Look how happy the birds are about the new arrival at MHC! Oh my gosh, could this cabinet for my dollhouse be any cuter? (Frankly, my husband and I would like a life-sized version for MHC.) My friend Marsha wrote about a cabinet almost exactly like this one that she purchased at a show. The cabinet was made by Dollhouse Land. I fell in love with it and wrote her to ask about the maker and how to contact them. As luck would have it, Marsha was going to another show the next weekend and she volunteered to check out Dollhouse Land’s exhibit and buy one for me. Isn’t she a sweetie? She even emailed a photo of it from her phone!
I love it and can’t wait until it finds a home in the dollhouse. Moving on – the other day I was in an antique store and I saw these:
Now this will show my age, but I remember when these were a big deal. I was a kid – not sure what age – and Ideal Toys came out with a whole line of Petite Princess dolls and furniture. I remember thinking it would be so cool to have a collection of this stuff. My parents, alas, didn’t go along with that idea. The antique shop had several different items from the line in the original boxes.
Of course, I had to buy two of them – they were marked at a very low price. I bought the “Palace Chest” and a wing chair. The palace chest is made of plastic, but I think I could make it work in a Shabby Chic way in the dollhouse.
Do you see what I mean?
The wing chair is pretty flashy and would definitely have to be toned down. After all, my dollhouse isn’t a palace. I will have to perform some kind of magic.
It has potential, don’t you think?
And I finally got my Petite Princess furniture. Shall we say, a ‘number’ of years later?
You are having wayyyyy too much fun Claudia. Lucky you have room for this little treasure.
Love your new banner, but didn’t like what Riley did to your book. Blame it all on the rain… or the heat wave. It’s poring right now. So weird this year.
Have a great rest of week
Love Claudie
xoxoxox
And the fun begins! ha! Claudia, I just knew you would jump on your dollhouse project straight away! I’m tickled pink for you! The chest is lovely. I can’t wait to see what you do to the wingchair. The cabinet is adorable. You are certaily off to a fabulous start!
Tina
Oh YES, Claudia! It HAS GREAT potential!
I’m sure you’ll cast the ‘just perfect’ spell on it!:))
Monicax.
What a fantastic find! I justlove Petite Princess. They have a fabulous PINK chaise lounge I’d love to have!! The pieces you purchased are going to look grand!
It’s easy to re-upholster. Is the wing chair made of wood? To loosen it put it in the microwave for a few seconds at a time until you can easily remove the fabric and the padding. It’s how I re-upholstered that chaise lounge.
Hugs,
Marsha
I can’t wait to see the makeovers. You’ll have to do a Minitaure Metamorpahsis Monday!
Dawn
oh your new pieces are just the best! How cute is that piesafe???!!! I can’t wait until you have finished!
Hugs, Lisa
Hi Claudia! Toooo Tooooo darling!! Your site is beautiful and I enjoyed my visits… especially the doggie stories… sounds a lot like my Mr. Barkley… he is always into something – gotta love them : ) ~ xoxo Joy
Claudia, how wonderful! Your first pieces of furniture! Woo Hoo! Absolutely beautiful pieces for what I’m sure will be a beautiful dollhouse!
You’re well on your way my dear! Happy hunting!
Hugs,
Teresa
Oh Claudia,
I love all the furniture! You can definitely make that dresser work in a Shabby Chic kind of way. How fun, I think you’ve got the bug for collecting for your dollhouse now.
xo~Tracie
What fun finds! (I was with Marsha when she got that cabinet for you!)
I can’t wait to see what you do with the chair. You can tell it has “good bones”!
Have fun!
Jill
It sounds like you are having a wonderful time. Good for you!
I especially love that little cupboard. It reminds me of an old fashioned pie safe. It will be fun to see your dollhouse come together.
xo
Lena
Ooooh wow, I love your new mini furniture! I also love the new banner,the pinks looks great with the blue’s. I can’t wait to see your mini house…I know for sure it will look great!
What precious pieces … dying to see what you do with these items. TTFN ~Marydon
I think that flashy wing chair would look fabulous in my living room ;-)
I passed a small white dollhouse chair the other day. I will probably go back and see if it’s there. If it is I will get it for you! It would be cute for your dollhouse!