Category Archives: Dolls

The Victorian housewife’s diary…

Tuesday 10th of March I was very excited to receive a parcel from the Bookseller, Mrs Steele, this morning. It was my long awaited copy of Mrs Beeton’s every-day cookery and housekeeping. Although I have been an avid reader of Mrs Beeton’s helpful and informative articles in The English woman’s domestic magazine, I am veryContinue reading “The Victorian housewife’s diary…”

Decorating the shop interior – part 2: finishing the fittings

Shelving… The shop shelving units were almost finished but there were a couple of finishing touches needed. I wanted to add a couple more shelves on the back wall to provide more storage above the fruit & vegetable display. I used 2 readymade long shelves (minus the brackets) which needed trimmed to size. I madeContinue reading “Decorating the shop interior – part 2: finishing the fittings”

Decorating the shop interior – part 1: Shop fixtures

The boys were off school for the half-term holiday last week so the shop had to be put on the back burner. I did get to help two of my sons make a Roald Dahl themed project & a story shoe box for World book day. With the shop box (mostly) finished, I made aContinue reading “Decorating the shop interior – part 1: Shop fixtures”

Preparing the shop box – part 2: Interior

The outside of the room box has had two coats of pale grey paint. So I began work on the interior. The floor I had already painted a rough border around the outside edges of the base panel as this will be visible as part of the exterior of the shop. As shown below… IContinue reading “Preparing the shop box – part 2: Interior”

Preparing the shop box – part 1: Exterior

With the arrival of my chosen wallpaper and flooring papers yesterday, I have finally started the preparation of the shop box by painting the outside of the ‘building’. The shop itself is a 1:12th scale flat pack MDF Room Box Shop Kit with a white shop front purchased from the Beautifully Handmade ebay shop. OnceContinue reading “Preparing the shop box – part 1: Exterior”

Home is where the heart is…

After years of admiring traditional doll’s houses, I finally bought one of my own. I chose a 6 room medium sized design called Radcliff House which was produced by Dolls House Direct. It is 72 cm (H) x 75cm x 44cm (D). I liked the Victorian design and the size seemed manageable. It came inContinue reading “Home is where the heart is…”

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