My Doll Haven

Everyone Needs Playtime

In our hectic, modern lives, many of us focus so heavily on work and family commitments that we never seem to have time for pure fun. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we stopped playing.

When we carve out some leisure time, we’re more likely to zone out in front of the TV or computer than engage in fun, rejuvenating play like we did as children. But play is not just essential for kids; it can be an important source of relaxation and stimulation for adults as well.

There doesn’t need to be any point to the activity beyond having fun and enjoying yourself. By giving yourself permission to play with the joyful abandon of childhood, you can reap oodles of health benefits throughout life.

Friday

Christmas Wishes

Sorry I haven't been around, but after a day Christmas shopping with my daughter, I came down with COVID. I will catch up with you all again in the new year, but for now I'm going to take some time out.

Exterior Colour Schemes

I spent the morning putting some "mood boards" together, mainly to keep myself focused, however, I thought you might like to see them.

The inspiration for both houses comes from these lovely old Victorian homes which I found while browsing online. The first is for the M & D house.

Although the Beacon Hill house will be attempted further down the line, I still wanted to have something to keep me on track. I figure if I have it on paper and I like it, I shouldn't need go do any further browsing.

So what do you think? Do you think the exteriors colours will suit the interiors I spoke about in the previous posts?

If you click on the pictures it should give you the A4 size photo, so you can read the test better.

Sunday

Why Do I Do It?

Time and time again, I jump in without thinking and that's exactly what I did when I saw the Beacon Hill house. I never seem to learn and you'd think at my age I would certainly know better! Well I downloaded the schematics for the house . . . low and behold this gal was in shock!! There are literally hundreds of pieces that need to be put together, it will take hubby and I years to finish it . . . so don't hold your breath on getting updates on this house any day soon.

Anyway, this was not going to stop me from having a 1:12 scale dollhouse that I could almost immediately decorate, and without the tedious job of becoming a construction worker. So I bought this one, which measures 75cm (29.5") high x 71cm (28") wide x 46cm (18") deep.

Yes, it's a kiddies dollhouse, but it's not going to stay looking like this. I have decided that I'd like to paint the outside (colours yet to be decided) and maybe do something different with the roof, maybe with corrugated metal or terracotta tiles like they do in Australia.

I found this dollhouse picture on the internet and it will serve as my inspiration, I think it's gorgeous, though I won't be using these colours. Of course it would be nice to add a porch of some sort . . . however, that will depend on space and hubby of course.

The interior decoration that comes with the kit is more suited for a child, so I certainly shan't be using that either. I plan on doing an elegant black and white interior, with just a hint of coloured accents, much like you can see here in this updated Australian Federation house.

So there you have it my lovelies, until next time, be kind to yourselves. 😘