Well, here's an interpretation of the well-known John Donne quote "no man is an island." I know I cannot thrive without my houses and they likely would miss me too, so...I arranged some of my vintage mini homes in my Citadel and enjoyed playing with them again. I showed some of them in this post back in 2010 and was reminded how fun they can be to photograph. I got most of these from US and German sellers on eBay and always keep my eyes open for them. They were mostly made for railroad scenes, and are HO scale (1:87).
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| See me in the reflection?? |
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| The coffee table is vintage LISA! |
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| This is from a Paper Source 2012 mini calendar -- it's the month of July :) |
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| Incredible detail in the long windows |
The fantastic lemon yellow midcentury couch was purchased from Patricia, who is now selling her wonderful German room box; see the photos linked here on the Call of the Small Facebook page. The room box folds and is really lovely.
Pat is the original owner and hates to see it go, but she'd love to find a nice collector's home for it. If you are interested in the house and the remaining furnishings, email me at call-small(at)call-small(dot)com.
In addition to the awesome vintage LISA coffee table (love the pattern!), another new piece making its debut is the round table in the middle:
The table is from an eBay seller based in Israel, Avi of abm.models. His pieces are quite nice and affordable. I will be watching his work!
Alert: Keep your eyes peeled on this space for an awesome giveaway from Safari Ltd!
I know I have some blogging pals out there who have grooved on TOOBS and other mini replicas by Safari. Their products are high quality and super fun and the nice folks at Safari will be giving away a few goodies to my readers! Stay tuned!!!!
Credits: Couch is vintage German; coffee table is vintage LISA; arc lamp is an eBay find; Barcelona chair and Eames elephant are Reac; plant is AG Minis; all mini homes are vintage eBay finds; bike is Maisto; round table is by abm.models on eBay; carpeting is scrapbook paper from Michaels. Accessories are handmade by The Shopping Sherpa, Miniatures by Annina, and eBay finds.
The time it took me: 52 minutes
These are so cool. Especially the little motel. I think Avi also has an Etsy shop too. I just bought this same table, a chair and bar stools from him on Ebay. I love the price too!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I do like Avi's work, and hope he keeps it up!!
DeleteI'm always awed at what you come up with. My favorite era is the 1950's. I love the German Ebay for what you can find in that style. The two apartment buildings in your collection are very similar to actual buildings, just a short walk over the bridge into Harlem from my neighborhood, in the Bronx. The couch is awesome too. I want it in my scale. I actually have the floor lamp. My daughter complains every time she gets up from the couch and bumps her head. I'm keeping it.. sorry. Just like I kept my Eagle Talon in the mid 90's despite complaints coming from the back seat, from the lack of leg room. Style wins out over function in my book.
ReplyDeleteIf you're a fan of Downton Abbey, like me, please visit my site to see the dollhouse rooms I found on the German Ebay.... all way above my price point, but fun distractions while I wait patiently for season 3. Keep making time to imagine and play. I'm definitely a returning reader.
Karen
Thanks for writing, and I appreciate your comments. I enjoyed looking through your blog, too! I do love the 50s and 60s style, and German eBay is a treasure trove! The quality is so amazing. I don't shop on it too often since shipping can be so high, but I have taken the leap on many things, including houses! Enjoy your collections and please continue to share them :)
Deletei'm really quite taken by the idea of a doll house town, with houses of all eras and styles (it would justify my growing need for a new dolly house now the ist one is alomost complete and i think my daughter would go bananas for it!)
ReplyDeletei love those fifties-style curtains; and the barcelona chair is wow!
I like the idea of a doll house town, too, as you can see!! They've been up on a shelf and I've been wanting to take them down. The Barcelona chair never gets old for me, and I've used it so many times...Reac's version is quite realistic, too, despite the fact it is made of plastic.
DeleteI like your doll house town.
ReplyDeleteBye Faby
Thanks, Faby! Now I need people! :)
Deletei am now obsessed your blog! I love how everything has a retro feel to it! I will deff be reading regularly!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! Please come back and visit :)
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