BonBon's Blue Dollhouse

There are three dollhouses at BonBon's house.  Before I focused on dolls and doll clothes, I was interested in doll houses and miniatures.  I built three houses.  Two of them are for play.  This one is for display.  The house itself is more fragile than the others and it contains more fragile items.  So it is just for looking.

This dollhouse has been mostly ignored for a long time, just part of the background. Yesterday, while dusting, I decided to freshen it up a bit.  There were too many items in the house, I decided.  I removed about ten items, repaired a couple of things, and rearranged some rooms.  So I am following up on the "redo" with this post about BonBon's Blue Dollhouse.

The front door opens, but usually we just open up the entire front of the house.  There are magnetic latches.

There are six rooms.  Originally the house had electric lighting, but at some point it quit working and I could never get it to work again.  All the electric stuff has been removed, except the light fixtures.  I think they add a nice touch, even if they no longer work.

In three of the rooms shown below, there are dogs sitting around.  Each of the figurines represents a past family pet.  The grey schnauzer in the dining room was named Tyler.  The black poodle in the living room was named Perot. The grey and white schnauzer in the bedroom was named Jackson.  Each of these figurines actually looks like the real pet (which is why I have the figurines in the first place, of course.)

The living room features an upright piano.  It has real keys, separately inserted (non-playable), elaborate carving, and a matching piano stool.  Made by Bespaq.

The dining room has table, chairs, sideboard, chest with drawers, and a mirrored high back cabinet.  It features exquisitely painted fine porcelain punch bowl and cups, soup tureen, and tiered cake platter.

The kitchen has woodgrain cabinets and appliances with white table and chairs.  The three porcelain jars in the corner came from Germany, thanks to my daughter-in-law Stacey.  The little brown teapot is a favorite of mine, bringing back childhood memories of cocoa from a similar brown pot.

The study has a roll top desk, which really opens up.  The cabinet in the back displays china pieces (see next blog for details).  There is a Tiffany style hanging light in this room.

The bath fixtures have painted designs on them.  A mirror stand and weight scale complete the decor. (The brown object at the top right is one of the magnetic latches, if you wondered.)

The bedroom has a pretty mahogany vanity with a couple of "perfume bottles" I made with beads and sequins.  It has a matching stool.

The house has lots of pretty wallpaper and floorings, and the style is mostly traditional.

The other two dollhouses will show up in later blogs.