Moving On

Well, it was fun while it lasted. Now, I need to pack away all my houses and miniatures for the great migration. I'll try to respond to emails during this period of transition. When I return to posting, I hope to have some rooms in the Green Dollhouse decorated. But, since Guitar Hero: Metallica is available, I may be a little longer returning to this blog...

The table and chairs are Plan Toys. Accessories are from Re-Ment, Bozart Toys, Sanrio, AG Minis and Accoutrements. The Coraline dolls were made by Mary Colleen Eld.

Hey Little Sister, Who's Your Superman

"Are you mad or something?", Mike asked Sheila, "Okay, okay--so I didn't tell you that we were hosting the wedding reception at our house", he sighed, "I didn't want to worry you with silly details and extraneous information."

Another Modern Bath Scene

I really don't have anything to write here today. But, let's face it, no one comes to this blog to read my blah blah blah, so I'll cut to the goods...

The toilet is from Theo Klein. The bathtub and sinks are from the DHE's Funky Furniture Bathroom set. The vanities are standard wood blocks from hobby and craft stores. The shower base is from Plan Toys. The art is Rex Ray. All of the accessories are from Jazwares and Lil Bratz. The rock is a find while on vacation in the Carolinas...so I guess that would be--the rock is from God.

Pitter-Patter

"Surprise!", Mike shouted, "We're having a baby!"
"Yay!", shouted the kids.
"Mike", Sheila looked around the room in confusion and wondered where their bedroom furniture had gone, "I'm not pregnant."
Mike smiled, "Not yet, but very very soon".

Happy 44th

When Mike said that his old college buddy "Barry" was coming over for dinner, he forgot to mention a few things. Sheila felt mortified as she realized that she had just made fish stick surprise on a bed of coleslaw for the President of the United States and his family.

Itsy Bitsy

"It's just a spider! Get some sleep already.", Mike had gruffly said before rolling over and shutting his eyes. Sheila continued staring at the ceiling and realized that she hadn't heard the children in awhile.

Happy Thanksgiving

Sheila desperately tried to think of something to be thankful for.

5 Little

Oh sure, "5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" sounds so cute until you're living it. Sheila thought that the worst part was almost nobody ever fell off and when they did, rarely did anyone sufficiently bump their head. The only time Sheila ever called the doctor was to get more prescription medicine cocktails for herself.

Stockholm Syndrome

I decided to pack away the Voila S553 doll house this weekend. If you've seen the previous post then you already know that I'm tinkering with the Lundby Stockholm 2005 dollhouse in its place. It's interesting to be working in a different scale--1:18. I've promised myself that I won't buy anything new for it, but we all know that's a lie! First, I'll see how many different rooms I can come up with using the stock that I have. I had to dig out some old school stuff to get to the Lundby furniture and lo and behold, don't you know I came across some Ikea PS Eskistuna stools that I completely forgot about. Weird. I have nowhere to put them so they got shoved back into storage where they will eventually "surprise" me again in another year or so.

Eskistuna Image: IKEA

What To Do With This Blog...

Sheila stood with her five children, looking up at the glass house that her husband Mike was showing them. It became painfully obvious that he indeed had an inability to understand how many bedrooms their family needed.

Mike beamed. He was proud that he had stumbled upon a modern gem of a house in a sought after neighborhood, "It's even got a pool!"

The kids were excited about the swimming pool. All Sheila could think about was that you had to go outside to get to the bathroom and to the single bedroom.

With a polite but faint smile on her face, Sheila let Mike show her around the property. "I think this is the ONE", Mike said, "Don't you think this is the ONE?--And the kids love it!"

"Don't you think it lacks privacy?", Sheila asked.
"I think it's a small price to pay in an effort to reduce our consumption while preserving the Earth's resources", Mike said, "And, babe, look at that view".
Sheila quietly wondered why she had chosen to marry this man, "So...we wouldn't remodel?"
"Goodness no", Mike laughed, "It's perfect as it is--maybe a coat of paint here or there but the structure is fine."

The kids loved the house. "Daddy, I want to live here!", one child shouted, "And sleep on the roof!"
"Daddy, is this really going to be our cool new house?", another child asked.
"Well", Mike said, "That all depends on your mother."

Sheila remembered the last time she had disagreed with her family on a house purchase. It had ended badly.

In the end, she felt that she had no choice but to consent.

Some of the Great Modern Miniature Houses

I wish there were more modern dollhouses on the market---course then I would probably be incredibly broke from spending money on them. If I ever stumble upon some extra money (because people are bound to do that from time to time), I think I will start a modern dollhouse company.

Houses in order of appearance:
Green Dollhouse with Green Roof/Green Condo with Roof Garden by Yasuo Tokuoka, MKBarr House, Momoll Playtower Thing 3, Malibu Beach Dollhouse, Lundby Stockholm 2005, 123 Waterside Way, Lolly's Citadel, Villa Sibi, Hase Weiss Puppenstuben Raumes, Charles & Ray Eames Revell dollhouse (never produced but somebody has that prototype) and The Kaleidoscope House