Undersized Urbanite Dollhouse Contest! 3rd place!!

Christina from Little Victorian put on a great contest. Gave me incentive to actually finish a house!

My half scale Chantilly placed third.

Check out Lyssa's house. She came in second.

The grand prize was Brae. I saw that coming! She always does such amazing work, and was totally deserving!

Thank you Christina for being a wonderful host!!

Undersized Urbanite Dollhouse Contest / 1/2 scale Chantilly

My entry for the Undersized Urbanite Dollhouse Challenge

I purchased the half scale Chantilly a couple years ago, but was never really happy with the floor plan.

Here is how the shell of the house goes together by the directions.

The third floor attic space seemed so useless to me.

Here is how I decided to change it up.

I added a double wrap around porch making the small cottage appear larger.

The entire third floor was removed to give it a cathedral type ceiling.

One of my favorite finds was this half scale pond that I recessed into the yard. I had a hard time finding a perfect bench. I emailed the owner of Happily Ever After and she was able to find one for me.

 

I had some purple/green vine in my stash. The plan was to give it away, but when I rolled it up to put it in a baggie, I saw a perfect half scale bush.

The door mat came from Homes In Miniature in the UK. A half scale online store. This was my first order I had placed with this company and was really happy with them.

Shingles were also ordered from HEA.

The second level screen door was added for access to the porch.

The living room is very cozy with the reading corner and a small TV. The original stairs were along the left wall in the room. To open up the space, the stairs were removed and I made a spiral staircase to lead upstairs.  Lee's Line chairs were also ordered from HEA.

The print on the wall is a painting a character of Stephen King's painted from the book Duma Keys.

The occupant of the house loves her Stephen King books. On the side table is her book Under The Dome that she is currently reading. She has tried reading IT a few times, but found the book too scary for her. Instead she tucked it behind her chair and hides her cash in it.

Her kitchen is simple. Much like me, she does not like to cook.

I made most of the food packages and the grocery bags.

The fork and knife on the wall are charms. They remind me of the decorations from the 1970's.

Bills, junk mail and more cash have been left laying out by her purse. She must have set all the stuff down while carrying in her groceries.

The second level has an open floor plan.

More Stephen King books on the shelf to the right.

 

From the side window you can see the toilet.

From the front window you can view the sink.

Storage shelf cluttered with more books, creams and lotions, towels and cloths.

I made the books and the jars are beads that are dressed with labels I printed off.

King's Corner

I am really trying to keep the Chantilly girly and feminine, but that is such a stretch for me.

Girly and feminine I am not.

One thing I am is a HUGE Stephen King fan. I plan to have as many King books for this young female owner to read. The artwork on the wall is from his book Duma Key painted by King's character Edgar Freemantle. On the end table the owner is reading The Dome - a very hard book to put down. It is surprising that she is not still sitting there curled up in her blanket from Keli.

(material was a gift from Keli that I am using part of for a blanket)

On the floor thrown in the corner is her finished book IT. Sticking out is a $20 bill that she is trying to hide. Who would look in such a scary place? A sketch pad is lost under the end table.

On the dresser is King's book 11-25-63. Interesting read, especially if you are a history buff.

One more shelf was added for storage with 3 other King books.

I was not happy with the porch door that was in there. This screen door looks much better. 

Obviously I still need to clean it up and trim it out. 

For the books that are more on display I have been using the inexpensive bulk books as fillers. Cut to fit! 

Yesterday Dakoda and I went to Muriel's Doll House shop in Plymouth MI. (the store does not have a website for me to link to). I drove there specifically to pick up some trim, but I was so distracted by some other nice finds, that I forgot to grab the trim! Isn't that how it always works?

These are all half scale items. Love the pot, and was so excited to see the koi pond!

Along with my half scale items, I found this great full scale wine/cheese basket for my display Lee made me, and Dakoda wanted this bird feeder for her yard.  There were a few items that I wished I should have picked up - might have to make the drive next weekend to grab them!

I am so glad I bought the basket. I knew I would regret it if I had not have picked it up.

I tucked the lid behind the basket so the signs on the wall can still be read easily.

I need to fill the nook still with wine bottles and some nice glasses.

I added some 'dirt' to the flower pots. The yellow pot is the 'before' picture and the red is the 'after'.

Loving this!! Overall front view of my modified half scale Chantilly.

Wait! What is that hidden there?

Just little Ricky Raccoon peaking out from the bush!

Exterior view of the new porch door.

Much like my real life house - there is a map on the wall in the living room. My dad is a freshly retired trucker. For the past 18 years I have always had a US map on my wall so my kids could see what state Grandpa was in. Found the globe at Hobby Lobby half off - just a nice touch to clutter things up.

(need to repair some wallpaper)

My friend Kim sent me a bunch of Polly Pocket items at my request. I hung the hat on the bed post, but later removed it. Dakoda said the scale was too big. Good eye for a 10 year old. Going to paint it a lighter color and take the photo at a different angle - maybe that will help with the scale.

Thanks for the goodies Kim!!

If anyone would like to part with Polly Pocket accessories feel free to send them my way!

Added some mail and cash on the counter.

Home for the blocks in the half scale Victorianna.

The train also went into the Victorianna.

The pot is in the Victorianna's kitchen.

Received the stein I ordered for Leon's Victorian Mansion and added the pie that is cooling in the oven.

My chicken dish found a home and also added a couple plates to the plate holders.

I found that the Chrysbon saucer/plates make great half scale plates. I had some decals that Lee sent me to dress some dishes up. Still need to do some more.

If anyone has any spare small Chrysbon plates - I will always be looking for more!

Now that I am half deep into half scale, it is time to start cleaning up my full scale accessories that have just been sitting in a tote. Why is it when you try to organize, things become more of a mess??

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