Kells

French Chateau I have the opportunity to trade for. Haven't decided yet, I'll let you know.

Just what the title says 😄

1/12 Scale Tidewater plantation house inspired by Westover Plantation, ca. 1730, on the James River approximately 30 miles west of Williamsburg, Virginia

The Vollmer House at 1737 Webster St in San Francisco. This is one of my absolute all-time favorite dollhouses of any dollhouse I own or have ever owned. The workmanship is simply incredible. I stand in awe of it every time I look at it. I will never be talented enough to create something like this. I hope and pray I have enough talent to do the interiors justice!
Funny story, there is an old, worn brass plaque on the front that some idiot (not me!) put on this at some point in its history saying it was built by Jim Marcus. @fov / Emily checked with the man himself, and Mr. Marcus confirmed he did not build this. I had had my doubts from the start. I've seen his work and this one just didn't gel with his craftsmanship, lovely though it may be. It wasn't being sold as a Marcus house anyway, so hardly mattered, and I got it for a song. Despite being from an unknown builder (sign your work, people!), that does not lessen how much I love it. Since Emily verified this, however, I have ever since called it the "Not da Marcus!" house, LOL. 😆

Does anyone recognize this house? It's built from 3" high milled-in clapboard strips of wood that are almost 3/4" thick. I think it might be an old Batrie kit? I'll try to post pics as I go along.
I've nearly thrown this house out a number of times but you know how some houses speak to you? I hate to anthropomorphize a dollhouse but I swear this one whimpers, "Please save me."

Aging and dirtying up a farmhouse.

I am drowning in so many projects that I forgot a friend gave this to me! I remembered it recently when talking about those big Houseworks windows and doors. You know, like, "Wait a second, I think I have a house with those windows...." LOL
Does this thing ever need work. The second floor window in the middle is not actually there (yet). I photoshopped it in. That big expanse of nothingness needed SOMETHING! Luckily I have some of those double windows. The flooring is reeaallly bad. At least the electrical works!
I won't be getting to this for a long time, if ever. Way down on my list. It will be a big white house eventually. Pink and green is pretty enough, just not my style.

Old 1980s kit from Williamsburg, VA. Was supposed to be an outside plantation kitchen for my James River house. That house is too big as is, it doesn't need any outbuildings! Maybe a lakeside cottage?

Another rescue project! This one doesn't require much to finish, just a lot of stucco. So far so good. I like how the stucco is turning out.