berkpanada on flickr

berkpanda has lots of dollhouses and roomboxes on flickr decorated in a variety of styles. These two caught my eye.

Modern urban apartment
"Doll in orange is a Leggo doll. Male standing doll is by Katy Sue dolls of the UK. The the couch and chair set and the Noguchi coffee table are from the shop of the Tee Ridder Miniatures Museum of the Nassau County Museum of Art. The chair that the Leggo doll is sitting on is from the London Dolls House company. The wall clock is by Ruthie G. The modern sculpture is an earring from the Hirshhorn Museum shop." - berkpanda


Art Deco-Flapper Room
"The doll is a Christmas ornament. I got the bedroom furniture at a miniature show. The leather chair at the left is from another wonderful dollhouse shop that no longer exists, the London Dolls House company." - berkpanda

(All images and content from berkpanda's flickr page.)

Classic Modern by Brio

Brio made designer dollhouse furniture?!?
The Brio Scanditoy Mobilia designed classic miniatures in the Sixties and Seventies, including this Arne Jacobsen coffee table and Swan chair. These were for sale on classic-modern.co.uk for 60 GBP. I'm guessing these sold already, but you could drop an inquiry to info@classic-modern.co.uk.


I would love to have the dollhouse pictured in the Brio advertisement. The Swedes always come up with the greatest stuff. (That girl looks so thrilled with her dad showing off the furniture.)


I believe this Arne Jacobsen red couch and chair were sold on www.antik-i.com for $116 a piece.

(Arne Jacobsen blue chair and table, and Brio Dollhouse Advert images from classic-modern.co.uk. Red Arne Jacobsen couch and chair images from www.antik-i.com.)

Kaye's Minis

I came across Kaye's Minis on PictureTrail.com. I'll probably never do an Art Deco house but I do like this Art Deco Roombox.


Elegant Room is a roombox designed by Rhonda McDonald, built and decorated by Kaye.


My favorite of Kaye's work is the "Federation House - Modernised". The 1:48 scale house was designed and built by Judy Moras, decorated and landscaped by Kaye Payne. Her renovation plans include stainless steel appliances, stone fire, modern bathroom and kitchen.


(All images from Kaye's Minis)

“Garden Condo” by Fantasy Craft

Another one from Mini Modern's blog is back up on eBay. I appreciate the attention to detail, but again the 80's decor has got to go. This duplex is much more my style and I'd love to get my hands on it. Originally listed at $1,999 + $1,200 shipping, the new starting bid is $1,500 with auction ending on March 9th. (Thanks for the update Nutmeg!) Below are some pictures from the tour.












(All images from marionsmerryminis photoshow)

“California Contemporary” by Fantasy Craft

I saw this on Modern MC's blog and had to check it out on eBay. Congrats Randi1450, I would love to see how you decorate your new home. Below are some pictures from the tour.





This “California Contemporary” by Fantasy Craft Doll House, was the original handcrafted prototype made around 1997, for the limited production kits that are no longer available. This one sold for $2,500 + $1,000 shipping. I'm curious of the condition of the other 12 kits that are out there.



(All images from marionsmerryminis on photoshow.)

WoodyClick (Hape) Modern Doll Houses

WoodyClick (Hape) has a great line of modern doll houses. Sadly 1/36 scale, but a great way to start your kids off in modern design. The houses are modular so new levels are easily added and homes can take on a variety of shapes.

Above is the Family Home that runs $70 fully furnished at landbridgetoys.com.



I will definitely be using a similar spiral staircase in one of my designs to come. I wish they sold the bathroom in 1/12 scale. This Holiday Home is available for $75 at landbridgetoys.com and the smaller Holiday Lounge runs $25 at landbridgetoys.com


(All images from landbridgetoys.com)

The House My Mom Built - UPDATE

Thanks for the nudge Wende. The garage is cold and wet, so progress has been slow on the renovation side of things. I finally finished cutting out and sanding all of the new window and door fittings. I removed the old Colonial roof to replace with a more contemporary roof top. I yanked the wall separating the kitchen and living room so I can change the direction of the staircase and have half of the kitchen open to the new dining area. Next, measure, cut, assemble the roof and siding; paint; tile flooring; molding... I seriously can't wait to start decorating.

Citadel by Lolly's

The Citadel is one of my favorite houses. I saw an add for this in a really old Miniature Collectors magazine and more recently on www.geocities.com/moderndollhouse/. I called Lolly's Dollhouse Shop yesterday to confirm, and sadly they are still waiting for a woodcutter before resuming production. Possibly by the end of the year. I'm tempted to fly to Chicago and cut the wood myself. If you are in the Chicago area I'd drop by and ask them when its back. Maybe enough pre-orders can help find a woodcutter faster.

On the back right shelf is a white version of the Citadel. (Sigh) I really want it.

Lolly's Dollhouses and Miniatures
1054 Dundee Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60120
(847) 697-4040
http://users.ameritech.net/jbayer/LollysHomepage.htm

(Citadel Dollhouse image from www.geocities.com/moderndollhouse/. Shop images from Lolly's website http://users.ameritech.net/jbayer/LollysHomepage.htm.)

Dollhouse Rugs

I found these rugs on craigs list. They are all hand painted with acrylic craft paints and then coated with polyurethane and made of outdoor canvas. I bought all of the modern ones, but the artist, Andrea Neill, said can also make custom ones. I really like how flat they lie, and they are solid enough that the corners don't turn up.

The two modern rugs were inspired by rug ads in a magazine. The circles rug was inspired by the Partridge Family bus. Andi can paint pretty much anything on them in any size you want, so contact her via the craigs list posting or through her website below. There are a few discounted rugs left on craigs list now, but she'll be painting more in Feb or Mar.

Andi's website doesn't have any of the dollhouse rugs, but does have cool painted furniture (not miniatures) and fun baby stuff.
www.irrationalarts.com

(All images by Andrea Neill posted on craigs list.)