Product Description

Offering ideas for decorating schemes, furniture and accessories for dolls' houses, this book presents a range of projects for houses of different periods. They include wooden and upholstered furniture, pottery and needlework, and incorporate modelling and decorative painting techniques. The room settings replicate period styles such as Tudor and Georgian, and also include modern styles. Instructions, full-size patterns and illustrations are provided for each project, and there is specific advice on customizing kits, using architectural mouldings and choosing commercial items.

Product Details

• Published on: 1994-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

From Booklist
A charming English style--and attitude--infuses this book on furnishing dollhouses. A Dorset-based father-and-daughter team selects eight rooms and decorates them according to eight different design periods, from a medieval scullery to a very modern (and pricey) kitchen. It may take a bit of interpretation to decipher their instructions for the projects because of the often very British language. Nonetheless, their methods for, say, painting a country pine dresser or building an Edwardian chiffonier are both novel and fairly easy to accomplish. Directions, though explicit, are not in the usual how-to format; the list of necessary materials is omitted and instructions are not illustrated in the step-by-step process seemingly necessary for this craft. Barbara Jacobs

Customer Reviews

Has some wonderful ideas
This book is chock full of great ideas and includes some more modern furniture..something that many miniature books are lacking. The directions are a bit difficult to follow and have to be read very carefully. Measurements are sometimes not correctly stated. If your unsure..make a paper pattern first. Final results will be much better.

Everything you need to know to decorate your dollhouse!
Among "How-To" books, this is a standout. Includes specifics on how to build everything from victorian parlor furniture to a palm-shaded island porch. Instructions are clear, patterns are already in 12-inch scale. Beautifully illustrated. A must for any miniaturist!