I loved this dollhouse – the Beacon Hill – and during lockdown, I purchased a kit.
Then, after some time passed, I realized that at this stage of my life I was never going to build it.
I searched online for a finished version for quite a long time and eventually found one outside Philadelphia. Don and I drove there and back in a day. This is how it looked when I first saw it. Quite the bright yellow!
I coated it in primer and this is how it stayed for over 4 years until I finally got around to doing something with it. I also removed some oversized trim that didn’t seem very realistic,
I thought about it quite often, even purchasing a few pieces at auction (on eBay) for it.
Just about a month ago, I finally got to work.
I fixed some of the windows, in some cases replacing the acetate between the frames. I repainted some of the window trim. I re-glued some other sections of the house.
And then, I started with the living room.
I found this Bradbury and Bradbury wallpaper online.
After wallpapering, I laid out a floor made of hand stained individual popsicle sticks. This room was very tricky – it has two bay windows and an irregular wall or two.
Finished floor.
Next was applying baseboards, also tricky because of the angles in the bay windows.
Once that was finished, I used some paste wax on the floor, and started adding the furniture I had on hand, furniture that was purchased for this house.
I won this Knole sofa by Joanne Shimakawa on an eBay auction and it was the inspiration piece for the living room
Likewise these two vintage Bespaq chairs. I made the table from a House of Miniatures Kit.
The fireplace came with the kit and I really liked the style.
I stained it in pecan and painted the fire insert.
I’ll add more furniture as I go.
