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A recent visit to an antique market got my heart racing. I fell in love with this beautiful mansion. The southern plantation style exterior is fantastic.
Update: Anna from the UK has identified this house. She writes. "Hi Susan, what a fabulous find :) The house is an Antebellum Plantation built using plans by 'Doll Domicile' and designed by C E Cavender, it is based on Shadows on the Teche, (more) a real Plantation house. I have seen pictures of a number of built houses, they turn up once in a blue moon on ebay. I even bought a set of plans on ebay that turned out to be incomplete, not nice. I live in the UK so no built houses from the US for me but always a pleasure to see one. Best wishes Anna".
Thanks Anna!! Now I want it more than ever.
BTW. I found another one of these dollhouses on Craigslist!
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| A second Plantation house was for sale in Waterdown, NY. |
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With ten rooms and a two storey entrance hall this is the dollhouse of your dreams
I found this wonderful house at an antique market about an hour from where I live. Even if I had the $750. asking price it would have been impossible to take it home on the bus with me. |
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| The two storey hall has a floor that, despite being a human size tile, fits well with the style of decor. |
The house is approximately 6 feet wide and over three feet tall. It has a brass plaque that has the date 1978 and the makers name.
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| I believe the bathroom fixtures are made from the Realife Miniature bathroom kit. |
The Mansion is a little shopworn but it is still beautiful. It would need a good cleaning and a bit of a facelift - new wallpaper, some acetate for the windows, perhaps a re-wiring - but it would clean up really well. I have to say I was really tempted. If you are drop me a line and I will tell you where I found it. It's about an hour north of Toronto.
Wow! Great find. I just re read Gone With the Wind . The book is so much better than the movie, Then I read Alice Randall's The Wind done Gone, Brilliant, but you'll never love the original characters again... CM
ReplyDeleteIf I had Scarlett and her family in 1/12 scale I guess I would have to buy this house. Hmmm... now where can I find them?
DeleteThe house is amazing
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Don't you just love it?!
DeleteWhat a fabulous house! It has SO much scope. Someone will be lucky!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could afford it. Think of the wonderful costumes one could make for the dollhouse dolls.
DeleteWonderful house! I can imagine your excitement when you found it. I'm sure someone will be very happy to take it home and give it a little facelift.
ReplyDeleteI just love the exterior. The inside needs a bit of refreshing but it would be fun to do.
DeleteIt's a fabulous house!
ReplyDeleteBye Faby
I know!! It is not something you see everyday.
DeleteWOW what a treat this will be for someone to do up!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing - even if it did make me a bit mini-green ;-)
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I wish I could be the person to do it up. I'm still thinking about it, but I don't know how I could swing it.
DeleteI love the center stairway!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it great? you don't often see one like this in a dollhouse.
DeleteA great piece of mini architecture. Lots of detail. I love that feeling when you find a great piece and fall in love with it.
ReplyDeleteI know Troy. I'm in love with it too. Now if I could only figure out how to get it here and where to put it once it arrived I'd be on my way north.
DeleteThis house makes me breathe deeply...sighhhh LOL
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is breathtaking. I am sighing too.
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