MINIATURE HOUSE.
The scale is 1/12, or one inch to one foot, the usual dollhouse scale. The lamps are electric, run on a miniature low-voltage system. They plug into wall fixtures. All the doors open and close, as well as the scale sash windows.




Miniature House

Front view of miniature house.




Miniature House

Right side of miniature house. The two bottom wall panels open to view the rooms.




Miniature House

Left side of miniature house. Scale clapboards, scale working sash windows. This side mirrors that of the original house, displaying a greater amount of architectural detail because it faced the street.




Miniature House

Back view of miniature house. Cedar shingled roof, hinged to lift, and right bottom wall open to view interior.




Miniature House

Living room of miniature house. Notice the architectural details.




Miniature House

Living room in the original house.




Miniature House

Miniature House Living room fireplace and mantle. The painting over the mantle is a miniature seascape. The two doorways flanking the fireplace lead into the dining room.




Miniature House

Miniature House Dining room. The fireplace is made up of about 360 individual bricks with mortar. There is an iron swinging pot arm in the fireplace.
Looking through the doorways on either side of the fireplace, you can see into the living room.




Miniature House

Dining room in the original house.




Miniature House

Miniature house, looking upstairs and into small pantry kitchen.




- UPSTAIRS -

Miniature House

One bedroom of minature house, looking into the hallway. The door latches were hand-pounded to duplicate the original handles in the house. The white stripe on the floor is the last piece of baseboard waiting to be installed




Miniature House

Miniature house master bedroom and fireplace. Colonial mirror over mantle.




Miniature House

Baby's room in miniature house with small door into master bedroom far right. This was originally there to pass heat between rooms in winter. Door on left is closet. Good side view of the door handle.




Miniature House

Upstairs hall of miniature house, looking into master bedroom




- THE FURNISHINGS -

Miniature House

Living room miniature house, furnished




Miniature House

Dining room, miniature house, furnished. The fireplace is made up of about 360 individual bricks with mortar. Handcrafted scale maple drop-leaf trestle table. Looking through the doorways on either side of the fireplace, you can see into the living room.




Miniature House

Dining room of miniature house with lamp plugged into electrical outlet.




Miniature House

Old-style kitchen.




Miniature House

The master bedroom. Easy to see here that the windows in the house are true working sash windows,
made from parts by Northeastern Scale Models.




Miniature House

Fireplace in the bedroom. The door handle hardware was hand-pounded.




Miniature House

Time for bed.






- BACK TO MAIN FURNITURE PAGE -