I am not a huge fan of Real Good Toy's Contemporary Ranch dollhouse: The style of the house is okay -- but every photo I see of it didn't excite me. It's usually shown with a white ceiling/wall/flooring interior and the exterior is usually displayed with pale blue or beige walls and white trim. I was not overly enthused by this house. But a customer wanted the kit assembled, painted, and finished off so I built one.
I don't know if it was the customer's excellent choices in colors/décor or if it's just the difference of seeing this house in the flesh versus in photos, but I loved this house and was so sad when the customer came to pick it up:
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Living room, bathroom in the loft, and kitchen |
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One of my favorite aspects of the house was that glass half wall (not included in the kit)! |
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Looking from living room into sun room - one of my favorite papers from Brodnax but a tricky one to match the seams as one sheet was not tall enough for this large room! |
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The stone on the front porch coordinated beautifully with the house body paint! |
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Love the big picture windows! (Most photos show the windows chopped up with mullions) |
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The shingles were such a perfect color! |
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Bedroom in golden yellows/burgundy |
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View from sun room into bedroom |
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Sun room, so open and airy (double meaning there thanks to the side opening!) |
Wallpapering the tall rooms was a challenge as one sheet was not tall enough. The sun room had the border making it easier to hide the seams but the living room took a lot of brain power (aka coffee) to match up the patterns to hide the seams. I'm still loving that bathroom glass wall and the sky lights all around the roof! I did not realize the potential for this house and am glad to have worked on one!
Now on to the next customers' projects!
Hi, Lori - You've done a beautiful job on this kit. I, too, love the bathroom's half glass wall and the picture windows. I like the bold color scheme, with those touches of burgundy that pull all the vibrant colors together. The wallpapers all look perfect, although I know what hard work it must have been to match the patterns on those tall walls. Nice work!
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