Mid-life madness Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 7 hours ago, Kells said: Victorian Times "Bee Tree House" for $70 in Ventura, CA. Seller does not list it as such. Part of me wants to tell him/her what they've got but that usually goes badly so they're on their own, lol. https://ventura.craigslist.org/tag/d/ventura-doll-house/6956196265.html Identifiable thanks to 1martinimomma posting the Victorian Times catalog. Thank you! Maybe it’s the picture but I am ‘meh’ about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 21 minutes ago, Mid-life madness said: Maybe it’s the picture but I am ‘meh’ about it. The bones are plain, but with some siding, landscaping, tasteful interior decorating, and the right scale of furnishings, it could be a little charmer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madtex1967 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Interesting idea from the Westville. Makes me wonder what happened to the rest of the house. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F143362212462 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 8 hours ago, madtex1967 said: Interesting idea from the Westville. Makes me wonder what happened to the rest of the house. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F143362212462 Looking at the photos of the interior, it's probably just as well we don't know... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debora59 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 8/21/2019, 2:19:08, Qubanqtee said: I think it’s been posted before as I have it on my watch list - I could stare at it all day! I love the bathroom and the kitchen and the bedroom and the library and the front and and and lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kells Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 12 hours ago, Mid-life madness said: Maybe it’s the picture but I am ‘meh’ about it. 12 hours ago, KathieB said: The bones are plain, but with some siding, landscaping, tasteful interior decorating, and the right scale of furnishings, it could be a little charmer. For Victorian Times, this house is definitely the least of their offerings. I like the B&W picture of it finished that 1martinimomma posted from their catalog. I'd like to see it in color. Instead of clapboard siding and fancy shingles, though, I think it would make a wonderful stone cottage with simple trim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 12 hours ago, KathieB said: The bones are plain, but with some siding, landscaping, tasteful interior decorating, and the right scale of furnishings, it could be a little charmer. I think it looks like the younger cooler cousin of the Pepperwood Farm dollhouse. Smaller, peppier. I like it all - love the front room that can be peered into. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kells Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, Elsbeth said: I think it looks like the younger cooler cousin of the Pepperwood Farm dollhouse. Smaller, peppier. I like it all - love the front room that can be peered into. I'm glad you mentioned the front rooms because I had meant to ask, does anyone know if the front or side walls for the kitchen and bathroom are hinged? How does one access those rooms? There are doors on the interior walls to those rooms, not big wide arches one could reach through. Seems odd to me. EDIT: NEVER MIND! The floor plan in the catalog shows that it has side walls with windows in those rooms. In the photos the seller posted, you can just barely see asphalt through those front windows. It appears to be open on that side, but only for those two front rooms. That makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otterine Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 13 hours ago, Mid-life madness said: Maybe it’s the picture but I am ‘meh’ about it. 13 hours ago, KathieB said: The bones are plain, but with some siding, landscaping, tasteful interior decorating, and the right scale of furnishings, it could be a little charmer. 1 hour ago, Elsbeth said: I think it looks like the younger cooler cousin of the Pepperwood Farm dollhouse. Smaller, peppier. I like it all - love the front room that can be peered into. Interestingly, I love this house! Well, not this house, but the plan and the potential. When the catalog was posted, I thought, "Well, great, there's another future house to build." I would make the front portion removable instead of having it open on the side. Here's a fun one...colorwise. https://www.galleryofsocial.com/content/1961496348374531140/Bs4oolRFvxE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, otterine said: Here's a fun one...colorwise. https://www.galleryofsocial.com/content/1961496348374531140/Bs4oolRFvxE Ooooh it does have great bones. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 12 minutes ago, otterine said: I would make the front portion removable instead of having it open on the side. I would keep it attached but hinge the roof on the bathroom and do a removable panel or hinged side on the other side. I really do like this - now I want one in 1:48 scale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minilover62 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 For the half scale lovers . https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Electrified-Doll-House-with-furniture/143359962548?hash=item2160eb6db4:g:qv8AAOSwBRFdKTu0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 From a distance they seem harmless enough, but then check out the mom closeup: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Dollhouse-Family-Pose-able-Dolls-Mother-Father-Girl-Twin-Babies/143355621001 <cue scary violin movie music> 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 and the babies...<scream!> 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 That poor cross-eyed baby! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 @Elsbeth The artist was probably affected by the plastic resins in the doll making process...or he/she has never seen human eyes? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qubanqtee Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Mom looks like she left behind her jug of wine lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minilover62 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 This is a beautifully built and decorated dollhouse (can't say which dollhouse it is), but fetching 10G it's going to be up the hill....https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/clt/d/dennison-fabulous-miniature-doolhouse/6961602036.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qubanqtee Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, minilover62 said: This is a beautifully built and decorated dollhouse (can't say which dollhouse it is), but fetching 10G it's going to be up the hill....https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/clt/d/dennison-fabulous-miniature-doolhouse/6961602036.html it is beautiful but for $10k at least finish the brick papering on the back end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 31 minutes ago, Qubanqtee said: it is beautiful but for $10k at least finish the brick papering on the back end. The construction reminds me of Dura-Craft, so that foundation might be Majik Brik, and you're right; for $10K they should have finished the brickwork. And everything's glued down for ease of moving", so if the buyer wants to play with it, forget it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 16 hours ago, Qubanqtee said: it is beautiful but for $10k at least finish the brick papering on the back end. Yep - "everything is glued down" for safe shipping. Except the brick paper. I wonder if it is a "I'll only part with it for 10k" (knowing they will probably keep it forever) or if they really think someone will buy it for that. Hmmm. Good luck to them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD840 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Someone in Indiana could get a deal on a built Beacon Hill at shopgoodwill.com (I can't seem to copy the link on my phone)...no bids yet at $21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Here's the link https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/74909158 It has some tapewire too. But, if you build a beacon and don't paint/wallpaper the stairway entry area...then I think $21 is about right, lol. That staircase is so hard to decorate once it is in!! But yes if I saw that at my goodWill shop I'd have bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 24 minutes ago, Elsbeth said: Here's the link https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/74909158 It has some tapewire too. But, if you build a beacon and don't paint/wallpaper the stairway entry area...then I think $21 is about right, lol. That staircase is so hard to decorate once it is in!! But yes if I saw that at my goodWill shop I'd have bought it. It's just built, no decoration whatsoever. For $21 I'd take it all apart and rebuild it, decorating as I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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