Sea View - Part 3

Hi Folks,

Hope you are all feeling fine. I think I'm getting back my mojo for miniatures. Haven't done much but it's definitely a start.

Today I will be sharing with you the third floor of my Sea View dolls house. Here you will find the main bed room and bathroom.

The Main Bedroom

The main bedroom's door leading to bathroom

I had done some modifications to the wall between the bedroom and the bathroom as the opening was to wide and as I was having a bathroom I wanted some privacy. I have also added a door which I modified myself too. Instead of leaving the door in a classical way. I removed most of the wood and added frosted plastic to give it a modern look. Most of the furniture in this room is from the Dolls House Emporium. I have elevated the bed with a split level which I edged with mirror plastic. I have also made a modern mirror decoration on top of the bed. The bedding for the bed was sewn by myself.

Hand made sculpture made out of clay.

I have made a modern sculpture out of clay and added to this room. I have beaded some silver wiring and added like a floral decoration for the vase of the dresser.  I'm quite pleased with the outcome of this room. Too bad that I don't live in it. I have added some of the same carpeting on the stair case.


Another thing that I wanted to point out that the spiral staircase through out the house didn't have a handrail. So very patiently I had cut some perspex in small rectangles and stuck them to each stair to form a whole glass handrail.

Entrance to the bathroom

The bathroom was my nightmare. I like spacious bathrooms and to my dismay for this house the bathroom was small. To make things worse I realized that the floor of the bathroom was very low and once the door seemed to be up in the air. I was trying to imagine myself going in the bathroom and the only thing that came to my mind was me falling face down. So I created a few step and a split level with the same carpeting from the bedroom. Then another problem cropped up as the split level took quite some space and I was trying to make a shower and a bathtub in this little bathroom. Once again thanks to Elizabeth from ELF she helped me choose the right accessories for the bathroom.

Split level leading to vanity and shower

I have designed most of the bathroom and added rice bulbs in the vanity section and shower. It was very difficult to see where to put the vanity, toilet and the bath but I think finally I got it right. The vanity was something that I totally built (which means that there was no kit for it). I found a Grecian vase that fitted this room perfectly as the tiles of the bathroom are mosaic. I have made most of the bottled perfumes and soaps myself with beads.  It reminds me a lot of a Roman Bath.

The Main Bathroom.

The Main Bathroom and entrance.

I think the bathroom is my favorite room of this dolls house. I hope you all like it as much as I do.

Well this is all for today. I wish you all a very Happy Easter. Keep tuned for more.

Take Care,

Rebecca xxx

I'm back to continue where I have left off! Sea View

Hi Everyone,

I haven't been around at all! SHAME ON ME!!!! I am so sorry for letting you down. I haven't been myself at all in these past months. Well being pregnant for the third time takes quite a toll and my first three months are my worst months of the whole pregnancy.  I'm in my 15th week (almost 4 months) and I'm feeling much better. I guess the good whether of our sunny Malta gives me a boost.

Unfortunately it's not just the blog that I have abandoned but most of my dolls houses and miniatures. Hopefully I hope to do some mini's before the  baby comes.

Well I'm here to continue where I have left off which is my 5th dolls house Sea View. Today I will be sharing with you my living / dining  area and the kitchen.

The living and dining area

This section of the house was quite a headache to do as I wanted to have a good sized modern kitchen. As the room for the kitchen was a bit small for my likes I added a split level in the kitchen area so the flooring for the kitchen will be a bit bigger and also to distinguish the floor itself. Also I had another problem. It was difficult to find a ready made kitchen to fit this room.

The Kitchen

I was on the verge of tears until I discovered ELF. Elf is a company which is into modern miniatures and kits made to measure to fit whatever room you want. For this particular dolls house ELF was my salvation.  Elizabeth from Elf  is the best. She was very helpful and patient with me. After 100 of emails sent to each other, together we have created my perfect kitchen for this room. I'm very proud to say that I am the first Maltese to ever purchase from ELF and I don't have regrets. In fact I have also got myself the bathroom, accessories and furniture for this house from Elf which I will be sharing with you very soon.

 The instructions for the kitchen kit where simple to follow and everything fitted in perfect. I would like to say a big Thank You to Elizabeth for always being there to help out in any difficulty. The kitchens look very realistic that sometimes you wonder if you are looking at a miniature photo or a real sized photo. 

Between the living/dining room and kitchen I have built a glass block wall which is very fashionable in a modern set up. I have used square cut, clear beads to built this wall. It fitted in perfectly. The paintings on the wall are print out and I have shaped them to make modern art, All wall shelves have been built by myself. And I have tried my hand at polymer clay and have created shrimp cocktails in the salad bowls on the dining table. I'm still green at it but practice makes perfect. Here are more photos for you to see.

I hope you all liked these room.

I promise to keep you updated very soon with more of my Sea View dolls house. So please do keep tuned.

Take Care

Rebecca xxxx

My polymer clay shrimp salad (my first try)

The living/dining

The glass wall between the living and the kitchen

The kitchen kit by Elf /

Sea View - My 5th Dolls House

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all fine. It has been a while since my last post. I haven't been well myself. I want to thank you all for your comments on my Toll House and I also would like to welcome the new followers of my blog.

Today I will be sharing with you one of my latest projects that I have completed last October. This is a Dolls House Emporium kit which it's original name was Lake View. As I live very close to the sea, I decided to call it Sea View.

My Sea View

The Entrance

It was quite a challenge to complete as I am more comfortable in building periodic dolls houses than modern ones. Today I will be sharing with you the Entrance and the Sitting room which are the first rooms.

For the entrance I wanted something totally different and I wanted it to have a feeling of Zen and peace. So I have built a wall with three opening in it. I wanted something grand for this room so I added a water feature with small stones around which I have managed to add even lights to it. To keep it a place of peace I found 6 laughing Buddhas which fitted in perfectly.

I was quite pleased with it's outcome. The sitting room had to compliment the entrance to I have added a split level and added marble edging to distinguish where the split level is.  I have built a modern fireplace myself to continue with the split level. Around the fire place I have added the same stone decoration that I used for the water feature.  To this room I gave it a touch from Africa and it really suited it well. I found a small wooden sculpture that fitted the scene to perfection.

The Sitting room

The Sitting room featuring the split level combined with the fire place

The Sitting room featuring the entrance

I hope you like both these rooms. Next post I will be featuring the living area and kitchen so please do keep tuned.

Take Care 

Rebecca xxx




  

The Toll House - My 4th Dolls House

Hello Everyone,

Today I will be sharing with you my forth dolls house which is called The Toll House. This was also a Dolls House Emporium kit which has been discontinued for a couple of years.

Building this house was extra fun as before starting even building it I had to figure out what was exactly a 'Toll House' and what where it's purposes.

Mainly the Toll Houses where found in England, Wales and Scotland during the 18th and 19th Centuries. The Toll House was a building to accommodate the toll collector. These where built near the toll gates where travelers used to pay the toll when crossing a channel or boarder. The distinctive bay windows where built to give the pike man a clear view of the road and provide a display area for the toll board. There where 5000 toll houses operating in England.

After learning all this I built my toll house to fit the scene.  Sometimes travelers had to pay the toll by vegetables or with other supplies that they possessed instead of money.

So here is my toll house.

The Toll House

Inside the Toll House

The Sleeping quarters

The living area
The Stair Case was something that I have added. It didn't come with the  kit.

I hope you all liked this project. Please keep tuned as I have more to share. 

Take Care,

Rebecca xxx

The Pavilion and The Bride

Hello everyone,

I hope that you are all well. I want to thank those for leaving kind comments and I would like to give a warm welcome to the new followers of my blog. It's very encouraging.

Today I will be sharing with you a small project that I have made which is called The Pavilion. This is a Dolls House Emporium Kit which has been discontinued a few years ago. I had purchased this for my miniature bride that I have dressed up myself.

With this bride I had entered in the  'Dress the Bride Competition' organized by the Dolls House Emporium. I was classified with the first 5 entries which was great!. In this link  you can find more details of how the dress was made and more photos will lots of details.  http://www.dollshouseblog.com/2010/05/28/a-most-beautiful-bride/

So this is all for today. Wishing you all a very nice weekend. Keep tuned as I have still more to share.

Take Care

Rebecca xxx

Matquel's Antiques & China Shop - My 3rd Dolls House

Hello Everyone,

Hope that you are all well. It has been a while since my last post but I try my best to keep you updated. I have started a new project which I will be sharing with you very soon.

Today I will be sharing with you my 3rd Dolls House Matquel's Antiques & China Shop. This dolls house is a Dolls House Emporium Kit which originally was called O' Rourkey's Post Office. There is quite some history with this dolls house as it took me quite some time to complete and finish.

This kit was given to me as a gift from my darling husband Gilbert for bringing our first baby Matthias into the world. I was really looking forward to start working on it. Before starting building a kit, I usually start collecting furniture and accessories to put them in the dolls house. As this was going to be transformed into a China Shop there where quite a lot of pieces to get for it.

With a new born baby my hobby was on hold or let's say had slowed down, but I wasn't bothered at all as I was still collecting the necessary items,  planning the color scheme to fit my Victorian Era.
Any how after a year of waiting I decided to go for it only that I got pregnant again with my second child which slowed me down even more. To cut to the chase after my little princess Raquel was born, and as she was a very good baby I've realized that I could dedicate some time for my hobby. I only needed an hour a day which was really fun.

While building the house I realized that the Dolls House kit was discontinued and that some items and furniture where no longer on the market so it was perfect to turn the shop into an Antique and China Shop. Then the name 'Matquel's' came to me like a bolt. Matquel is a combination of both my babies names Matthias and Raquel and so the shop's name turned up to be 'Matquel's Antique and China Shop' .

It took me 3 months to built and complete it. It was fun as both Matthias and Raquel saw me through it and it was worth the wait. 

You can also see the small video of this dolls house that I have made on You Tube which was used for 'May The Best House Win' 2011 Competition which I won last summer. Here is the link on DHE's blog http://www.dollshouseblog.com/2011/08/05/may-the-best-house-win-results/

I hope you all like it.

Please keep in touch as I have more to share.

Take Care 

Rebecca xxx

Matquel's Antiques & China Shop

Here you can see the lit stair's leading to the first floor.
Underneath the staircase there is a small room with  an old fashioned toilet. 

The shop's window

Inside the house

Inside the shop at the left

Inside the shop at the right

The Kitchen and living area

The Bedroom

Sea Shells - My 2nd Dolls House

Hello everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful time enjoying the festive season!  I want to thank you all for your wonderful comments. I'm so glad that the cake tutorial was useful.  I also wanted to welcome the new followers of my blog.

Today I will be sharing with you my second dolls house. This is a Dolls House Emporium kit which was out for sale between the year 2000 and 2001 which was called 'The Summer House' It was my first dolls house kit that I built and I really enjoyed building it.

It is only a two room house with a a front porch and balcony. I hope you like it.

I wish you all the best for the New Year 2012.

Keep tuned as I will be sharing more of my projects.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

Sea Shells