Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Betsy McCall Progress


I love when I make some headway on a "rehab" house. I've been considering what to do with the remainder of the main living area in the Betsy McCall house. I added a bold patterned paper and covered the fireplace way back in February, leaving me to decide how to paper the other walls and organize the space.

Here is my solution -- a light brick patterned paper from my DCWV "Downtown Loft" stack, with a place mat for flooring and adhesive cork for the stairs. The wall presented a neat backdrop for the amazing brutalist sculpture Pepper of MitchyMoo Miniatures made as part of our swap. LOVE it!













What do you think?? 

Submission from Rosa of Minismodernas
A few more submissions have arrived for the Call of the Small/Cubebot Challenge -- go check them out on the Flickr stream! And please consider tossing your own hat into the ring for a chance to win $200 from AREAWARE! Contest details here. It ends on December 1, so get cracking!

Credits: Couch is a custom piece bought at a Denver doll house store; Eames chairs are Reac; table is a crafting block with a bowl base; plant is AG Minis; sideboard is vintage German; globe light is minimodernistas. Accessories are Jo Ann Fabrics, dollhouse store and eBay finds, AG Minis, and handmade by The Shopping Sherpa.

The time it took me: Three days, about 2-1/2 hours total

11 comments:

  1. That room looks great! It was definitely worth the time & effort you put into it. Thanks for sharing it. :)

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  2. Everything looks great! I so enjoy contemporary dollhouses much more than victorian. Looking at these explains why.
    Thanks! :-)

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    1. Hi, grandmommy! I'm a big fan of modern and contemporary, if you hadn't guessed ;)

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  3. Molt bonic, com sempre un conjunt ideal amb coses tan diferents

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    1. GrĂ cies! M'agrada trobar la manera de posar tot junt. M'agrada el repte!

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  4. I love this so much. You never fail to amaze me!

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  5. I'm gonna visit you JUST so I can steal this house! Ha! Great work, lady friend.

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    1. You'll probably want to wait until I finish it ;)

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  6. This miniature stuff makes me remember my childhood. I want something like this to play with when I was little. Its so gorgeous and adorable.
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