Just One More Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I have often thought of getting two McKinleys and putting them back to back somehow. Reversing the assembly on one or something. The little door in the center hallway gives the illusion of more rooms on the other side. Has anyone done this? It would make it 18" deep instead of nine. The floor plan is nice as is but more rooms would make it twice as nice. I would probably just have the one stairway. If reversed the second tower would be on the other side and it would be open on both sides. I'd really like to try it. It just might work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess11 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Since I just ordered the McKinley, this sounds like an interesting idea. I assume you would chuck the idea of hanging this on the wall. I could see this working on a table on a lazy susan so you could turn it around and see all sides. I think it would be really neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stamper Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 I love your idea of putting two Mckinley kits together. I think someone else did that , I think I saw it in Nutshell News years ago. I also have seem where the floors were extended out farther than the walls giving more floor space to decorate. I just order a Mckinley from Ernie half off sale. I can't wait to get it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 I saw that picture in Nutshell News, too, and I've always wanted to try it. I even have the McKinley kits in the basement, waiting patiently for me to get my act together. Maybe someday... Usually dollhouses are only one room deep - I love the idea of a house that's two rooms deep, yet can be viewed easily from either side... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just One More Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 I saw that picture in Nutshell News, too, and I've always wanted to try it. I even have the McKinley kits in the basement, waiting patiently for me to get my act together. Maybe someday... Usually dollhouses are only one room deep - I love the idea of a house that's two rooms deep, yet can be viewed easily from either side... I have an old dollhouse book from 1978 by Catherine Callicot. She started buillding dollshouses when she had to make everything by hand because all the ready made doors, etc. were not available like they are now. She built many from scratch and has a lot of older houses, some from England. A lot of them are two rooms deep. You can look through doorways to stairs and rooms on the other side and turn the house to see all those rooms. I'd really like to try it with the McKinley beause it's only nine inches deep. This book is probably out of print now. The title is "In praise of Dollhouses". She has a whole room set up she calls Calicott Main Street. I found this book at a doll show. The houses have a lot of hand made furniture and furniture from Strombecker and Tynietoy. I've about worn this book out looking at it so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I love the idea of bashing two McKinleys together! What a terrific idea for a child's dollhouse, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon-UK Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I wonder if you could bash two together yet still hang it on the wall, just use one kit as a see-through shell to add depth to the rooms, while the wall-hugging kit still had its back walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyJudi Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I had thought of bashing two side by side and adjusting the roof in the middle. With two towers, it could be a cool castle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I wonder if you could bash two together yet still hang it on the wall, just use one kit as a see-through shell to add depth to the rooms, while the wall-hugging kit still had its back walls.You could, but you'd better mount it to studs, not try to hang it just with molleys on wallboard, because I'm sure it'll be heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 i think it would be cool to build 2 mckinleys (one mirrored with exterior doors removed and stairless) and hang one on one side of the wall and one on the other so it looks like the house goes through the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommerstern7 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I have thought it would be cool to do a kit bash with two Glencrofts to make it enclosed all the way around and then hinge them together. This way you can actually add a bathroom to this house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck princess Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 i think it would be cool to build 2 mckinleys (one mirrored with exterior doors removed and stairless) and hang one on one side of the wall and one on the other so it looks like the house goes through the wall. Very cool idea, Jeff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Jeffrey you have read my mind. But I will be making a "road" between mine and have walkways coming out. I already have one half built, and I even made a "yard" around it, with a lovely walkway with a mail box....the other one will be built backwards to face the other one across the street. They will make a lovely wall, and keep the cats out of the dollhouses as well! It must be spring, they are driving me crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheherzad Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I have an old dollhouse book from 1978 by Catherine Callicot. .... The title is "In praise of Dollhouses". I found copies of this on Amazon used for a little over $2.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just One More Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 It really is an interesting book. You should get it. Some of the houses are old from England and Germany but most she built herself. I'd like to find some of the old Strombecker furniture. There is one called the Betsy Ross house that is really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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