My birthday present finally arrived

I always buy myself presents at Christmas and on my birthday. It's always something I couldn't justify buying otherwise and I always end up spending way more than I should.

I was surfing the net one day, looking for dollhouses of course, and found the Mini Modern Blog. She has some wonderful things on her blog, but what caught my attention was the Bozart Kaleidoscope House.

I remember seeing this house and furniture for sale at a shop in Toronto's Distillery District a few years ago. It was about $200. If only I knew then what I know now. I would have bought a couple back then. It is selling on eBay for $800 - $1300. I sure can't afford one now.

I went on eBay to check out Bozart and found that the furniture is still available and is not unreasonably priced compared to other quality minis. And voila, I had found my birthday present to myself.

It arrived yesterday and couldn't wait to get at it. I don't have a modern house. It seems most dollhouses are from an era before the year 2000. Where, I pondered, could I set up my new treasures?

A year or so ago I picked up a cardboard Ikea dollhouse at Goodwill for $5.00. It was still flat and in its original plastic when I got it, and I set it up to hold extra mini furniture. It could be my temporary modern house. After all, what is more modern than Ikea?

I had such fun setting it up last night.

Some of the smaller chairs are Reac, Japan, including my recent birthday presents from my sweetie. The art, rugs, lamps and vases are by Bozart. Some came with the furniture and some accessories came in a set.

The bedside table in the master bedroom is an acrylic cube with a globe suspended in it. I am not sure of its original function, but I think it looks great.

In bedrooms 2 and 3 I added wood blocks under the futons, just to get them off the floor, and the two children's chairs in the smallest bedroom are, I think, from a Mattel Kelly set. I got them at the thrift shop so I am not sure, but I think they are adorable.

Isn't the sculpture in the dining room hideous? (Well I think it is - but fun too). I added two Reac MacIntosh side chairs and a black Chrysnbon Grandfather clock. I think the dining room is my favourite room

I decided not to take the dishes out of their packaging until I had a proper house for them so I just put them on some round blocks and made a server bar in the kitchen.