Elsbeth Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 8 hours ago, fov said: Those are some great dollhouses in Seattle! But I don't think the one listed as 1/2" scale is really 1/2" scale? I don't see how those dimensions could be right (38" high and 19" deep?) It doesn't look half scale at all. Maybe it was a typo and she meant 1:12 and not 1/2. No way is it 1:24! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qubanqtee Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 a Newport for starting bid of $75 - no shipping but what a deal for those near West Virginia https://www.ebay.com/itm/162928251142?ul_noapp=true#shpCntId Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 On 2/24/2018, 8:03:26, Qubanqtee said: yay!!!!! those look like standard Houseworks doors ....I certainly hope they are =) So excited for you! what a great catch! On 2/24/2018, 10:29:21, fov said: Yep, those are Houseworks windows (the small one at the top is a Classics, but Houseworks makes the same size). The ones on the first floor are the taller skinny ones: https://www.miniatures.com/Victorian-Slim-Working-Window-P17967.aspx On 2/21/2018, 6:23:38, Samusa said: Found this house on Gumtree (Australia's version of Craigslist) and it looks familiar to me. Has someone built it from plans.. I have a feeling there are plans out there for this house. Could be wrong.. Could the DH experts please weigh in. https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/yandina/toys-indoor/large-doll-house/1175364443 Also, does anyone recognise this house? https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/mudgeeraba/toys-indoor/hand-made-timber-dolls-house/1175590243 On 2/22/2018, 2:41:27, minilover62 said: Sam, I always loved this house, here you can find the plans for sale I think http://www.woodworkersworkshop.com/store/index.php?app=ccp0&ns=prodshow&ref=R14_3060&sid=0tij82ceg6izedbfi6zm036l953j7shb also, look how much they are selling this one for!http://www.mcssl.com/store/mydollshouse/catalog/product/f51b4b780f1144f2b92f964c0cc652b2 For $140 it is a very good deal, a steal I would say. It is a very big house, very rare. I would grab it fast if I was there! On 2/22/2018, 12:48:46, Elsbeth said: Mine is 30 min. I waited years for my Beacon Hill...but it finally showed up only 10 minutes away, lol. But I do think a wider radius means more houses! Hooray! I got it!!! Hurrah!! So happy. Thunderstorms forecast here today but this was the only time the seller was available. Spent the entire hour and a half drive home rat racing the clouds (the house is so big it had to travel in the tray of our ute) only to get a complete white out downpour 10 minutes from home! The house is made of ply, well constructed and mostly painted so I think it's survived relatively intact. The exposed ply floors are drenched though.. I've dried them with a towel as best I can and now have a fan on them. We shall see tomorrow if they are warped beyond repair. Any suggestions to minimise the destruction? http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/?app=gallery&module=gallery&controller=browse&album=8162 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 I'm so glad you got it! It looks fantastic in the photos!!! The way you told the story of the rain, it is like supernatural forces were trying to keep the house, lol! How is the drying going? Can't wait to see what you do with all those rooms!! And stairs - love the stairs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Miniature Madness Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 10 hours ago, Samusa said: I got it!!! Hurrah!! So happy. Thunderstorms forecast here today but this was the only time the seller was available. Spent the entire hour and a half drive home rat racing the clouds (the house is so big it had to travel in the tray of our ute) only to get a complete white out downpour 10 minutes from home! The house is made of ply, well constructed and mostly painted so I think it's survived relatively intact. The exposed ply floors are drenched though.. I've dried them with a towel as best I can and now have a fan on them. We shall see tomorrow if they are warped beyond repair. Any suggestions to minimise the destruction? http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/?app=gallery&module=gallery&controller=browse&album=8162 That is such an awesome and unique house! Not only will you end up with a gorgeous and roomy new home to design and play with, you'll have a harrowing story to tell! Totally worth a 3 hour odyssey in my book! Can't wait to see it become incredible! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Nicely done, but unrealistic idea of the market, imo: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dollhouse-Victorian-Storefront-1-12-scale-artisan-made/162902140184 But very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Elsbeth said: Nicely done, but unrealistic idea of the market, imo: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dollhouse-Victorian-Storefront-1-12-scale-artisan-made/162902140184 But very nicely done. Love this..never buying it.. but love it.. and wow.. that's an impressive electrical system.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qubanqtee Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Elsbeth said: Nicely done, but unrealistic idea of the market, imo: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dollhouse-Victorian-Storefront-1-12-scale-artisan-made/162902140184 But very nicely done. oh my goodness, that looks like a life size empty storefront available for lease...about the same cost too...it s magnificent, I'd love to create something that made my think it was worthy of that price. Impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrchob Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 11 hours ago, Elsbeth said: Nicely done, but unrealistic idea of the market, imo: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dollhouse-Victorian-Storefront-1-12-scale-artisan-made/162902140184 But very nicely done. I think his work is exceptional in terms of historical elements. He is able to not cram a dollhouse full of stuff to keep the perspective. When I think what the asking price on ebay for some houses are... http://www.historicdollhouses.com/ Link shows some of his other work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Taking a long & loving look at the store's ceiling & working Victorian freight elevator (I saw a full-sized one no longer in service in a 1:1 hardware store in S GA) and all the other details, I don't think the price is out of line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 3 hours ago, havanaholly said: Taking a long & loving look at the store's ceiling & working Victorian freight elevator (I saw a full-sized one no longer in service in a 1:1 hardware store in S GA) and all the other details, I don't think the price is out of line. Oh I'm not saying 8k (at least) didn't go into the house...I'm just saying it is a tough market to get anything out of. But there is no problem with pricing things at the price you should get. I have houses I'd price high because I won't part with for just any amount. In fact, I won't part with them period. So I'd probably price them at 1 million (I'd out-Broel Bonnie Broel!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 6 hours ago, jrchob said: I think his work is exceptional in terms of historical elements. He is able to not cram a dollhouse full of stuff to keep the perspective. When I think what the asking price on ebay for some houses are... http://www.historicdollhouses.com/ Link shows some of his other work. Oh wow - I love his colonial stuff! Gorgeous!! Thank you for this link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokomo Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 This is a really good deal, I think. I don't recognize the house but I really like it. It comes with some okay furniture. The stove alone is worth about 70 dollars: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/clt/d/vintage-handmade-dollhouse/6522593523.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklepuppies Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 What a neat house!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraLark Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 On 2/23/2018, 8:06:29, Elsbeth said: On 3/8/2018, 9:35:24, sparklepuppies said: What a neat house!! (Sorry, can't seem to get rid of the quote. This is LauraLark) I love that quirky little house more every time I see it! Anyone know if it's a kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraLark Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I'd snap it up, but I live in Maryland :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 So I have a sofa I bought in the 1990s, still have it, have kept it very clean (under various slipcovers) - classic lines so no reason to get rid of it. It was purchased at a upper scale department store. It will probably be with me another 20 years. MY 1:1 SOFA COST ME LESS THAN THIS 1:12 SOFA! lol! https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dollhouse-Artisan-June-Clinkscales-Knoll-Settee-Antique-Petit-Point-Velvet-1-12/253438483042 And I like this and would like it in 1:1 as well: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-German-Schneegas-doll-house-marble-sideboard-or-washstand-/381533412476 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 13 minutes ago, Elsbeth said: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dollhouse-Artisan-June-Clinkscales-Knoll-Settee-Antique-Petit-Point-Velvet-1-12/253438483042 I wonder if this is really petit point.I can't tell from the photo. I saw a firescreen at a recent mini show that had a petit point insert about the size of one of the arms on this sofa. It was priced at slightly more than half of the cost of the $630 sofa. If truly petit point, this sofa is a bargain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I saw a lady plop down $500 dollars for a chest of drawers in Seattle....I nearly fainted. It was probably worth every penny, but yikes! I can't imagine being able to do that. The seller of the sofa has some really nice items. Kris comfort has a kit for a knoll settee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SewMini Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 51 minutes ago, KathieB said: I wonder if this is really petit point.I can't tell from the photo. I saw a firescreen at a recent mini show that had a petit point insert about the size of one of the arms on this sofa. It was priced at slightly more than half of the cost of the $630 sofa. If truly petit point, this sofa is a bargain! Looking at the close ups of the back, it looks liek it may indeed be petit point. Its not woven. I mean, lets say it took her 50 hrs to make just the petit point that. That's only 12.50 per hour for skilled work JUST for the petit point panels. Add in another 10 for all the finishings and your price per hour goes down to $10.50 an hour. Really a paltry sum per hour for hand made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 House that Jack built https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lady-Anna-Dollhouse-Kit-by-The-House-That-Jack-Built/202259497792?hash=item2f179b0340:g:r6kAAOSw86JacLDB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Nicely done Willowcrest for $100, built, electrified, I like the red wallpaper...I'd buy it if it were in my area. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Wooden-Dollhouse/173207146023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestPaces Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 cheap and unusual fixer upper https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-12-3-4-SCALE-Dollhouse-1960s-Colonial-8-Rooms-And-Attic-31-W-X-20-D-X-25-H/202260626310?hash=item2f17ac3b86:g:m6EAAOSwCMFaCOj1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestPaces Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Greenleaf Orchid https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dollhouse-Kit-Greenleaf-The-Orchid-All-Wood-New-Open-Box/263548725210?hash=item3d5cba67da:g:SzYAAOSwA3dYjO2~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenannediva Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 On 3/13/2018, 9:27:23, KathieB said: I wonder if this is really petit point.I can't tell from the photo. I saw a firescreen at a recent mini show that had a petit point insert about the size of one of the arms on this sofa. It was priced at slightly more than half of the cost of the $630 sofa. If truly petit point, this sofa is a bargain! Many artisans use older petit point work taken from handbags, compacts, etc. I'm not saying June did this on this particular sofa but she does have a very similar one on her website and describes using vintage 1930 Austrian petit point. Any thing one is lucky enough to get from June will find it exquisite and she is a very sweet lady! There is a seller on etsy selling recovered Bespaq (mostly) pieces using petit point from older articles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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