Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Shaken, but Sorted

So I finally get shelving up in my doll house room in the basement, and New Jersey goes and has an EARTHQUAKE! In New Jersey???! Yup, the effects of a 5.8 earthquake in Virginia were felt all the way up the east cost today. Luckily, it only lasted 10-15 seconds and all is fine. My first, and hopefully last, earthquake.

There's a few posts in the pipeline -- a review of the "Otherworldly" exhibition at the Museum of Arts & Design and a super-surprise-you'll-never-guess post -- so this one will be brief!

At long last, the shelves and brackets purchased for a song at the Crate & Barrel outlet near me are installed and most of my doll houses now are aloft in the room! I also organized a bunch of furnishings in my (not so) spare time on the shelves and reworked the perimeter storage.




Better, right?

I couldn't resist doing a quick scene in the Kaleidoscope House...a celebratory hurrah for that work! Now I just have to keep it all clean!






A reminder to join in on the August ***FREE ALERT*** on the Call of the Small Facebook page. There's some great Re-ment and storage containers up for grabs. You have until Wednesday, August 31, to comment...give it a whirl!

Credits: Couch is a vintage eBay buy; pillow is minimodernistas; side table is vintage VERO; plant is TOMY; rug is handmade by The Shopping Sherpa; table is a drawer pull; light is Re-ment; wall art is an ornament from Crate & Barrel; wallpaper is scrapbook paper. Accessories are Bozart, Manor House Miniatures, beads, and doll house store finds.

The time it took me: 17 minutes (for the K House scene) and I lost count on the organizing and cleaning!
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20 comments:

  1. NeomigAugust 24, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    Congratulation on your work space! I'm green with envy :-)
    Neomi

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  2. LilliAugust 24, 2011 at 1:48 AM

    Your sorted shelves look great, I wish I had a big room like yours just for my dollhouse stuff.
    I know exactly how you felt when the earthquake came, we had one in Germany in spring, I was so shocked...but fortunately nothing serious happened. I'm glad to hear that there aren't big damages except of the Washington cathedrals towers ( and hopefully they`re telling the truth about the nuclear power station in Virginia)
    Cheers,
    Lilli

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  3. Kikka NAugust 24, 2011 at 3:13 AM

    Hi...
    Your Dollhouses look Super!

    I am so sorry...I am not in facebook... so I can t make my comment there...
    But I haven`t ever used or even seen Re-ment! :(
    It is no sold here!
    Happy you are OK / the earthquake !
    With hugs
    Kikka

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  4. Beth LemonAugust 24, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    I always look forward to your Sunday posts and now I know what you were up to! This is amazing. I am dying for such a space.

    I would love to see pics of the shelves that appear to have furniture on them. Very interesting. Oh, and we felt the quake too! We ran down the 8 flights of our building here at work super fast.

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  5. Hunky DoryAugust 24, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    Love your storage area; so tidy. The drawer pull; who'da thought of that?

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  6. callsmallAugust 24, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    Thanks, Neomi! My work space is a huge mess right now, actually. Two of my houses in "rehab" live there: the Citadel and VERO. That room is my next step in de-cluttering my life. :)

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  7. callsmallAugust 24, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    Hi, Lilli! Glad you like my room. Yes, the quake was scary, and I am relieved the damages were minimal. I never thought I'd experience one!

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  8. callsmallAugust 24, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    Thanks, Kikka! Sorry you cannot participate in my Facebook giveaway, but I hope to have one on my blog soon (perhaps when I reach 500 followers). You must try to buy some Re-ment online...so much fun!

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  9. callsmallAugust 24, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Hi, Beth! That's sweet that you look forward to my weekend posts! :) Yes, I have been cleaning and organizing like mad. We planned out where the shelving would go, and had a handyman dude put up the brackets. The shelves are very sturdy (they were used as display shelves in the Crate & Barrel outlet store), and do the trick! If you click on the second photo of the room, you will see a few shelves in the left of the photo with furniture on them. Right now, they are lined up like little soldiers!

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  10. callsmallAugust 24, 2011 at 10:40 PM

    Thanks, Hunky Dory! I do hope it all stays this way...it certainly is easier to find things. The drawer pulls are great, especially if you can find ones with flatter tops and stable bases. I always keep my eyes open for them in antique or thrift stores.

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  11. MiniAussieAugust 25, 2011 at 4:23 AM

    I'm green with envy at your workspace.. mine is the kitchen/dining area and I have storage in the 2nd half of my bedroom - it's bedlam!! Time to move.. or move the kids out haha!!

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  12. Modern MCAugust 25, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    Everything looks nice! I bet you want more lighting. I'm always pining for spotlights and natural light. Never seems like you can get enough to work with. I must say that my "work" space never stays orderly--even after my big clean. I will now admit that I have a laundry basket full of miniatures from previous scenes on the floor. Yes, I am ashamed.

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  13. LilAugust 25, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    It looks very good. I think it will be a good help for you.

    You allways have great furniture in your blog

    I can see your BRIO house. I love them.

    Sorry about the earthquake.

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  14. SandraAugust 25, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    I love your room! I hope to have something like this myself one day.

    And what is up with these East Coast earthquakes? This is the SECOND one I have experienced and I live in Charlottesville VA (spitting distance from Mineral).

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  15. callsmallAugust 25, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    Hey, MiniAussie! Oh, don't let the pictures fool you too much...it is more organized, but you should see the clutter inside the dollhouses and inside my work rooom! I still have A LOT to put away, including many boxes of Re-ment that need to be unpackaged and sorted :)

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  16. callsmallAugust 25, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    Thanks, MC! YES, lighting is still a huge issue for me. The dollhouse room (it's actually only half the room -- my husband has a home office on the other side) has spots and fluorescents, and no natural light. I always have to just deal with it or improvise. How big is that laundry basket?? Better doll house furniture than dirty laundry, I say! ;)

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  17. callsmallAugust 25, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    Hi, Lilsdolls! Thanks! I'm glad you noticed my BRIO houses -- one of them is a new one that I have not shown yet on my blog. It needs repairs, unfortunately, since it arrived to me very damaged. Hopefully, I can share more soon!

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  18. callsmallAugust 25, 2011 at 10:48 PM

    Thanks, Sandra! Glad you are OK after the latest earthquake. I really never thought I'd experience an earthquake here, and now we've got a state of emergency in NJ due to hurricane Irene! Mother Nature is angry!

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  19. ChynadollAugust 26, 2011 at 12:53 AM

    Congrats on your workspace. It looks great. Glad your ok from the earthquake. I also never thought I would experience one here in NJ. I will be hunkering down waiting for Irene to hurry up and be done with. Stay safe.. Yes Mother Nature is very angry!.

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  20. callsmallAugust 26, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    Thanks, Chynadoll! Yes, we're preparing for Irene too, although with all the preparation, it might just end up being lots of rain -- let's hope for the best!

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