house. It's the first dollshouse that I had ever built, and although it is far from perfect, I am very proud of it! I hadn't done any wood work since I was at school, (many years ago now!) and the book shelf that I made at there fell to bits!! So this was an ambitious first attempt. The top part of the house is based on a design by Brian Nickolls, as I mentioned before. The basement is my own design and was built and added later, to provide a large kitchen area and library. Including hall and landings there are 12 rooms on 4 floors. It took about 2 years to complete, although it is still not entirely finished, there are a few little jobs left to do!

The Dining Room

This is the dining room from my Georgian house. I based it on the dining room at No1 Royal Crescent in Bath, which has a similar arrangement of furniture in the room, and similar colour scheme. Nearly all the furniture is made from wooden kits that I bought from Robert Longstaff. The mirror is by Lucy Askew. Some of the silverware is pewter, from Warwick Miniatures, and some pieces, including the cutlery is made from sterling silver (don't look too closely as some of it could do with a good polish!!)

The Drawing Room

This is the drawing room from the first dollshouse that I had ever built. The house was based on a Georgian style design by Brian Nickolls' in his book 'Making Character Dollshouses' although I have made some changes to the original design plan, and I've created a basement not included in Brian's plans. I'll post a picture of the house soon.
The drawing room is decorated in a pale eau de nile colour. The floor boards are cherry wood. I have tried to keep the furnishings and accessories as authentic to the Georgian period as possible. However, The Georgian period in Britain covered a wide number of years and styles and tastes varied over time. Early Georgian interiors were quite sparse in most ordinary homes, so I have decided to furnish my house with things that may have been in use between 1750 and 1820. The drawing room was there to impress guests, it showed off your status and wealth. Ladies would take tea in this room, and that is how I have set the room up, for a genteel afternoon tea party!
The furniture in this room has been collected from various sources, mostly from dollshouse and miniature fairs in the UK. The sofa is by John and Sue Hodgson, as are the torcheres and the framed portrait above the fireplace. The two urns are by Victoria Fasken, other pieces are from kits and Bespaq. The pole screen, which is by McQueenie Miniatures, contains a tiny embroidery I worked myself from a kit by Nicola Mascall. It took me AGES!!!

For further information on some of the designers mentioned see;
www.johnjhodgson.com
www.nicolamascallminiatures.co.uk

Welcome Again!

Hello,

This is my new blog, as I am no longer able to access my old blog Dollshouses & Miniatures. I created my blog to share pictures, tips and ideas with other dollshouse builders and collectors of miniatures.