rodentraiser Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I was watching a back episode of Storage Wars, Canada and there was a part in there where the people found some miniature furniture in one of the storage lockers they bought. The furniture looked to be 1/2" scale and was sort of intricately carved like Bespaq furniture. But here's where the story falls apart. They took the furniture to a woman in a miniature shop and she told them if she had the furniture, she would set it for sale at $500 to $550 in her shop. And didn't even mention a maker. This for just a couple of pieces. And we wonder why miniature shops go out of business! Last week's episode of The Americans showed a nicely build Newport dollhouse. And in Flip It to Win It a couple of weeks ago, a team went into a condo and found a Columbian/Brookfield dollhouse on the floor and wondered what it was worth. I guessed $20 and yup! that's what their "expert" told them the house was worth. What houses have you seen recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgansmith Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 A dollhouse plays a key role in one of the 'Gilmore Girls' episodes, which may be titled 'The Dollhouse'. Not sure what house it is. There is also an episode of Friends in which a dollhouse is featured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 And whenever I see a wreck of a kit house in a thrift store priced at post-restoration prices I sigh and move on. I love this topic. Don't forget all the Greenleaf dollhouses in the "Santa Clause" movies, and the McKinley in the CSI Hallowe'en episode about the lycanthropic brother & sister. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I saw the dollhouse on the Americans, too!! Also, I recently saw two dollhouses on the Walking Dead, of all things. One was a Melissa and Doug Victorian -- the pink one. I can't remember the other one. I also saw a vintage dollhouse on the table of the first victim's room when Clarice visits her house in the movie Silence of the Lambs. Yes, I watch gory stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me-barbie Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I tend to watch a heck of a lot of documentaries. Does my old VHS of "Queen Mary's Dollhouse", presented by Prince Michael of Kent count? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 There's a dollhouse in Wendy's house in the movie Hook with Dustin Hoffman. Tinkerbell flies through the house and lights up the rooms. Then there's the movie Lovely Bones where the serial killer builds dollhouses. There was an episode of King of Queens where Doug makes a delivery to a guy who collects doll parts and he has an Orchid on a shelf. Just a few I can think of off the top of my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 There's a dollhouse in the '78 movie Comes A Horseman with Jane Fonda and James Caan. Obviously the Amityville Horror 2 movie had the Amityville house replica? Was it the second movie? I don't remember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckMouse Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 And my all-time favorite - the Twilight Zone episode where a lonely man manages to move into a dollhouse in the museum. Now If I could just figure out how he did that!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debora59 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I have been trying to remember a movie, with a huge dollhouse, I think the movie was set in Victorian times , it may have been through the looking glass or something like that , they were a very wealthy family the home was VERY nice and I wonder if the doll house was the huge Coleman dollhouse that resides at the Toy and Miniature Museum in Kansas City, does this ring a bell with anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I'm not sure I've seen that one Debora, sounds interesting though. Stephen kings Rose Red mini series had a dollhouse in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra from Olde Cape Cod Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Seems to be a trend here........ I wonder how come so many dollhouses appear in horror films or with serial killers? :zipped: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 In Patriot Games there is a Beacon Hill in the little girl's room when they all come home from the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rackey Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 There's a dollhouse in Wendy's house in the movie Hook with Dustin Hoffman. Tinkerbell flies through the house and lights up the rooms. Then there's the movie Lovely Bones where the serial killer builds dollhouses. There was an episode of King of Queens where Doug makes a delivery to a guy who collects doll parts and he has an Orchid on a shelf. Just a few I can think of off the top of my head The guy who did the dollhouses for The Lovely Bones is the same guy who remodeled my dollhouse! His store was also featured in an episode of the short-lived reality show Marriage Ref. He said an agent (or producer or someone) called him and asked if he knew of any couples where the husband got upset over how much the wife spent on dollhouse stuff. His response was, "How many do you want?" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rackey Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Seems to be a trend here........ I wonder how come so many dollhouses appear in horror films or with serial killers? :zipped: Dollhouses . . . Serial Killers -- Same thing! That's really funny because my friends used to tease me about my passion for true crime stories. Of course all my friends, as well as most people who know me, also know about my two dollhouses and my obession with them. So perhaps there is a connection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rackey Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I like horror films too, but oddly enough I don't remember a dollhouse in The Amityville Horror movies or in Silence of the Lambs. I do remember the dollhouses in The Lovely Bones, however, and they were the reason I had to see the movie. Many years ago Goldie Hawn was in a movie with Burt Reynolds called Best Friends. The movie has them driving up to Buffalo, NY to stay with Goldie's character's parents, and because they weren't married, the parents had them sleep in separate rooms. Burt Reynolds ended up sleeping in Goldie Hawn's old bedroom that contained a dollhouse. More recently, I saw a documentary titled Catfish. It was about a young man who on Facebook befriended Abby, who he thought was an eight-year-old girl who sent him a painting of one of his published photographs. Through Abby, he began a romantic relationship with her older sister, but it turned out it was the girl's mother who was the artist and the one posing as the older sister. When the young man and his brother and friend paid an unexpected visit to Michigan to see the family and sort out the lies, I noticed a dollhouse in their living room. As interesting as I thought this film was, I wanted to know more of about the dollhouse. I was wondering if Abby's mother, being an artist, was the one who built it, but the dollhouse was never discussed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraftyMtnMom Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 After watching 'Wendy meets Casper' last night, I wondered if anyone else had (it's a 1998 movie) and had seen the dollhouse in Wendy's bedroom at the 13 minute mark? It looks similar to a Newport, but it is not a Newport (at least not the ones coming up on my google page). I just thought I'd share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caseymini Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 My favorite is one that is more of a diorama. Anybody remember "Beetlejuice?" I watched that one more than once, just to see the miniature town in the attic! Loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraftyMtnMom Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I will watch that one again soon, Casey. I didn't pay much attention, all those years ago, to much of what was in the backgrounds. Now, I can and I do. It's amazing what one had missed, but now we see. Thanks for the reminder. I will watch for it when I watch that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caseymini Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Vicki, it is not only in the background! In some scenes the actors are walking around in it! I think that's what I like about it. Wouldn't it be fun if we could shrink for a while and walk around in our mini homes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra from Olde Cape Cod Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 If I did that, I'd have to wear big boots to plow through the dust bunnies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caseymini Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Debra, the trick is to make the dust bunnies pets. Then they get out of your way and beg for carrots when you walk through... Just don't forget to take carrots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra from Olde Cape Cod Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I'll have to remember that! LOL! Or maybe one of those cool pieces of equipment from Ghost Busters..... :wicked: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caseymini Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Stay away from my pet dust bunnies! I like their company when wandering around the mini world. They protect all of the unopened kits under my bed. Very useful pets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraftyMtnMom Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 And it doesn't take a lot to care for them either, Casey. There are times I wish I could make myself tiny enough to play in the houses I build (and my gambrel house), if only to get away from all the mundane stuff of RL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 My dust bunnies work for cookie crumbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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