The Dollhouse

Guess what happened? Just guess!

I have an aunt who is the nicest, the sweetest, the coolest, the greatest aunt ever and this weekend she gave me this gorgeous dollhouse that she made herself. It's so beautiful, from the individual wooden shingles on the roof to the attic dormers with lacy valences to the authentic porcelain bath fixtures.

Lillian has sat in front of it for hours playing "I Spy" with each of the nine rooms, discovering all the fascinating details and delicate accessories, getting so wrapped up in the tiny world that she wished she were tiny enough to spend the night in the little pink bedroom and snuggle in with the tiny pink pillows.

I'm sharing pictures so you can enjoy it too.


I spy a basket of oranges, a mouse and a set of salt and pepper shakers (my aunt says those are her favorite things in the house).


She made the living room chairs herself and the area rugs in each room are ribbon that's been mitered and sewn in a rectangle. Love that tiny bird in a cage and the tennis racket.


See the perfume bottles in the master bedroom? See? See?


It's probably the only time in my life when I've seen toys left out all over a bedroom floor and flipped out in rapture. Aren't they just the sweetest things? See the stacking rings and the wagon and wooden train?

Here's the wrap-around deck with tiny Adirondack furniture and potted geraniums. Every detail is perfect.

And below is my favorite room--the attic craft room. I'm in love with the dress form and pattern on the wall and the basket with scissors and the bolts of fabric in the armoire. It does not get cuter than that folks.

Thanks Aunt Ann, we'll treasure this forever.

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