One more day of extremely cold weather and things should start to improve around here. It can’t come soon enough!
I always envisioned a large potted plant in this corner and I’ve had my eye on this one for several months. It’s from TinyDollHouseNYC. Anyway, I finally ordered it on Saturday. It arrived yesterday. Since I’m so used to Etsy orders taking a long time to reach my mailbox (simply because of the geographic location) an order arriving that quickly was a shock. But then again, we’re not that far up the road from NYC.
It’s more beautiful than I had imagined it to be. Doesn’t it look great in that corner? The fronds are made from paper. It also picks up the green in the Strawberry Thief fabric on the sofa – not that I thought of that when I ordered it. And unlike my houseplants, it doesn’t need watering! I’ll take a wider shot later today when I have more light in the studio.
I want a very narrow table for that spot under the painting and haven’t been able to find one yet. You know, a place to toss mail and keys, with a vase full of flowers. I’ll keep searching.
As I start to add the final details, I am so grateful for my IG followers that urged me to go back to the dump where I had seen this house on display and ignored it because ‘the last thing I need is another dollhouse,’ and GET THE HOUSE!!
They were right. For me, this experience has been the most challenging and creative of any of my dollhouses. I really disliked the house as it was. It was in terrible shape, as well. The porch and windows and window frames were missing. A sloppy glue job. There was much to undo and much to add back. This is the first time that I completely reimagined the exterior and interior of a house. Hummingbird Cottage’s exterior is basically the same as it was when I found it – windows were correctly repositioned, new shutters, new paint job – but that’s it – except for the addition of the roof garden. Don’s mini studio was a made from a kit and with that project I started to be a bit more creative. I added the board and batten look to the exterior, which completely changed the basic look of the house. So I guess it makes sense that I would go even further with this dump-dollhouse rescue. I added stones to the exterior. I got rid of the stairs and an interior wall as well. I passed on a bathroom this time and chose to make what would have been the bathroom the art studio. I was thinking outside the box and it was fun.
I’m really proud of what I’ve done on this one.
I’m also slightly overwhelmed by the enormity of the Beacon Hill project. It’s nearly time to start in on that behemoth. As Don and I say to each other on a regular basis:”The adventure continues!”
Stay safe.
Happy Tuesday.