Elsbeth Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I really like this sofa and chair - are they really 1960s style? They look 40s to me. I like them. https://www.miniland.ca/1960s-living-room-Quality-sofa-love-seat_p_179.html https://www.miniland.ca/1960s-living-room-Quality-Chair_p_180.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 1940s furniture still had upholstered armrests. I grew up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Elsbeth said: are they really 1960s style? The bentwood arms definitely peg them in the 60s. Nice furniture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 21 hours ago, minilover62 said: Also, I can't stop noticing the resemblance with the Noel and Pat Thomas dollhouses, so original, original I don't think it is... I thought this too.. Looks like a bash... and not a great one IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenrodfarm Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I saw this today while browsing, here I guess it is worth more then my house, barn, and 70 acres! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Goldenrodfarm said: I saw this today while browsing, here I guess it is worth more then my house, barn, and 70 acres! Well if it were furnished with Ferd Sobol pieces (and maybe some of our own Mike's) and artisan dolls... but then Jeremy's houses ought to go as is for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 6 hours ago, Goldenrodfarm said: I saw this today while browsing, here I guess it is worth more then my house, barn, and 70 acres! I saw this house in person. It is filled with so many details as to cause sensory overload. The description with it doesn't begin to inventory the contents. It is a mix of exquisite, expensive and ordinary, inexpensive items, which gives it a strange vibe, sort of like having an aluminum lawn chair beside a William Morris sofa in real life. I can't think who a potential buyer might be, nor why he or she might want to own it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keifer Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I would think if one were selling a house of this magnitude that they would want better photos of it. I’ve seen better photographs from our members. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 As I said, if I had that kind of money I'd want Jeremy's Tudor: http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/?app=gallery&module=gallery&controller=browse&album=2436 and furnish it in Ferd Sobol's furniture: http://www.artisticvision.com/soboleditions/ and let some of Jo's little people live in it: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=jo+medvenics&qpvt=jo+medvenics&FORM=IGRE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minilover62 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 3 hours ago, havanaholly said: As I said, if I had that kind of money I'd want Jeremy's Tudor: http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/?app=gallery&module=gallery&controller=browse&album=2436 and furnish it in Ferd Sobol's furniture: http://www.artisticvision.com/soboleditions/ and let some of Jo's little people live in it: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=jo+medvenics&qpvt=jo+medvenics&FORM=IGRE Totally agree with you Holly! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NellBell Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 3 hours ago, havanaholly said: As I said, if I had that kind of money I'd want Jeremy's Tudor: http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/?app=gallery&module=gallery&controller=browse&album=2436 and furnish it in Ferd Sobol's furniture: http://www.artisticvision.com/soboleditions/ and let some of Jo's little people live in it: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=jo+medvenics&qpvt=jo+medvenics&FORM=IGRE I agree with you too. I'd never seen Fred Sobol's work so stunning. I see something new all the time reading this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NellBell Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 4 hours ago, Keifer said: I would think if one were selling a house of this magnitude that they would want better photos of it. I’ve seen better photographs from our members. Could't agree more the new phones take great pictures . They might wan't to restage it like when your selling you're own home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I have been a HUGE fan of Ferd & Millie Sobols' work for years & years! I also used to want one day to afford one of James Carrington's dolls, but then our own JoMed began making little people, and hers just appeal to me so much more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I will never understand the Broel house pricing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I wish I were more clued in to what miniature things cost. I'd like to go through the Bonnie Broel house and add up what's in it. I think for the dolls, we might be able to say maybe $200 a doll, for example. I counted 9 "people" dolls and about 6 or so doll dolls. And I may be off by a few. It's really not the furniture that's so pricey in that house. It's all the little stuff - the food, the toys, the stuff on the shelves, the hats, clothes - like Kathie said, it's all the details that give you sensory overload. I think if you counted them and then maybe gave a median price for them, like say, $10 each, I'm wondering what that would come up to. Edited to add: Maybe I don't want to know after all. Because if I wanted my own dollhouse to look close to that, I'd know how much I'd be spending and I think I'm happier off not knowing that. It's a scary thought, thinking that I could have bought a new house, furnished, for what I've spent on miniatures. LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Well, I think Bonnie Broel prices the houses at what they are worth to her. And I get that - I have several houses I simply will never part with unless someone offered me a million dollars for each one. Note: No one ever will because it is only worth that to me. When I am gone, the houses will probably appear at the local Good Will for $50 at best. Or on the side of the road. I hope not, but the market in Oregon for dollhouses is just not good. And old school miniaturists are getting more rare by the minute. But I looooooove those houses. No price can be attached to the joy they have given me. Plus, I'll bet it the money was better spent on the miniatures than a therapist if I hadn't let myself have a hobby! lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannonc60 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 My husband says if you get more enjoyment from something than it took you to earn the money, then it is well spent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 My Dad used to say ." you are not judged by what you owned in life, you are judged by what you gave away".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minilover62 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 10 hours ago, rodentraiser said: It's a scary thought, thinking that I could have bought a new house, furnished, for what I've spent on miniatures. LOL You made my day, I could have only buy an used car with the money I have spent so far, and I have been feeling so guilty! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minilover62 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 This RGT Imagination kit is pretty cheap, considering they are now at $339 at the RGT store https://www.ebay.com/itm/NIB-Houseworks-Quickbuild-Imagination-Dollhouse-Kit-1-inch-scale-MDF/162816593980?hash=item25e8a0103c:g:5fEAAOSw0wRaPYGH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NellBell Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 1 hour ago, minilover62 said: This RGT Imagination kit is pretty cheap, considering they are now at $339 at the RGT store https://www.ebay.com/itm/NIB-Houseworks-Quickbuild-Imagination-Dollhouse-Kit-1-inch-scale-MDF/162816593980?hash=item25e8a0103c:g:5fEAAOSw0wRaPYGH Do yo think this is actually a house a 5 year old could use if it's kept simple and has furniture for a child to use ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minilover62 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 12 minutes ago, NellBell said: Do yo think this is actually a house a 5 year old could use if it's kept simple and has furniture for a child to use ? Totally! I built one for my friend's granddaughter and filled it with Ryan's Room furniture, and she loved it! didn't stop playing almost all day long. It is strong, and easy and fast to finish. Highly recommended, and at this price is a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 These look like super cool retro modern house plans for those that like to scratch build. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-inch-scale-dollhouse-Contemporary-House-Plans/282783630616?hash=item41d737c518:g:dBcAAOSw3RZaPt2O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 I think I'd call this an American Colonial not a Victorian. I love this house, but not it's price. https://www.ebay.com/itm/FURNISHED-ANTIQUE-COLONIAL-VICTORIAN-Dollhouse-w-Working-Light-Fixtures/152838752797?hash=item2395e64a1d:g:4~8AAOSw3ZtaPaBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannonc60 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 On 22/12/2017, 2:37:21, Elsbeth said: Well, I think Bonnie Broel prices the houses at what they are worth to her. How much would all those Ebay listings have cost her over time?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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