Wednesday, February 20, 2013

MY FIRST DOLLHOUSE!!!! or I LOVE MY HUSBAND!!!


Well, I may be crazy. I found this dollhouse at the Salvation Army Thrift Store yesterday for 25.99!!!
I could not pass it up. But, as I brought it in the door, it got bigger and bigger and bigger. It looked kinda small in the store. So my dear, wonderful, absolutely stupendous husband who probably thought I was nuts moves his stuff off the top of the storage drawers I have miniature stuff in and puts my dollhouse on it. And then he puts my action figures on the porch, takes photos, and sends them to me at work in an email with a sweet message. Lots of crap at work so it came at just the right time. Gotta love a guy who is ok with a HUGE dang dollhouse in a tiny study already crammed with my dollhouse junk.


The dollhouse is a Cherrydale made by Walmer Dollhouses. Real Good Toys has a Liliput Cherrydale version that is similar but fancier as far as I can tell. The simpler one sells for 159.00.  This was already mostly put together except for trims, stairs, porch railing.  And, some of that stuff is missing. It is supposed to be Victorian, but I am going to do a modern take on it. It will be a challenge as I am not really the expert on doing trim and stuff like that. A learning experience to be sure. It is 1:12 scale. It'll be slow going as I don't always have lots of time for minis, but it should be fun doing it.

Thanks, Craig. You are my prince.




14 comments:

  1. Congrats on your new dollhouse and wonderful husband too! xo Jennifer

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  2. you are one lucky girl! Enjoy!
    Neomi

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  3. Looks like you've got great fun ahead. What a prince he is indeed.

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  4. Wonderful. Good guy, but he clearly has a charming wife! Really looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

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  5. That was a steal! I can't wait to see what ya do with this baby. Prince Craig scored major points.

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  6. AW that's just the best story! You rock Craig!

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  7. I'm looking for a deal like that! My first dollhouse was from the thrift shop and I gave it back because I moved and had no room for it. Very cool find and very cool hubby!

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  8. Congrats ! Wonderful story and House!
    And love those action figures with the frog...on the porch
    Happy You!
    Hugs
    Kikka

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  9. What a lovely man you have! I was looking for the picture of action figures on the porch and couldn't find it and I was wondering what you would do with action figures on your porch. And then the penny dropped, the dollhouse porch! (You would never guess I have several degrees.). That house is great, a really nice canvas for you to work your magic on. I look forward to seeing all the great things you are going to do to it!
    Cheers, Neen

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  10. Hi All, I'm on my husband's computer again so I can respond to all the lovely comments you all have left. Thanks to all of you. Thanks for the confidence in my endeavors. I'm painting rooms in bold colors now. Will show you some progress soon.
    Love,
    Doris

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  11. Hi Doris! Even though your dollhouse looks big now, just you wait until you begin filling it! Then you will see what a very big appetite it has! Wood trims in particular will disappear by the truck load within it's walls so always buy more than you think you will need because you WILL NEED IT. Other than that I think that you will find it a Blast! and the decorating pleasure that you will derive will be totally addictive.
    Your hubby seems to have a great sense of humor just like yourself. How wonderful to be able to share a new adventure with the one you love!
    cheers
    elizabeth

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  12. Hi Elizabeth,
    Here at work on Sunday so I'm doing this during lunch. Thanks for your sweet note. Yes, my hubby is a funny guy. We share a quirky sense of humor and laugh all the time.
    Peace,
    Doris

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