tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66666175703745851302024-03-12T19:48:01.837-07:00Dollhouses by Robin CareyA selection of dollhouses by artist Robin Carey,
compiled by Sumaiya MehreenSumaiya Mehreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276310107993867740noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-66328897953095781982020-02-02T09:23:00.000-08:002020-02-02T09:34:09.137-08:00The Queen Anne Cottage Fantasy Island Dollhouse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to my bucket list dollhouse house! This is the house I have always wanted to make. Thanks to the new tech of laser available for dollhousing , and the perfect custom pieces created for it by Sharon from Heritage Laser I was able to create my vision.<br />
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The Queen Anne house is a real house located in Arcadia California. It was used in a TV show called “Fantasy Island “and the movie “Meet the Fockers.” The property that includes a Lagoon was also used in the original Tarzan movies. The house real was built to be a guest house.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dollhouse is happily living now in the corner of my dining room. We put casters on the bottom of the cabinet, so it can turn around easily to access the back for decorating.</td></tr>
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So, this was the beginning. This was not the vintage kit ! I actually had purchased that kit and it was horrible! It is crazy big and the composition wood is awful. I threw it all away. I was able to used a few pieces from the tower kit. But the actual design/ plan for the house was just from looking at pictures of the real house.<br />
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The real house has a wrap around porch on both sides and I really love that but it just made the footprint of the house to big. As you can see I originally kept one porch on the right side .<br />
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However I ended up cutting that porch off after I even had done the foundation. It was just going to be to wide for the space I had to display it in the dining room.<br />
The finished house is now 39 in wide On the display board.<br />
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The foundation of this house is much higher than I normally do. The real house has a high foundation so I went with it. The wood is 2 1/2 inches high. This meant that I was going to need a ton of bricks made to do the entire foundation.<br />
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I cut all the egg carton lids I had saved. They were not enough, so I ended up buying egg cartons on eBay.<br />
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I had them painted and drying all over my bed. I actually only have a small sandwich bag of them left from all of this .<br />
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Now for the laser !<br />
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Trays and trays and trays, three coats of paint and sanding in between. At least the wall pieces only needed painted on one side.<br />
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The tower! The tower was quite a challenge. I did use a few pieces from the original kit but the kit tower was not tall enough, and did not get smaller as it went up like the real house tower. I also wanted to add a spiral staircase to it. </div>
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I made red geraniums for two days for these planters. I got the idea for having the planters from the Fockers movie.<br />
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The very top roof piece ended up being from a small wood bird house I got at a craft store.<br />
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This floor is actually a piece of cork that I brushed with paint. It was from an older wallpaper border.<br />
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This floor is a print of an authentic Cuban tile.<br />
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The Farmhouse Stone Manor project was inspired by the new modern farm decorating trend.<br />
The large portion house is hand stenciled. I used a pre mixed sanded grout, and then when it dried highlighted it with sponge painting in three tones.<br />
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The smaller part of the house has a vertical siding look. The roof is very rustic and earthy. I painted and cut apart sheets of formed barrel tile roof and applied them with a gray compound. then the roof was white washed in gray, so just highlights of the terra cotta show.<br />
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The lattice gable piece on the front porch was custom made.<br />
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For this house I made more bricks than ever before. Trays and trays. Each brick was hand painted, cut and applied. the bricks are in three tones with two different highlight colors.<br />
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These two dormer windows have the yellow blooming vines stained glass windows.<br />
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Cascading over the front porch is a super lovely climbing rose bush with both pink and white roses handmade in Thailand.<br />
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The whole outside of the chimney has the bricks as well as the first few inches going up house.<br />
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The house design has a fun staircase design with one going up from the small portion of the house, with a door leading into the other part of the house.<br />
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The two story brick fireplace was custom made for this house. I love the view of the front of it through the side door.<br />
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This pic shows the three ceilings that have beams with patterned brick inserts. Each room of this house has some special custom feature.<br />
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Another miniature show find that got used , was the yummy walnut wood piece of chair rail that was a perfect fit in the upstairs loft room.<br />
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This house was a super fun project and I got to try a few things I had never done before.Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262795499242739603noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-84879775214644290682018-11-19T14:43:00.000-08:002018-11-19T14:43:21.077-08:00No 9 Gray Brick Manor<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This brick manor is a newly finished project. The historic look brick wall pieces are painted a soft gray, and trim is a nice crisp white, and accent colors of a deeper gray for contrast and depth.<br />
The focal and curb appeal are the porch and No 9 stained glass window films on the lovely double French doors. A floral stained glass was also used in the second set of double French doors in the same room , leading out to the side yard.<br />
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The foundation has the hand done rustic stone look for extra texture.<br />
The railing over the front porch and front window balconies is a wonderful 2in. wood from the U.K.<br />
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The steps I made for the side doors on the house are straight, but the front just popped with the half round look ones.<br />
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The wood shingles were stained in a mid tone gray, and both square and octagon style were used.<br />
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Just under the roof line I was able to use a gorgeous vintage wood bracket molding that picked up at a miniature show and had just exactly enough for this house.<br />
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This piece I made to sit on the roof. I re did a longer dormer window to be the front focal one. The two side windows have the flower circle design in the stained glass.<br />
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The beautiful laser cut staircases and railings on all three floors are stained in English Chestnut. </div>
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Hard to really photograph outside with bushes, but the stained glass doors are beautiful from the inside.<br />
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All the ceilings have a fun special treatment. Why not?<br />
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The landscape pieces were made using mostly white and pink florals. Just a touch of purple, raspberry, and of course red roses. Also just needed a little cherub bird bath....<br />
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<br />Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262795499242739603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-50004923789467883782017-11-21T11:34:00.000-08:002017-11-21T12:44:07.092-08:00The Willowcrest Manor Dollhouse <br />
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This is the Willowcrest Manor Dollhouse. The project was started using a Greenleaf Willowcrest . The original kit has a friendly footprint and architectural details that lend themselves well to the cherub theme and overall feeling I wanted for the house. </div>
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The windows frames are embellished with pairs of cherubs and flowers. A single cherub adorns the peak of the front façade. </div>
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A focal point of the house is the lovely Romeo and Juliet balcony on the third floor . All the windows have ornate In a hammered finish. The other main point of interest is the amazing front door. The door is solid wood that was laser carved in an ornate pattern to scale. It was artisan made. </div>
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The interior color pallet is variations of golds and rose tones. Warm rich colors are used in the wallpapers, floors and ceilings. <br />
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Turning staircases always add a lot of drama , and offer lots of decorating opportunities. <br />
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The double French doors between the main entrance room and front room have full color floral stained glass window films. <br />
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The double entrance into the front room has a laser cut room divider, and is stained in warm English Chestnut . <br />
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The bay window has 4 matching staind glass window films that compliment the grapes in the wallpaper. </div>
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The side window has two Belcher style stained glass window films that work nicely with the toile wallpaper. </div>
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This large room is full of possibilities. The bay window was made into a seat and the stronger rose tone color was used in the fabric to balance the lighter colors of the floor and walls. </div>
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The flowers custom selected for this house , are crisp white roses and filler flowers, lavenders and purples, and soft pink hand made hydrangeas. Also added to the landscape is a willow tree to match the name "Willowcrest "of the house. </div>
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The fence and railings were done in gloss black. That stronger color choice was a good balance to the lighter and softer tones of the house. </div>
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The mansard roof has a top railing, and two double chimmnies. The house has many fun features, and details, so we will finish with that. Enjoy! </div>
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<br />Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262795499242739603noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-38847007221894571132016-12-03T15:23:00.001-08:002016-12-03T15:23:25.981-08:00The Peacock Cottage Dollhouse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the little Peacock Cottage Dollhouse<br />
It is a rustic quirky cottage with a bird and Peacock theme. It features three stained glass windows with peacocks, and all the wallpapers have a bird theme. The stained glass window films are usually on my ebay page or can be purchased on Etsy at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MiniatureWindows">https://www.etsy.com/shop/MiniatureWindows </a><br />
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The front door has a Peacock with full open tail, and the two front windows have a pair of right and left facing stlye. With all the rectangular pattern in the brickwork, the house really needed a direction balance piece, and doing the steps in the half circle shape worked well to achieve this.<br />
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The exterior of the cottage is mostly hand done brick look done in a combination of three tones. Just for fun the bricks are done in a variety of different patterns, giving the cottage unique personality.</div>
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There are two very lush flowerbed fence sections. The colors are creams, soft pinks, lavender, French blue, raspberry, and lilac tones.<br />
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Both front corners of the house have creeping vines hugging the brick in two colors of pinks.<br />
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Of course Peacock Cottage needs a Peacock and this one does.</div>
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The top window opens out to enjoy a soft breeze, and to easily be able to water the lovely window box in full bloom. The roof shingles are rustic and tinted in a shaded gray.<br />
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The addition room has a fun wall treatment of wallpaper cut in strips and applied to rustic wood panels.<br />
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The focal point of the main room is the floor to ceiling large brick fireplace. Along with the tonal bricks are pattern tile look in two matching styles. One on the surround, the other on the inside.<br />
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So this was a fun little cottage, tweaking all the colors to be rustic and soft yet pull in Peacock tones. A deep teal is an accent color as well as a chocolate umber brown. Softening the solid feeling of all the brick with finding the right flower shapes and colors was a challenge. so, on to the next project……...</div>
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This is the Chateau de Morsan Dollhouse. It is a French style country house that was inspired by a pic I received of a real house located in Normandy France.<br />
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I had a lot of fun with the cherub theme on the exterior. Using cherubs over the doors and under windows, and of course the large focal top floor facia.<br />
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I loved that this house is elegant yet rustic feeling at the same time. I chose darker papers for the inside to have a warm cozy feeling to balance the colder stone exterior.The garden flower choices also reflect the mix of formal garden and meadow.<br />
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Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262795499242739603noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-47680450687628456162015-12-11T13:03:00.000-08:002015-12-11T13:03:38.941-08:00The Glenview Drive Blue Victorian Dollhouse<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This is the second custom design dollhouse this year. Taking things I love from houses I have made over the years and adding fun features I enjoy having. I always love lots of extra windows and doors, you all know that. Balconies are my next favorite feature! I think after living in Key West experiencing so many, that the feeling to step out and just pause to look into the distance, or even down to the garden is lovely. So this house has first story porches, second story balconies, and third story walk outs. I also have thought separate Kitchen doors were very fun.<br />
The color pallet for this house came from a real historic house I saw for sale in Texas. The siding is a mid tone blue, with crisp white trim. accent colors are a pale blue, and marine blue.<br />
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The sun flowers were added after I finished the rest of the florals. sun flowers just look so happy, and that pop of goldish yellow was a nice standout to all the blue. <br />
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This is the Elizabeth Street Victorian Dollhouse. The base color is a soft pink tone that has just a hint of light peach to it. The primary trim is a very pale yellowish cream. It also has accents of a deep coral pink, and spring green.<br />
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This house is all about the porches. The double layered laser cut porch trims just give this house an amazing lacy and soft inviting feeling. Let's explore the porches.<br />
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Notice that the focal patterns of the two porches are different. I did not want matchey, matchey on it. The two separate styles, just make it fun and more interesting. <br />
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The porch is all about enjoying the outside. You can almost feel the breeze and hear the birds when your eyes move across this porch. Somehow all the busy texture of the laser gives you the feeling of life, and things growing. The patterns have a flowing feeling of movement to them.<br />
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The porch roof trim was custom sized. The stick and ball trim is one inch wide, and so the porch roof trim also needed to be one inch , just to continue the pattern moving up the design in that width. So, thanks to Sharon at Heritage Laser for doing that.<br />
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Even though I could just spend the day on porch, visualizing a total relaxing day, I guess we should see the inside of the house. So let's take a look from the back.<br />
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With the exterior of the house being so soft and light, using stained trim was a good way to kind of ground the design and balance all the lightness. The English chestnut color is warm, rich and works well against the Victorian wallpapers.<br />
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Across the front are full in bloom pink Hydrangeas. The texture and side of the blooms were chosen for a great compliment to the scroll pattern of the railing laser. One of the pink tones is a match to the house color which steps the eye down and out from the house. Moving color and pattern in a design is always a challenge, but worth the extra effort of thought.<br />
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Doesn't every Victorian house need an over the top cherub bird bath! This bird bath is set into a bed of full in bloom Burmese Roses. Also a few light apricot tulips, and rosy floral texture.<br />
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The three lush fresh looking hanging baskets are just simple ferns and two types of caladium leaves. Green and white, and pink. Simplicity was the basket choice that just worked for this house. The ferns look fresh and cool. The green compliments the green trim color and the touch of pink, again, moves the pink color through the design.<br />
Thanks again to Heritage laser for the lovely work that just makes this house a beauty.<br />
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<br />Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262795499242739603noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-58400909710888476542014-12-16T12:56:00.000-08:002015-03-20T06:40:39.861-07:00"The Darling House" Victorian Dollhouse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is "The Darling House"Victorian Dollhouse. This house is over the top with layers of white gingerbread from the lattice foundation to the peaks of the roof. The house color is kind of a light wet sand tone with light accents of two shades of an aqua teal . Clean crisp white give it a lace quality, and is soft against the sand tone of the house.<br />
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The garden style flowers are all done in soft tones of pinks, creams, and lavenders. The fancy laser fence just adds another layer to the texture and pattern of the porch gingerbread.<br />
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The house has two stained glass windows. One in the oval front door and the other in the octagon gable window. They have pink flowers and green leaves in the design.<br />
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The hanging baskets are white washed wicker with pink geraniums, fillers and caladium leaves.<br />
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The aqua pallet flows through every room. Just a touch of aqua tones can be found it each room.<br />
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This house is a girly girly house for sure. A small to medium size house with decent size rooms for decorating and a friendly footprint. The yummy laser cuts came from Heritage Laser, and just made the little house come alive. I had days of painting gingerbread laid out on trays, but, when I began adding it on the porch, the house just started getting this amazing personality. I seriously just worked on it almost straight through with little sleep finishing the outside! It was just so fun. icing on the cake for sure, every addition was just to exciting. I actually got up at 5:00 AM one morning to make window boxes, I just could not stay in bed another moment. Guess after making so many houses it is still fun to know that they are just as exciting to me as ever. Love this Dollhousing hobby!<br />
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<br />Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262795499242739603noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-77451930202650524352014-12-16T10:40:00.000-08:002014-12-16T10:40:20.329-08:00My Red and White Candy Cane Christmas and Key West Dollhouse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />I thought this year it would be fun to show you some pics from my real house for Christmas. This year it is all red and white with a candy cane theme. </td></tr>
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Last year was an elf theme, so this year I repurposed the elves that were in the tree and did them on the dining table. As you can see my Key West house is in the corner of the dining area. I can see it as well from my kitchen. The Key West house is decorated in true Key West style for Christmas.<br />
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Ribbon run through picket fence is very popular. I love the look of it.<br />
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Decorating you bike is a Key West must! All over town you see people riding bikes that are so decorated they could almost be parade floats. They use battery pack lights and run them through the wheel spokes. They really go overboard, so I had to decorate my mini bike. Poinsettias in the basket, ribbon in the wheels and a tree in the back.<br />
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These pics are from the house directly across the alley from my husband's parent's home. They do the ribbon through the fence that is so popular. I love that they did a wreath on the cat door in the fence.<br />
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This bike is just a display piece in front of someones house, but it shows you some of bike decorating.<br />
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I hope you all have a wonderful holiday! Love from South Florida!<br />
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This is the lovely Stone Cottage dollhouse with a working waterwheel. It is a French Countryside theme. Although it is quite rustic, I like to think of it as " elevated country", in that it is also elegant. This combination of country style and French chic creates a wonderful design and imaginative pallet for decorating possibilities.</div>
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The exterior is a custom tinted stone finish using three different colors that were floated in emulsion, and then stipple brushed to blend. Eleven sizes of stone pattern were cut and then individually applied. With the paint trim and shutters, a total of five different paint colors were used on the exterior to give the subtle yet exciting look.<br />
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The cedar shingles were first painted in a rosy terra cotta, and then lightly stained in a honey color stain. This gave them extra dimension, and the cedar wood texture picks up just the right amount of light.<br />
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On the side of the house are half clay pots with espalier type plantings. They are just in the bud stage, with deep lavender hints of color.<br />
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The window boxes also follow the " elevated country" look. They are combinations of thriving wild flowers, vines, and garden flowers.<br />
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The tones are all warm and inviting with a very open and spacious first floor kitchen and living area.The Dutch style front door can be opened to let in a nice breeze, or closed and elegant with the metal style ornate insert.<br />
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The enclosed narrow stair was something I saw in a magazine and loved. I do not know why I have never done this before in a house. It is just so charming and inviting when you are sitting in front of it. The door looks good open or shut as well. My Mom told me that an old Aunt in our family actually had one just like it, and it was quite practical in keeping the warm air in the downstairs back in the day.<br />
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The cooking area in the kitchen was a custom design . The bricks were all cut and custom painted to compliment the tones in the wallpaper. The paper is a lovely elegant pedestal urns of fruit print.</div>
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The three up stairs rooms are papered in soft cozy inviting papers. Two styles of floral and over the kitchen is a French country toile pattern. The two wood floors are slightly aged looking with the use of streaking the stain some. The doors are also treated this way for a more lived in appearance. The stain is a first coat of a honey color and then highlighted and streaked in chestnut color.<br />
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The waterwheel is a super fun addition to this house. It can be seen from the front or the back, and it just gives you that country feeling of fresh cool clean water. The wheel is 8 inches by 2 inches and rotates on a dowel rod. It was stained a nice deep chestnut tone. The man who created the waterwheel for me will be happy to make one for you. If you are interested, his name is Ivan and his email is </div>
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The fence and gate are delicate rustic wood. On either side are' height of the season' in bloom garden flowers. Combinations of sun flowers, roses, lilies, and a mix of bedding plants.<br />
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I have really loved working on this house. It is a very cozy, charming, peaceful house in person. It quiets you and makes you feel comfortable moving your eyes through the rooms. It is elegant yet homey. You can almost smell the country air and fresh water....................</div>
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Newly finished, The Orchid House Dollhouse with shops is a 19th century Italianate style period design piece. The new "radiant" orchid color was the inspiration for the pallet. Her Lovely tall tiara is the icing on the cake, making her a dramatic beauty.<br />
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The Exterior is a crisp clean white, with gray foundation, corners, and window frames. Three tones of orchid were on the outside, and then gloss black railings. The gloss black accents were chosen for balance, extra interest, and pattern.<br />
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The shingles were hand cut, and shaded in a soft gray tone. They were individually applied and selected for their unique texture that plays so well with the white "stone".<br />
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5 variations of the orchid shade were used in the house and exterior. They were again selected from the Martha Stewart paint line. Radiant orchid, though a strong color is a surprisingly neutral color and plays well with others. It compliments a full range of greens, aqua, and of course gray just warms, blends,and makes a perfect layering color.<br />
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The ornate floating staircase is the showpiece of the interior. It was made from detailed laser cut wood.</div>
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The long planter box was added to create a great area for the foot traffic possibly going into the shops. A lovely space for tables and chairs or benches.<br />
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The black railing side pieces were used to make a visual separation from what would be considered the residence from the retail more public area.<br />
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Special thanks to Itsy bitsy Wallpaper for custom coloring and resizing of wallpapers to the lovely orchid pallet, and Heritage Laser for custom making the special laser for the front entrance.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is the Sea Glass Cottage Dollhouse. My vision for this house was a wonderful light, open and airy house that might be located near an ocean.A wonderful beach house that you could spend summers in. The wrap around porch, porch swing, and lookout tower, all perfect for enjoying summers by the sea. Two houses I love were the inspiration for this house. The first, the house from the TV show Revenge that the character Emily lives in. The second was this house pictured below in Key West that was purchased by Calvin Klein during the years I lived on the island. For years it was just know as " the most photographed" house by locals. I love the fresh crisp white and the sea glass aqua accent color.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The lookout tower was a fun custom addition. The extra gingerbread added great balance to the overall house. The ship wheel laser trim is available, as are all other laser trims from Heritage laser.</span></span></div>
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New larger version of mason de poupee, French style dollhouse. The French inspired dollhouses take a slightly higher direction with this newly completed house. More rooms, hallways, and a stunning tall roof line for this custom 3 inch laser cut railing.<br />
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Grand entrance way to the lovely house.<br />
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The laser railing at the roof line was custom sized and created by Sharon Monroe. She is the magic behind the wonderful selection of awesome laser dollhouse trims you can find at heritagelaserworks.com<br />
i just recently found Sharon and we have been working together, she has duplicated all the designs that had been made for me previously by sawdust man who is no longer around. so please check out her website, or contact her for anything I have used in the past, as well as all her lovely new things.<br />
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This 3 inch railing was the icing on the cake addition for this house.<br />
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A Quick peek inside the front door before we turn the house around.<br />
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First floor rooms in detail.<br />
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Nice full and dripping flowers. Also a delicate black enhancement on the corners to move the black placements all over the house.<br />
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Winter white rose bushes at the two corners and at the entrance.<br />
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The floral color pallet was kept in mostly white, pink and lavender tones.<br />
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This larger French house is fresh and crisp from the outside, and rich with color on the inside. It was a fun project. I had a few design challenges working with older wood, but in some ways it has given it a charm not found in brand new kits, or composition board. The next house project is a summer cottage home, with lots of gingerbread. </div>
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The Clematis Cottage</div>
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This is the Clematis Cottage Dollhouse. It is a delightful house with a charming garden, and of course, beautiful soft pink Clematis vines inspiring the lovely name.<br />
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Siding was added to the house, and is painted a soft butter yellow. 5 colors in total are used on the exterior and all were from the Martha Stewart house paint line. I find the Martha Stewart colors are all designed to blend beautifully together.<br />
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The Clematis flowers were made from kits purchased from Bonnie Lavish. I used a total of 5 kits for the entrance porch overhang, side window, and right and left fence placements. I did dry brush the petals with two colors, and also added a tiny seed bead to the centers of the basic kit instructions. Bonnie Lavish has many beautiful flower and leaf kits on her web site. The Clematis were absolutely the perfect choice for this house.<br />
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The roof is the earthy rustic shingles that were done in a gray wash.<br />
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The inside of the house moves the design into a warmer, homey tone with the English Chestnut stain used on all the woodwork, and stairs.<br />
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Clematis Cottage is a little breath of sunny air, with a homey, comforting interior. My Grandparents had a wonderful cottage when I was growing up. A cottage is just a special place to go and enjoy simple, comfortable living.<br />
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<br />Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262795499242739603noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-26290005011322315852012-11-25T15:42:00.000-08:002012-11-26T06:41:37.520-08:00French Theme Dollhouse "Maison de Poupee"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the second dollhouse with a French theme, to complete my summer obcession with all things French. It seems that the French influence is everywhere right now, especially in the shelter magazines showing all the lovely decorated feminine rooms. I stayed with my white "stone" for the simple reason that it is fresh, clean and crisp, and as a decorative accessory in your home you never tire of it. I had considered the tan tones, but as my first priority is to make dollhouses that are happy, the tan, I feel one would tire of, and for me does not inspire the joy.<br />
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I love using the natural peat for the roofs. it just gives the most wonderful earthy textures. The shingles are hand cut, paint washed and then hand applied, but well worth that extra effort.<br />
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With this house having the strong black fence, the flower color choices were more carefully considered. The pinks needed to be stronger pinks, even into the raspberry tones, to stand up to the background of the fence. More white presence was also needed to keep the balance with the house. There are mostly rounded edged flowers in the beds, so the sharp pointed petals of the lilies really are a stand out in the urns as well as nice visual contrast to the beds.<br />
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The window boxes were kept mostly with all white flowers . By keeping them white they gave an extra dimension to the white of the house, kind of bringing it forward, and also not taking away from the gardens where we want the focal energy to be. I added just a touch of a trailing pink vine look to give that light blush of pink against the all white house. It just needed a touch of color.<br />
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Now to the inside! I used many of the same papers as the other French house, and I did that because, well, they are just beautiful and I love them. Kind of like the old expression about if it isn't broke, don't fix it.<br />
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The first floor rooms.<br />
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This was a great house to work on. It started out as a Georgie kit, sturdy well made wood parts for the structure. Working with black inside and out is a challenge, as it can quickly overpower. You want just enough to be an elegant addition. Happy Dollhousing! RobinRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262795499242739603noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-53778037471855360652012-08-26T10:49:00.000-07:002012-08-26T10:49:25.799-07:00La Maisonnette French Dollhouse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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La Maisonnette French Dollhouse<br />
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This darling project was from a vintage kit that I found last year on Ebay. It is dated 1986 and was manufactured in France. How fun is that! It actually was the most beautiful wood I have ever worked with in a kit. It assembled differently than another kits, which seems hard to believe that anything so simple at this point could actually stump me construction wise, but I took pause more than once.<br />
You will notice this house having many different textures used on the outside. Each unique texture adds another layer of interest. From smooth to chunky, and gray to pink, all coming together to give it a great visual experience.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The textures on the outside of the house give it a bit of an earthy, country feeling. The inside is done in very clean, fresh, feminine colors and prints. Here is an overview of the inside design. </td></tr>
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The first floor rooms in detail.<br />
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Second floor detail views.<br />
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Fun French newsprint wallpaper.<br />
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The color selections for the gardens, were chosen in only a close feminine pallet of pinks and crisp white. With so much color going on in the inside of the house, the garden flowers needed to not compete with them. A round flower bed seemed a good style, and the sun dial could be replaced with an elegant tall statue, or bird bath for a different venue.<br />
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Each house always develops a little personality. Sometimes not the one I had planned for it. When that happens I always let the house decide. Some houses are elegant, others homey and cozy, but this house is happy. My Key West house that I have in my dinning room has a nice rocking chair beside it, and I can sit there with a cup of tea, and in 10 minutes, it is like I took a mini vacation. This house has that same feeling, it takes you away into it, and it makes you feel.....Happy. I loved every moment i worked on it.Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262795499242739603noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-68288095668267284882012-04-26T11:23:00.001-07:002012-04-26T11:30:16.897-07:00East Main street Victorian Dollhouse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the East Main Street Victorian Dollhouse. After the Palm Island house we have returned from island living and are back on the mainland.<br />
This is that charming house on Main St. USA, that you drive by everyday. The one that you slow down to see. The house is always perfect, fresh looking, and the gardens are perpetually in full bloom. This is the head turner, the house that makes you smile, take a breath,as you pause to capture all the beauty, if only for a few moments as you pass by. I think we have all experienced a house like this, almost storybook like with it's gingerbread trim and shutters. We wonder how it always seems so perfect, as if by magic, with little of no effort involved. We imagine who must live there, or perhaps imagine ourselves in such a perfection and beauty. This is the image I wanted to create with this house. Just a beautiful dollhouse on Main St..<br />
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The house is painted a lovely sky blue color, and the trim is a crisp clean, soft yellow. This is a perfect pallet for all the garden flowers to be enjoyed to their fullest! Every subtle tone in the garden is enhanced against these background colors.<br />
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Let's have a peek inside before we explore the gardens.<br />
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The front door has a design of delicate flowing vine with pink flowers and two hummingbirds in a slight blue tone are exploring them.<br />
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Moving up to the second floor, the quite elegant blue color , and earth tones move through the house.<br />
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The octagon window in this room is also a stained glass effect, with a design in a slightly stronger blue to contrast . There are also gold tones that give the room a warm cast when the light comes in.</div>
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Butterflies are attracted to the huge variety of flowers in bloom, and birds are always welcome.<br />
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Notice the tiny lavender butterfly on the ivory rose?<br />
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The gazing ball! My grandparents had one of these in the middle of a large flower bed. I assume the mirror finish is to reflect and magnify the look of the blooms in it's reflection.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the Palm Island Estate Dollhouse. It started out as an Alison JR. kit. A lot of modifications were done to make it much more interesting, and realistic. The original kit is a bit box like, so by adding more windows and doors, the house just opens up, and has a flow. It becomes a beautiful airy tropical home full of light and decorating potential.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The front and side steps are done in a Spanish tile look, similar to those often seen on Key West homes like the "Southern Most", and Earnest Hemmingway"s. Accents of beautiful patterned Spanish tiles are found all over, especially in the private gardens.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The landscape design includes two focal , artisan made palm trees. There is a large variety of tropical fruit trees and plants, including papaya, banana, and mango. Along the fence are colorful crotons, lush green palms, and a mix of assorted plants and textures contrasting against the crisp white pickets. Most of the tropical flowering plants were hand made in Thailand out of clay, and the tiny detailing is stunning.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The walkway is a matching tile, a crisp white with the printed tile for stepping. The small touch of the fancy pattern compliments the complex textures in the plants. The trendy coral/orange color is enhanced by the rich colorful tones in the lush foliage. Just a touch of this color from the Martha Stewart paint line was painted just under the roof line under the tower. This small "pop" of color creates a nice visual balance, and pulls some of that fun colorful tropical feeling up on to the house. The rest of the house is painted a soft white.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The house front door has stained glass windows, as well as three other windows in the downstairs. Aqua blues and orange shades are the main colors that run through the house. Tropical bird theme wallpapers were selected for the main entry room and the large top floor room. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three large oval windows were aded to the tower, making it the perfect place to look out over the endless ocean, or watch a beautiful golden sunset.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nMAUWDTi7KQ/T39LLtNgNtI/AAAAAAAAAb8/U2ziDURVA1c/s1600/IMG_2954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nMAUWDTi7KQ/T39LLtNgNtI/AAAAAAAAAb8/U2ziDURVA1c/s320/IMG_2954.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262795499242739603noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-89949796473069143602011-11-21T11:45:00.000-08:002011-11-24T07:39:21.626-08:00New Gothic Victorian Dollhouse<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-prW6m7jHYic/Tsq39Ks949I/AAAAAAAAAXA/EbNlzNH1o8M/s1600/IMG_2380.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-prW6m7jHYic/Tsq39Ks949I/AAAAAAAAAXA/EbNlzNH1o8M/s400/IMG_2380.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677552541726794706" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-72J0SHZ5HR0/Tsq37p57cLI/AAAAAAAAAW4/QgKAiflTR5M/s1600/IMG_2407.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> </a> This Gothic Victorian inspired dollhouse began as a Tennyson. I liked the basic footprint for the house however, felt it needed major design changes. i added extra doors and windows, changed window sizes, and created a special brick chimney. The interior staircase was also moved.<br /> Siding was a must, and for contrast the bay was done in a vertical siding. After all the architectural construction issues were dealt with, the color pallet was next....<br />I had picked up a flyer at the paint store with a house I loved done in red and green. so using that for basic inspiration, i moved to a fresher updated version. most of the paint colors finally chosen are from the Martha Stewart paint line. this was a very fun pallet to work with!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LJGbjwCqhkI/Tsq37HoXP5I/AAAAAAAAAWo/jNK12Eer6qA/s1600/IMG_2407.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LJGbjwCqhkI/Tsq37HoXP5I/AAAAAAAAAWo/jNK12Eer6qA/s400/IMG_2407.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677552506542440338" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ffi2d7SPe3k/Tsq36yvGC8I/AAAAAAAAAWc/ni9Rcd28rds/s1600/IMG_2410.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ffi2d7SPe3k/Tsq36yvGC8I/AAAAAAAAAWc/ni9Rcd28rds/s400/IMG_2410.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677552500933528514" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XEuAU2CfIRk/Tsqy1VyaHhI/AAAAAAAAAWU/PL4F9ATPTjc/s1600/IMG_2386.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XEuAU2CfIRk/Tsqy1VyaHhI/AAAAAAAAAWU/PL4F9ATPTjc/s400/IMG_2386.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677546909705313810" border="0" /> </a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eYO76iUrOsQ/Tsqy1E-b3hI/AAAAAAAAAWE/S8i0AIeBePg/s1600/IMG_2377.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7dkh5VJcu08/Tsqy0OE2_xI/AAAAAAAAAV8/-1gUZ6vSJOU/s1600/IMG_2407.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> </a> The hand cut and painted bricks used on the front and side steps and chimney were just the right texture and tone to pull it all together.<br />Front doors are always an important focal point, and this door has a wonderful stained glass window in an oval design of lilies, landscape, and delicate border.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O0xk5tqwSNo/Tsqyzyyg9DI/AAAAAAAAAVs/no_CDsYK0jQ/s1600/IMG_2405.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IUusOwQ76WU/TsqxSSrA1XI/AAAAAAAAAUY/2wr0-kmBxFg/s400/IMG_2404.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677545208061941106" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fGhRKUT_Oaw/TsqxRm0RKLI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/4ZPiqg9V8z4/s1600/IMG_2415.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fGhRKUT_Oaw/TsqxRm0RKLI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/4ZPiqg9V8z4/s400/IMG_2415.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677545196289599666" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uj9VLwmpS_E/TsqxROZOEoI/AAAAAAAAAUA/FH8JhczKQ_g/s1600/IMG_2401.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m9ymQg21BCM/TsqxQ4alsAI/AAAAAAAAAT0/ESse5VLN9Z0/s1600/IMG_2414.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m9ymQg21BCM/TsqxQ4alsAI/AAAAAAAAAT0/ESse5VLN9Z0/s400/IMG_2414.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677545183833862146" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ha-Yh7yDSdk/TsqvTKyQZtI/AAAAAAAAATo/ZFDRBbaueEY/s1600/IMG_2397.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> Staining the interior trim gives the house a warm homey feeling, yet the printed all and floor papers make it light and fun.</a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cikvMPmDtXo/TsqvRnaOEyI/AAAAAAAAATc/MwM6seCAEhs/s1600/IMG_2416.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cikvMPmDtXo/TsqvRnaOEyI/AAAAAAAAATc/MwM6seCAEhs/s400/IMG_2416.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677542997425525538" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iLT842FePVU/TsqvRUWW3_I/AAAAAAAAATM/GYNChhb7MkU/s1600/IMG_2396.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> Another addition was the fireplace. A lovely one from England with a nice slim profile. To carry through the terra cotta, more of the same bricks made for the outside were used on the base and surround area.</a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-weLOPBL0cBM/TsqvRDzXpUI/AAAAAAAAATE/p1Xmfy02cHA/s1600/IMG_2417.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-weLOPBL0cBM/TsqvRDzXpUI/AAAAAAAAATE/p1Xmfy02cHA/s400/IMG_2417.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677542987867333954" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6jKo9xcPHB8/TsqupaDPFQI/AAAAAAAAAS0/nJjj1issF0A/s1600/IMG_2399.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6jKo9xcPHB8/TsqupaDPFQI/AAAAAAAAAS0/nJjj1issF0A/s400/IMG_2399.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677542306644694274" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ycA_Rn2eO4I/TsqupJ7EUgI/AAAAAAAAASs/zV6hys4RGIw/s1600/IMG_2400.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ycA_Rn2eO4I/TsqupJ7EUgI/AAAAAAAAASs/zV6hys4RGIw/s400/IMG_2400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677542302315467266" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XudELFzXb00/TsquoJmejmI/AAAAAAAAASk/zGmcFEmFi18/s1600/IMG_2395.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XudELFzXb00/TsquoJmejmI/AAAAAAAAASk/zGmcFEmFi18/s400/IMG_2395.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677542285049237090" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dhDz8TkpmGU/Tsqunpx28KI/AAAAAAAAASU/40Sj6VJSsBA/s1600/IMG_2402.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> The staircase was moved to the other side of the house and a second staircase was added to the third floor.</a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7jcGd_a0PIw/TsqunY3yfpI/AAAAAAAAASI/2mymOf0t4X4/s1600/IMG_2412.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7jcGd_a0PIw/TsqunY3yfpI/AAAAAAAAASI/2mymOf0t4X4/s400/IMG_2412.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677542271968509586" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WC3IQEri1yA/TsqtODOo9fI/AAAAAAAAASA/0Rx_C7dJNg8/s1600/IMG_2425.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> In doing the gardens and flower selections, the color choices were very important. The green moss usually used was to "green" and had to be changed to a more light spring green color.</a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BHv8H2R88b0/TsqtN2_0vHI/AAAAAAAAARw/ltg3z_2SFsc/s1600/IMG_2408.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BHv8H2R88b0/TsqtN2_0vHI/AAAAAAAAARw/ltg3z_2SFsc/s400/IMG_2408.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677540733867048050" border="0" /></a><br />The colors in the flowers are strong and add another layer to the design, yet they do not take away from, or overpower the house. For this reason coordinating all the garden colors with the house was a challenge.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VczFU9Nq454/Tsqrx4eupVI/AAAAAAAAARg/5WGUrhkGgXU/s1600/IMG_2422.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VczFU9Nq454/Tsqrx4eupVI/AAAAAAAAARg/5WGUrhkGgXU/s400/IMG_2422.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677539153717142866" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sKvFEtTE7Vs/Tsqrw0dzXKI/AAAAAAAAARY/lKD3GuzVvjw/s1600/IMG_2387.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sKvFEtTE7Vs/Tsqrw0dzXKI/AAAAAAAAARY/lKD3GuzVvjw/s400/IMG_2387.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677539135459646626" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WG2LfZmil4c/TsqrwN7CYfI/AAAAAAAAARI/BiVPjk6rVQQ/s1600/IMG_2384.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WG2LfZmil4c/TsqrwN7CYfI/AAAAAAAAARI/BiVPjk6rVQQ/s400/IMG_2384.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677539125113283058" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z851No_e6jU/Tsqrv2R60fI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/awseHb_jDbU/s1600/IMG_2388.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z851No_e6jU/Tsqrv2R60fI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/awseHb_jDbU/s400/IMG_2388.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677539118766805490" border="0" /></a>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262795499242739603noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-29037860563664743382011-05-31T06:59:00.000-07:002011-05-31T08:47:39.240-07:00The Key West Island Manor Dollhouse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SdDfSLY_4y0/TeUF-gEOQDI/AAAAAAAAAQs/WOoIzM4SV6g/s1600/IMG_2099.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SdDfSLY_4y0/TeUF-gEOQDI/AAAAAAAAAQs/WOoIzM4SV6g/s400/IMG_2099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612899081904865330" border="0" /></a><br />This is the Key West Island Manor dollhouse. Another theme house project capturing the allure of the island of Key West. The house began as a "Newport" kit made by RGT. The windows were all replaced with a more fun and theme appropriate style.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l73LFil7EF0/TeUF-EhpUDI/AAAAAAAAAQc/_PoEKZERNno/s1600/IMG_2134.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l73LFil7EF0/TeUF-EhpUDI/AAAAAAAAAQc/_PoEKZERNno/s400/IMG_2134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612899074512080946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cX83TyvmVdM/TeUFbiY8XuI/AAAAAAAAAQU/5ZY7QtiXRJw/s1600/IMG_2143.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cX83TyvmVdM/TeUFbiY8XuI/AAAAAAAAAQU/5ZY7QtiXRJw/s400/IMG_2143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612898481233223394" border="0" /></a><br />Cuban design style influences are seen all over the island. A very Cuban addition to the house are the ornate grill work pieces installed on the two dormer windows.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s-ExXI46bhw/TeUFbeISMwI/AAAAAAAAAQE/HuWjBz724g0/s1600/IMG_2102.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s-ExXI46bhw/TeUFbeISMwI/AAAAAAAAAQE/HuWjBz724g0/s400/IMG_2102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612898480089608962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span>An additional side window and French door side entrance were also changes to the original profile of the Newport kit. Custom laser porch and roof trim, and two additional balconies completely changed the original house shell into a true Victorian island beauty!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J9hDOj-sg-w/TeUD4W_JpTI/AAAAAAAAAP0/7BAq65SDkco/s1600/IMG_2147.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J9hDOj-sg-w/TeUD4W_JpTI/AAAAAAAAAP0/7BAq65SDkco/s400/IMG_2147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612896777365202226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Kke3hl_zcjw/TeUD4TKbrYI/AAAAAAAAAPs/UKuaVraUC4c/s1600/IMG_2086.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Kke3hl_zcjw/TeUD4TKbrYI/AAAAAAAAAPs/UKuaVraUC4c/s400/IMG_2086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612896776338779522" border="0" /></a><br />These beautiful Victorian homes in the "old Town" area of the island are on small close lots with intense lush tropical gardens. This landscape captures this look with a mix of many tropical plants and trees that all thrive in a zone 11 climate.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pgMokyHdq_k/TeUBeMH4CpI/AAAAAAAAAPc/Ap46pSaKUBA/s1600/IMG_2103.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pgMokyHdq_k/TeUBeMH4CpI/AAAAAAAAAPc/Ap46pSaKUBA/s400/IMG_2103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612894128749152914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yhodXEOs03Q/TeUBd2Gd5XI/AAAAAAAAAPU/63rpnDLFMLc/s1600/IMG_2136.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yhodXEOs03Q/TeUBd2Gd5XI/AAAAAAAAAPU/63rpnDLFMLc/s400/IMG_2136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612894122837665138" border="0" /></a><br />Many homes have brick walkways and bricked areas for enjoying the the beautiful surroundings. The two brick platform areas created have many display possibilities, for seating, bird baths, fountains, etc. and can be changed out to give a totally different look to the front of the house.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7jXDY_f0Ixw/TeUA5jPjT0I/AAAAAAAAAPE/7-SVdroDLeE/s1600/IMG_2093.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7jXDY_f0Ixw/TeUA5jPjT0I/AAAAAAAAAPE/7-SVdroDLeE/s400/IMG_2093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612893499300204354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2T51HXPBfGE/TeUA5QuDSaI/AAAAAAAAAO8/byLRT49nNi4/s1600/IMG_2107.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2T51HXPBfGE/TeUA5QuDSaI/AAAAAAAAAO8/byLRT49nNi4/s400/IMG_2107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612893494327855522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YM4lRmp0NK8/TeUA5B71nOI/AAAAAAAAAO0/CZi48nH5WkM/s1600/IMG_2092.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YM4lRmp0NK8/TeUA5B71nOI/AAAAAAAAAO0/CZi48nH5WkM/s400/IMG_2092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612893490359147746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LUrUh8MOTJI/TeUA46SUakI/AAAAAAAAAOs/Oj-J6uzXOFU/s1600/IMG_2091.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LUrUh8MOTJI/TeUA46SUakI/AAAAAAAAAOs/Oj-J6uzXOFU/s400/IMG_2091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612893488305957442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-te2kcj9zlBQ/TeUAOeLDUfI/AAAAAAAAAOk/VWN_61m3EM4/s1600/IMG_2121.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-te2kcj9zlBQ/TeUAOeLDUfI/AAAAAAAAAOk/VWN_61m3EM4/s400/IMG_2121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612892759204778482" border="0" /></a><br />The interior color pallet runs through the many colors of the ocean, from cobalt blue, to light aqua green. The companion colors are the sand and coral tones, a mix of tropical earth and sunset.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fI8jMS_42tA/TeT9JtKwYrI/AAAAAAAAAOM/MqPC2QB9rvM/s1600/IMG_2124.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fI8jMS_42tA/TeT9JtKwYrI/AAAAAAAAAOM/MqPC2QB9rvM/s400/IMG_2124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612889378795840178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lreuI5XQShs/TeT8v3fdqDI/AAAAAAAAAOE/bLQMseXprrw/s1600/IMG_2115.jpg"> </a> The floors are a mix of cool tiles ( important in a tropical climate) in solids and patterns. The front room flooring is representative of a freshly cracked coconut,with the deep rich brown tones against the pale white of the insides.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cszXLAnAQC8/TeT8vnSsKNI/AAAAAAAAAN8/yXSh0TWjB-Y/s1600/IMG_2114.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cszXLAnAQC8/TeT8vnSsKNI/AAAAAAAAAN8/yXSh0TWjB-Y/s400/IMG_2114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612888930541906130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JMsSEuegTIo/TeT8vQ-ZktI/AAAAAAAAAN0/1TxrrkJz8rI/s1600/IMG_2113.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JMsSEuegTIo/TeT8vQ-ZktI/AAAAAAAAAN0/1TxrrkJz8rI/s400/IMG_2113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612888924551221970" border="0" /></a><br />The peacock theme is the secondary subtle theme that runs through the house. There is a full length peacock stained glass window in the new front door, and another peacock in a second floor window. A third scenic pattern stained glass window was also installed on the first floor. The full color pallets of these windows are stunning against the white canvas created by the outside color of the house.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6pZbk91dWPU/TeT8W_J9k7I/AAAAAAAAANk/O0pgitPmHM8/s1600/IMG_2106.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6pZbk91dWPU/TeT8W_J9k7I/AAAAAAAAANk/O0pgitPmHM8/s400/IMG_2106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612888507451020210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jVSCgd0bCUM/TeT8WoW-NeI/AAAAAAAAANc/bHkN-TG1IMI/s1600/IMG_2130.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jVSCgd0bCUM/TeT8WoW-NeI/AAAAAAAAANc/bHkN-TG1IMI/s400/IMG_2130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612888501331572194" border="0" /></a><br />The stair railings are laser cut wood and are painted in a clean bright white that really makes all the details of them just "pop". The risers of the stairs have a tile finish that appears to have come straight from Cuba. Cuba, by the way is only 90 miles south of Key West!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ScjjjH1w5Ls/TeT7FlvsKdI/AAAAAAAAANM/DM5OPIvY3S8/s1600/IMG_2110.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ScjjjH1w5Ls/TeT7FlvsKdI/AAAAAAAAANM/DM5OPIvY3S8/s400/IMG_2110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612887109060536786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MDEfTIm8KzE/TeT7FIjD-vI/AAAAAAAAANE/Xv9nSnG-j8k/s1600/IMG_2118.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MDEfTIm8KzE/TeT7FIjD-vI/AAAAAAAAANE/Xv9nSnG-j8k/s400/IMG_2118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612887101222943474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CfztMzaZ9f8/TeT7EyEQ1rI/AAAAAAAAAM8/K4bOVMwUwOo/s1600/IMG_2117.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CfztMzaZ9f8/TeT7EyEQ1rI/AAAAAAAAAM8/K4bOVMwUwOo/s400/IMG_2117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612887095188182706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lwkHPjEHwGY/TeT4fbaArGI/AAAAAAAAAM0/nMlYtkTsv_Y/s1600/IMG_2108.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lwkHPjEHwGY/TeT4fbaArGI/AAAAAAAAAM0/nMlYtkTsv_Y/s400/IMG_2108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612884254426967138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-90RZXSsnfCs/TeT4fUpVr1I/AAAAAAAAAMs/r_6gey4FWUQ/s1600/IMG_2120.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-90RZXSsnfCs/TeT4fUpVr1I/AAAAAAAAAMs/r_6gey4FWUQ/s400/IMG_2120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612884252612210514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wplL0S0m-r4/TeT4fDJ6M0I/AAAAAAAAAMk/ixAnWEBufwE/s1600/IMG_2129.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wplL0S0m-r4/TeT4fDJ6M0I/AAAAAAAAAMk/ixAnWEBufwE/s400/IMG_2129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612884247916983106" border="0" /></a><br />A spiral staircase leading up to a tower is always a great fantasy addition for a Key West house. The possibility of a treasure ship crashing on the coral reef was a common occurrence at the turn of the century.<br />The staircase is wood, and was embellished with wooden laser scroll work and then spray painted in a hammered metal finish. the same metal finish is on the dormer window inserts, and the three placements of the tone make a nice balance from the inside view.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UCJvCvrb2hE/TeT2_AFAfxI/AAAAAAAAAL0/hR9XpAhxSqM/s1600/IMG_2114.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UCJvCvrb2hE/TeT2_AFAfxI/AAAAAAAAAL0/hR9XpAhxSqM/s400/IMG_2114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612882597823676178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kgX5Z1KQwbk/TeT2_P183hI/AAAAAAAAALs/b-eFvMk6294/s1600/IMG_2112.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kgX5Z1KQwbk/TeT2_P183hI/AAAAAAAAALs/b-eFvMk6294/s400/IMG_2112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612882602055491090" border="0" /></a><br />This is a very large house with plenty of decorating space inside.It has a great footprint with a very efficient use of space. it was an awesome, fun project, and now it is time for something on the smaller side, going into the summer months...... Thanks for looking!Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262795499242739603noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-2490227675634481132011-02-22T09:58:00.000-08:002011-02-28T11:56:35.394-08:00The Southern Mansion Dollhouse with Summer Kitchen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GOiFbEOEuxA/TWQAkTjvbCI/AAAAAAAAALc/xR06xEBwxdQ/s1600/IMG_1712.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GOiFbEOEuxA/TWQAkTjvbCI/AAAAAAAAALc/xR06xEBwxdQ/s400/IMG_1712.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576582862316989474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dVDd5mlIeAg/TWQAGLs3GAI/AAAAAAAAALU/X2Lbb4m24K0/s1600/IMG_1716.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dVDd5mlIeAg/TWQAGLs3GAI/AAAAAAAAALU/X2Lbb4m24K0/s320/IMG_1716.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576582344811681794" border="0" /></a><p><span style="font-size:180%;">The Back Story</span></p><p>The Southern mansion is the secondhouse of my dollhouse making career to have a story and a history prior to finding it's way to my tea/work room.</p><p>The first house was the Yorktown , previously owned by Beulah Caplinger, a lady I felt a connection to but never knew. That house is on the blog with other prior finished houses.</p> <p>Back to the Southern Mansion. My father arrived for the holidays in 2008 pulling a small trailer behind his car. On Christmas morning the contents of the trailer revealed the biggest dollhouse I had ever seen. It seriously filled my entire dinning room table. He had purchased it at an auction sale in Ohio, and drove it in this trailer all the way down toSouth Florida. </p> <p>So, here it was, someone's gigantic project that was never finished. Also along with the house was a huge box of furniture and furniture kits. So very much time and money had been invested in this well build shell of a house. </p> <p>Looking at the raw wood rooms, and half assembled stair cases, I could not help but wonder what theback story wasand who it had been made for. Did they know? Was it a surprise? I'm fairly sure the house was constructed by a man.</p> <p>The house had to be removed from the enormous base it was on, and accessing the gigantic foot print it still had, the only reasonable design solution was to take off the two wing additions. The house then was 32 inches long. This is a respectable size for a big house and would also allow the house to be easily shipped. With no space in my work room at the time the house was taken over to my Mom's house a few miles away and lovingly stored on a work bench in her garage.</p><p><span style="font-size:180%;">The Challenges </span></p> <p>In the fall of 2010 I decided to retrieve the house from Mom's garage, and see what the possibilities were for it. I had a house with two door openings on either side that had been entrances to the wing additions, damaged siding, and no base floor. The kit windows , if you could even call them that ,were not going to cut it, and this stately home deserved a lovely entrance and beautiful doors.</p> <p>I decided rather than replace the siding, which was actually the walls themselves, to fill them in and do the elegant paper stone finish that I like doing, and would give the house more character. I used joint compound and leveled out the exterior wall surfaces.</p> <p>For the Restyling of doors to nowhere, I decided to do a chimney on the outside and floor to ceiling fireplaces on the inside, for one side of the house. A side door and a French door with a small balcony for the other side of the house. We seen to have a plan.</p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-smYwqSZ4kb4/TWQAF94lhCI/AAAAAAAAALM/K9f_0laJwBs/s1600/IMG_1718.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-smYwqSZ4kb4/TWQAF94lhCI/AAAAAAAAALM/K9f_0laJwBs/s320/IMG_1718.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576582341102765090" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vaFBz7OonyU/TWQgaDK3eKI/AAAAAAAAALk/BdGIPQYrGdA/s1600/IMG_1762.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 181px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vaFBz7OonyU/TWQgaDK3eKI/AAAAAAAAALk/BdGIPQYrGdA/s320/IMG_1762.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576617870491089058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kOkUzwf-gA4/TWP_JSRS8dI/AAAAAAAAAK8/UHe3djPYXAg/s1600/IMG_1727.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kOkUzwf-gA4/TWP_JSRS8dI/AAAAAAAAAK8/UHe3djPYXAg/s320/IMG_1727.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576581298603094482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-size:180%;">The house details and decor</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:180%;">The exterior</span></p> <p>The exterior is done in textured paintable paper individually cut into block style shapes and individually applied. The crisp whitegives the house a fresh clean look and a pallet for adding richer and defined tones. The English chestnut front door and shutters help ground the house with a warm tone and wood texture. For the window boxes I painted them in a fashion forward new neutral color for an updated look. The pallet for the flowers is tonal pinks and bright white with greens in the lighter shades, for a soft feminine , and very dollhousey look.</p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LieDCefayhY/TWP_JPjy3dI/AAAAAAAAAK0/pD_gROieE9s/s1600/IMG_1728.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LieDCefayhY/TWP_JPjy3dI/AAAAAAAAAK0/pD_gROieE9s/s320/IMG_1728.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576581297875377618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jBFevPD74YY/TWP_I7kUc2I/AAAAAAAAAKs/_WsEZ-0E2mk/s1600/IMG_1726.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jBFevPD74YY/TWP_I7kUc2I/AAAAAAAAAKs/_WsEZ-0E2mk/s320/IMG_1726.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576581292508869474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qhK-2DHL9Qk/TWP_I-NEQsI/AAAAAAAAAKk/f7UfK3zayq8/s1600/IMG_1731.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qhK-2DHL9Qk/TWP_I-NEQsI/AAAAAAAAAKk/f7UfK3zayq8/s320/IMG_1731.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576581293216645826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YVQHriVy7TM/TWP95X5HcvI/AAAAAAAAAKc/NQJSocIbvHI/s1600/IMG_1713.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YVQHriVy7TM/TWP95X5HcvI/AAAAAAAAAKc/NQJSocIbvHI/s320/IMG_1713.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576579925722755826" border="0" /></a><p><span style="font-size:180%;">Change of plan</span></p> <p>I had planned to make a kitchen as one of the two first floor rooms. The house was just not having it. Everything I did in that direction for one reason after another just did not manifest. The room simply had to be an elegant dinning room. When I run into to many road blocks , I know enough to stop and reevaluate the plan. As soon as I went with the elegant dinning room concept, everything just flowed into place. Actually more like gushed, with things just going together, blending and matching perfectly.</p> <p>Now with a huge beautiful house with no kitchen, I wondered if I could somehow make a matching kitchen from parts of the wing additions. On our trip last year to Williamsburg, I saw many homes like this with the summer kitchen being in a small separate building. This was a great fun project. It allowed me to still have some elegant touches to match the palate of the main house, but also add earthy tones and textures like the warm red brick fireplaces, and rustic tile floors.</p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oTNsrK-8dK8/TWP9ssOH4YI/AAAAAAAAAKU/0Iw5UPMBt8o/s1600/IMG_1714.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oTNsrK-8dK8/TWP9ssOH4YI/AAAAAAAAAKU/0Iw5UPMBt8o/s320/IMG_1714.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576579707841274242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qtB9hxGz9Uk/TWP9sXnH7wI/AAAAAAAAAKM/zfTQnC8kox8/s1600/IMG_1715.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qtB9hxGz9Uk/TWP9sXnH7wI/AAAAAAAAAKM/zfTQnC8kox8/s320/IMG_1715.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576579702308990722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CNs6Lfm9DiM/TWP9sAH9eTI/AAAAAAAAAKE/EMBFkMG8SOY/s1600/IMG_1722.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CNs6Lfm9DiM/TWP9sAH9eTI/AAAAAAAAAKE/EMBFkMG8SOY/s320/IMG_1722.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576579696004266290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l-lAUwZFp0I/TWP9rzsJvzI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/6ZkLpSy6mFw/s1600/IMG_1719.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l-lAUwZFp0I/TWP9rzsJvzI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/6ZkLpSy6mFw/s320/IMG_1719.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576579692666404658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WVHWjb1jGic/TWP9r6Pq2JI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/IVNkRXYI1LU/s1600/IMG_1723.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WVHWjb1jGic/TWP9r6Pq2JI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/IVNkRXYI1LU/s320/IMG_1723.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576579694425987218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VbTebQFbfL0/TWP8romwmBI/AAAAAAAAAJs/tbLcVUDYHSM/s1600/IMG_1734.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VbTebQFbfL0/TWP8romwmBI/AAAAAAAAAJs/tbLcVUDYHSM/s320/IMG_1734.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576578590179366930" border="0" /></a><p>The interior</p> <p>Again, the use of large amounts of white, keep the feel of the house bright cheery, and clean. The floors are marble papers individually cut and applied in assorted subtle patterns. This is a large house with big floor areas and larger tiles really show it off. The wallpaper choices for the first floor follow thewarm earth tones, and a deep burgundy color is the pulled through everyroom in the house to flow and compliment.The white papers are all dimensional. The two fireplaces are the showpieces of the house, and designed and decorated specifically for this house. The staircase sides are detailed with matching border prints, and wood trim.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IBRBKMWhzXg/TWP8rVLNYrI/AAAAAAAAAJk/RNIZfIMOYy4/s1600/IMG_1745.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IBRBKMWhzXg/TWP8rVLNYrI/AAAAAAAAAJk/RNIZfIMOYy4/s320/IMG_1745.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576578584963539634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FLO5m9MwBy8/TWP8rE-dvmI/AAAAAAAAAJc/GS5rOQKw7Pw/s1600/IMG_1736.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FLO5m9MwBy8/TWP8rE-dvmI/AAAAAAAAAJc/GS5rOQKw7Pw/s320/IMG_1736.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576578580615118434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0aiXeH8LPBo/TWP8rDQR-3I/AAAAAAAAAJU/bSNyfEPUGaU/s1600/IMG_1754.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mq-ElqjlBO0/TWP7av5pigI/AAAAAAAAAIM/I8iEGisNEiU/s320/IMG_1737.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576577200568240642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4nPuMGwiZJ0/TWP7aaIEQyI/AAAAAAAAAIE/5Jhh8CumN5Y/s1600/IMG_1746.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4nPuMGwiZJ0/TWP7aaIEQyI/AAAAAAAAAIE/5Jhh8CumN5Y/s320/IMG_1746.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576577194723132194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vcUsZc_0ytA/TWP7aSfrkEI/AAAAAAAAAH8/OQthur51lvc/s1600/IMG_1747.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vcUsZc_0ytA/TWP7aSfrkEI/AAAAAAAAAH8/OQthur51lvc/s320/IMG_1747.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576577192674693186" border="0" /></a><p>So, this Southern Mansion house is now finished.</p><p>I still wonder in looking at it what the original owner's vision had been for it and what had happened. But again I feel that for what ever reason, I was just supposed to be the one to finish it. Now it will be up to the next person to decorate and enjoy it.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yrErDTf1TaY/TWP6IoJfN0I/AAAAAAAAAH0/i6-MmqEOYlg/s1600/DSCN3685.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yrErDTf1TaY/TWP6IoJfN0I/AAAAAAAAAH0/i6-MmqEOYlg/s320/DSCN3685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576575789737916226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ozpJ9DBjqrM/TWP6IkEMy9I/AAAAAAAAAHs/HtlwseeAFY4/s1600/DSCN3684.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ozpJ9DBjqrM/TWP6IkEMy9I/AAAAAAAAAHs/HtlwseeAFY4/s320/DSCN3684.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576575788641995730" border="0" /></a>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262795499242739603noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-3503187755276078382010-11-26T12:13:00.000-08:002010-11-28T16:20:50.997-08:00The Garden Cottage Tudor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mBj-eazJIeg/TPAYud5mvHI/AAAAAAAAAA0/d6ry5sV-Fh0/s1600/IMG_1400.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mBj-eazJIeg/TPAYud5mvHI/AAAAAAAAAA0/d6ry5sV-Fh0/s400/IMG_1400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543958327872371826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mBj-eazJIeg/TPAY82g4RoI/AAAAAAAAAA8/gZ4kILuKGIU/s1600/IMG_1395.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mBj-eazJIeg/TPAY82g4RoI/AAAAAAAAAA8/gZ4kILuKGIU/s400/IMG_1395.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543958574997718658" border="0" /></a><br />This is the Garden Cottage Tudor. This was a charming little project, and my first addition of vegetables to the gardens. The vegetables are done in raised beds, kind of giving them their special identity in the layout. I did a large grouping of sun flowers and then made black eyed Susan plants for the flower beds to move the same distinctive colors through the design. The roses add rich bright tones, and make this a visually happy little cottage.<br /><br />The small shed piece on the side is for wood drying , or it also had a shelf and could be storage for garden supplies. The side chimney is done in the real stone, also used in other past houses. The texture and the lighter gray color were a better fit for this small cottage than the deeper tone brick. It adds visual weight, but does not burden the light cheerful theme of the house.<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mBj-eazJIeg/TPAbX0_ohnI/AAAAAAAAABc/EU19VamaYHQ/s1600/IMG_1382.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mBj-eazJIeg/TPAbX0_ohnI/AAAAAAAAABc/EU19VamaYHQ/s400/IMG_1382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543961237469562482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mBj-eazJIeg/TPAbXNcRkxI/AAAAAAAAABU/nG4ZJSs_xDw/s1600/IMG_1381.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mBj-eazJIeg/TPAbXNcRkxI/AAAAAAAAABU/nG4ZJSs_xDw/s400/IMG_1381.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543961226852274962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mBj-eazJIeg/TPAbXJf3NgI/AAAAAAAAABM/Fjjy2_PC-80/s1600/IMG_1401.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mBj-eazJIeg/TPAhXgVahVI/AAAAAAAAAC0/WCGPRA42ovM/s400/IMG_1387.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543967828993541458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mBj-eazJIeg/TPAiLBajjuI/AAAAAAAAADU/6FY6AP7HJk8/s1600/IMG_1363.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mBj-eazJIeg/TPAiLBajjuI/AAAAAAAAADU/6FY6AP7HJk8/s400/IMG_1363.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543968714046803682" border="0" /></a></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262795499242739603noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-67123473711891685732010-11-11T11:32:00.000-08:002010-11-15T12:01:17.680-08:00The Countryside Tudor<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxE4eM0gaI/AAAAAAAAATI/Ymgn7AOY2fg/s1600/IMG_1305.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxE4eM0gaI/AAAAAAAAATI/Ymgn7AOY2fg/s400/IMG_1305.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377378729066914" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxE4jqD0lI/AAAAAAAAATY/PrnXoMqZe-E/s1600/IMG_1309.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxE4jqD0lI/AAAAAAAAATY/PrnXoMqZe-E/s400/IMG_1309.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377380193882706" border="0" /></a><br />This house was adapted from a vintage Dura Craft Tudor kit. This is a nice large house with big rooms for decorating. I changed the profile to feature a front chimney, replaced windows, added windows, and added a second side door. I also lengthened the back roof space, and changed the interior room layouts. <p class="MsoNormal">I had a lot of fun playing with the different brick patterns, and balancing stucco, brick and beam areas. The house being so large needed stronger brick placements to give it a more grounded look. Keeping the proportions of the large walls, yet toning down the space to make the house feel inviting and cozy was a challenge. </p><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxE4SC4GDI/AAAAAAAAATQ/EV7cXQutXjs/s1600/IMG_1307.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxE4SC4GDI/AAAAAAAAATQ/EV7cXQutXjs/s400/IMG_1307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377375466133554" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxE5e2Y_1I/AAAAAAAAATo/bSmorqdxqdc/s1600/IMG_1312.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxE5e2Y_1I/AAAAAAAAATo/bSmorqdxqdc/s400/IMG_1312.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377396083294034" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFeORlUZI/AAAAAAAAAVo/ZCx7LlKp2N8/s1600/IMG_1339.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFeORlUZI/AAAAAAAAAVo/ZCx7LlKp2N8/s400/IMG_1339.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538378027289104786" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFQkxyHDI/AAAAAAAAAU4/vSFt7d7pMDw/s1600/IMG_1323.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFQkxyHDI/AAAAAAAAAU4/vSFt7d7pMDw/s400/IMG_1323.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377792811572274" border="0" /></a><br />The garden is done with a pallet of blues and coral/peach, and then I added the golden sunflowers for a punch of yellow to brighten it all up. The rustic cut log fence is open and airy, yet the wood tones act as an extension of the wood beam trim from the house, out to the garden. <p class="MsoNormal">The natural textures used on the roof shingles and on the bricks give the house a wonderful earthy and rustic feeling. The stucco also adds another layer of texture as your eyes take in the complete visual of the mixed medias.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The loft with ladder piece is not attached and also fits on the other side of the same wall, so it could be used in either room. It also will fit underneath the staircase in the bottom room. I love being able to change things up and this loft with ladder piece, being a movable piece can inspire many different display ideas and uses for the rooms.</p><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFaJ2l1oI/AAAAAAAAAVA/Yr4tSRD_haU/s1600/IMG_1325.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFaJ2l1oI/AAAAAAAAAVA/Yr4tSRD_haU/s400/IMG_1325.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377957382674050" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFbM29mXI/AAAAAAAAAVY/bc_WJNiPtMY/s1600/IMG_1329.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFbM29mXI/AAAAAAAAAVY/bc_WJNiPtMY/s400/IMG_1329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377975369406834" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFaZNBqWI/AAAAAAAAAVI/5CihEJ1-I2A/s1600/IMG_1327.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFaZNBqWI/AAAAAAAAAVI/5CihEJ1-I2A/s400/IMG_1327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377961503304034" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFbaHUyeI/AAAAAAAAAVg/gQQvYFw1LXQ/s1600/IMG_1330.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFbaHUyeI/AAAAAAAAAVg/gQQvYFw1LXQ/s400/IMG_1330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377978927696354" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxE5CTy_6I/AAAAAAAAATg/ahS9g2wIK4M/s1600/IMG_1311.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxE5CTy_6I/AAAAAAAAATg/ahS9g2wIK4M/s400/IMG_1311.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377388422004642" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFAsTUNQI/AAAAAAAAATw/ry-0Pf_jyM8/s1600/IMG_1313.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFAsTUNQI/AAAAAAAAATw/ry-0Pf_jyM8/s400/IMG_1313.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377519953360130" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFBforgQI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/kDBOvLis69o/s1600/IMG_1317.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFBforgQI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/kDBOvLis69o/s400/IMG_1317.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377533733175554" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFQfjLTvI/AAAAAAAAAUw/O-_56reBqtc/s1600/IMG_1321.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFQfjLTvI/AAAAAAAAAUw/O-_56reBqtc/s400/IMG_1321.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377791408131826" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFaWRc-wI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/LD1-jm1_598/s1600/IMG_1328.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFaWRc-wI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/LD1-jm1_598/s400/IMG_1328.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377960716565250" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFQWRPtiI/AAAAAAAAAUo/NfSrl3LiaAs/s1600/IMG_1320.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFQWRPtiI/AAAAAAAAAUo/NfSrl3LiaAs/s400/IMG_1320.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377788917003810" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFBNKX1TI/AAAAAAAAAUA/iC8Bj2b15Nc/s1600/IMG_1315.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFBNKX1TI/AAAAAAAAAUA/iC8Bj2b15Nc/s400/IMG_1315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377528774219058" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFAo7knsI/AAAAAAAAAT4/_AR4MR_LMrw/s1600/IMG_1314.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFAo7knsI/AAAAAAAAAT4/_AR4MR_LMrw/s400/IMG_1314.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377519048466114" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFP9YhFgI/AAAAAAAAAUg/szd5HfNwjXQ/s1600/IMG_1319.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFP9YhFgI/AAAAAAAAAUg/szd5HfNwjXQ/s400/IMG_1319.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377782236616194" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFP78cgRI/AAAAAAAAAUY/AvzbR3EwGPI/s1600/IMG_1318.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFP78cgRI/AAAAAAAAAUY/AvzbR3EwGPI/s400/IMG_1318.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377781850439954" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFBDxS-tI/AAAAAAAAAUI/wBuwzPiZ9Pg/s1600/IMG_1316.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TNxFBDxS-tI/AAAAAAAAAUI/wBuwzPiZ9Pg/s400/IMG_1316.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538377526253124306" border="0" /></a>Sumaiya Mehreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679292204824357662noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666617570374585130.post-89091946525032019652010-09-07T11:48:00.000-07:002010-09-28T17:04:14.905-07:00The Coral Island House<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJTZucSrI/AAAAAAAAAPE/8zInDKcBkwQ/s1600/IMG_0955.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 382px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJTZucSrI/AAAAAAAAAPE/8zInDKcBkwQ/s400/IMG_0955.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514245760177949362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKIvtT0XI/AAAAAAAAARc/FZsY0e8xKCs/s1600/IMG_1000.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKIvtT0XI/AAAAAAAAARc/FZsY0e8xKCs/s400/IMG_1000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514246676611846514" border="0" /></a><br />I was finally ready for some color, so this coral color caught my eye on a real house in Key West. I also saw a brick walkway in a magazine that I just loved. So these were the inspirations for this Coral Island house. <p class="MsoNormal">The base of the house was a very old kit I got on eBay called the Theresa and was made by Greenleaf. The seller told me the kit was complete; however the huge piece that makes the first floor was missing! This was not fun! There was also no actual picture of the house only a line drawing on the two sheet instruction page.</p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKIZ1SRnI/AAAAAAAAARU/xruh67OLedI/s1600/IMG_0999.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKIZ1SRnI/AAAAAAAAARU/xruh67OLedI/s400/IMG_0999.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514246670739719794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKINdOzOI/AAAAAAAAARM/Ie1lAaVSnmE/s1600/IMG_0998.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKINdOzOI/AAAAAAAAARM/Ie1lAaVSnmE/s400/IMG_0998.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514246667417603298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJTtoVbxI/AAAAAAAAAPM/ZrgJxNCng5o/s1600/IMG_0959.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJTtoVbxI/AAAAAAAAAPM/ZrgJxNCng5o/s400/IMG_0959.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514245765521043218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJUZqJrMI/AAAAAAAAAPk/xJFOoSV2NSk/s1600/IMG_0964.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJUZqJrMI/AAAAAAAAAPk/xJFOoSV2NSk/s400/IMG_0964.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514245777339821250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJT2yrqfI/AAAAAAAAAPU/RCHlCaZlNes/s1600/IMG_0961.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJT2yrqfI/AAAAAAAAAPU/RCHlCaZlNes/s400/IMG_0961.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514245767980362226" border="0" /></a><br />I really like to have more than one color on a house for trim. I think it makes it more interesting. The white is very crisp and clean looking but I wanted a fuller pallet. The bricks accomplished that. They added not only a whole other dimension, they filled the color gap. I made all the bricks and painted them in a rosy terra cotta and cognac (a very trendy color) and some cream tones. All mixed together they create a rich warm feeling that works well against the coolness of the house.<br /><br />The landscaping is all tropical zone 11 that you would find from palm beach to Miami and down to the Keys. The landscape is a mix of bits from craft stores, and the handmade clay flowers arefrom Thailand. Also moss and paper, and other natural materials. More beautiful palm trees from Marilyn: <a href="http://www.virtualdollhouse.net/Customer/Earthscapesbyheath.htm" target="_blank">http://www.virtualdollhouse.<wbr>net/Customer/<wbr>Earthscapesbyheath.htm</a><br /><br />The stained glass windows in the front door are from Pat who sells them on eBay under <a href="http://myworld.ebay.com/think*small/" title="Member id think*small" target="_blank"><span>think*small</span></a> . <br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJk3p61VI/AAAAAAAAAPs/SgXVBLQYTUI/s1600/IMG_0965.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJk3p61VI/AAAAAAAAAPs/SgXVBLQYTUI/s400/IMG_0965.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514246060269819218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKH__eV9I/AAAAAAAAAQ8/OKresA6Nh4c/s1600/IMG_0992.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKH__eV9I/AAAAAAAAAQ8/OKresA6Nh4c/s400/IMG_0992.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514246663803131858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJ33zTu8I/AAAAAAAAAQ0/unKeG4ksduk/s1600/IMG_0991.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJ33zTu8I/AAAAAAAAAQ0/unKeG4ksduk/s400/IMG_0991.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514246386726714306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJ27_2RXI/AAAAAAAAAQk/O6X0LQRD2jo/s1600/IMG_0985.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJ27_2RXI/AAAAAAAAAQk/O6X0LQRD2jo/s400/IMG_0985.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514246370673182066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKH_fTakI/AAAAAAAAARE/QRLR1iL2W2Y/s1600/IMG_0994.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKH_fTakI/AAAAAAAAARE/QRLR1iL2W2Y/s400/IMG_0994.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514246663668197954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJUIGTiHI/AAAAAAAAAPc/vN1sUozKbs0/s1600/IMG_0962.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJUIGTiHI/AAAAAAAAAPc/vN1sUozKbs0/s400/IMG_0962.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514245772626069618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKW1iMR5I/AAAAAAAAAR8/vHbyX7dR9Zs/s1600/IMG_1006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKW1iMR5I/AAAAAAAAAR8/vHbyX7dR9Zs/s400/IMG_1006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514246918693996434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKWvnxmTI/AAAAAAAAAR0/8ULyqDSoRVw/s1600/IMG_1005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKWvnxmTI/AAAAAAAAAR0/8ULyqDSoRVw/s400/IMG_1005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514246917106800946" border="0" /></a><br />The original design of the kit had the stairs facing the front, but I rarely like that, so I turned them to face the back of the house. The lovely stair runner came from Denise <a href="http://handmademiniatures.yolasite.com/" target="_blank">http://handmademiniatures.<wbr>yolasite.com</a>. Wanting more light coming in and a more open to the outside feeling, I added the French door and the full size windows. The house flows out to the garden by doing this, just as the homes in Key West do. <p class="MsoNormal">I enclosed the stairs and added a narrow door that opens and the inside under the stairs is finished. It could be storage or a small powder room.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The kit also had the small center window the same shape as the two dormer ones, but I felt the round window gave the house more character. I added a Widow’s Walk just for fun and to keep the Key West theme, as many of the larger homes there had them for actually watching for ships that crashed on the coral reef. Treasure salvaging was very lucrative around the turn of the century.</p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJ3N7vedI/AAAAAAAAAQs/SuUhGrEbrw0/s1600/IMG_0989.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJ3N7vedI/AAAAAAAAAQs/SuUhGrEbrw0/s400/IMG_0989.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514246375487797714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKXJjkabI/AAAAAAAAASE/-59cLLkzhQU/s1600/IMG_1007.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaKXJjkabI/AAAAAAAAASE/-59cLLkzhQU/s400/IMG_1007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514246924068481458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fhDsn-_6emU/TIaJmZ9us1I/AAAAAAAAAQM/7ICVhz0B524/s1600/IMG_0971.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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