Centerstage Dolls: Vince, I can't wait to see the finished house! It's beautiful!

Vince, I can't wait to see the finished house! It's beautiful!

Posted by Mary in CT on March 7, 2008, 4:47 pm, in reply to "My ultimate display: The Dream House! (msg, pics)"
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: The Dream House I am building is coming
: along, bit by bit. My goal is to try to
: create a decor that is inspired by mid
: century modern style. Something I feel
: that could display well whether someone
: in the 50s such as Gene is living
: there, or one of the more modern
: 16" girls. I'm pretty happy with
: how the living room and bedroom are
: coming along. The living room is really
: coming into it's own nicely. The
: downtown windows give it a modern
: appeal, and it could easily be a
: downtown condo. However I'm not sure
: about the windows, as I might want
: something more suburban. I'm still
: deciding. I love the artwork in the
: living room. The horse prints were a
: gift from another collector (as was the
: wonderful miniature Asian chest of
: drawers), and the larger painting is by
: Brian Noveck (posts here on Prego and
: ICOG as Brian in CA). His style of art
: goes perfectly with mid century modern,
: IMO. The bedroom was looking too
: traditional until I added the center
: panel of light brick. Then it began to
: take on a look similar to what the
: house on the Dick Van Dyke show looked
: like. The furniture will be giving a
: light golden varnish to make them have
: the resemblance to Heywood Wakefield
: pieces, and by the time I'm finished
: the placement of the furniture will be
: different. There will eventually be a
: window added to the center of the brick
: panel. The Dining Room is the least mid
: century modern looking of all, and the
: challenge will be how to give it that
: look. I think the fireplace and chairs
: are too traditional and old fashioned
: for what I eventually want, but for now
: it is working because it's better than
: a blank room. I would like to build a
: couch, chair, dining room table and
: chairs, bed and a couple of odds and
: ends to complete the house. The living
: room will get an assymetrical lean to
: roof, and the bedroom will get a roof
: too. And there will be a new
: floor/ceiling between the dining room
: and bedroom.
:
: I'm not sure what doll will eventually
: be the primary owner of the dream
: house. Technically it should be Clea
: since this is her Room With A View
: system, but I'm sure she wouldn't mind
: sharing with the other dolls too. Alex
: agreed to show the house off because
: right now she is the only one
: appropriately dressed to do so, LOL!
: I'm having the time of my life putting
: it together, deciding the floor plan,
: the decor, etc. It's like having my own
: house, in a way.
:
: I hope you enjoy the pics, and I'll
: post more as the house progresses.
:
: Thanks!
: Vince
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--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : The Dream House I am building is coming : along, bit by bit. My goal is to try to : create a decor that is inspired by mid : century modern style. Something I feel : that could display well whether someone : in the 50s such as Gene is living : there, or one of the more modern : 16" girls. I'm pretty happy with : how the living room and bedroom are : coming along. The living room is really : coming into it's own nicely. The : downtown windows give it a modern : appeal, and it could easily be a : downtown condo. However I'm not sure : about the windows, as I might want : something more suburban. I'm still : deciding. I love the artwork in the : living room. The horse prints were a : gift from another collector (as was the : wonderful miniature Asian chest of : drawers), and the larger painting is by : Brian Noveck (posts here on Prego and : ICOG as Brian in CA). His style of art : goes perfectly with mid century modern, : IMO. The bedroom was looking too : traditional until I added the center : panel of light brick. Then it began to : take on a look similar to what the : house on the Dick Van Dyke show looked : like. The furniture will be giving a : light golden varnish to make them have : the resemblance to Heywood Wakefield : pieces, and by the time I'm finished : the placement of the furniture will be : different. There will eventually be a : window added to the center of the brick : panel. The Dining Room is the least mid : century modern looking of all, and the : challenge will be how to give it that : look. I think the fireplace and chairs : are too traditional and old fashioned : for what I eventually want, but for now : it is working because it's better than : a blank room. I would like to build a : couch, chair, dining room table and : chairs, bed and a couple of odds and : ends to complete the house. The living : room will get an assymetrical lean to : roof, and the bedroom will get a roof : too. And there will be a new : floor/ceiling between the dining room : and bedroom. : : I'm not sure what doll will eventually : be the primary owner of the dream : house. Technically it should be Clea : since this is her Room With A View : system, but I'm sure she wouldn't mind : sharing with the other dolls too. Alex : agreed to show the house off because : right now she is the only one : appropriately dressed to do so, LOL! : I'm having the time of my life putting : it together, deciding the floor plan, : the decor, etc. It's like having my own : house, in a way. : : I hope you enjoy the pics, and I'll : post more as the house progresses. : : Thanks! : Vince : : : : : : : : : : : :

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