Fairfield house

The Fairfield: Fairfield 5

If you're following this blog, you might have picked up on my interest in dollhouses . I was completely obsessed with them since I was 4,...

Finished shingling! Yay! And most of the trimming. I’m not sure which is more tedious–shingling or trimming (it’s shingling). I’ve also started the railings: Have top porch …

A couple of years ago I purchased 3 vintage dollhouses from a a local antique store. Then I had buyer's remorse, wondering what I was going to do with those three aged houses. You've seen one, the Storybook that I renovated into a toy store. I had decided, actually, to leave the houses as they were, honoring the original builder, her talent, her hard work, and her love for the art of miniatures. I never met the woman; I only know what the antique deal told me: an elderly woman who had a…

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As I put on the roof, the 1/2″ Fairfield is starting to look more like a real house. Back of the house. I modified the attic/roof wall because I wanted the attic closed i…

...however, not very productive. Between school getting out, hot evenings and going away on the weekend, I haven't really done much this week and probably am not going to get much done for most of August. I can share some eye candy, because now that the roof is on, the silhouette of the house is pretty much finalised. It is such a cute house, and I think bears a fraternal resemblance to the Pickett Hill (PH) . I can't wait to get the windows in but they are so fragile that I don't dare put…

For all my posts on the Fairfield start here or type “Fairfield” in the search box. Scroll down for lots of pics of the finished house. Click pics for larger versions. The left side of …