Thimble Hall Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Everything is so slow and I have been buying furniture and stuff for my Fairfield. Trying to be patient ....not. But things are starting to turn up now. I got a lovely Bespaq bed and night table from the UK last week. Yesterday my order from HannaMini came and I got an outstanding bedroom suite for the main bedroom. My set of pleaters came so I can now make my silk curtains, my delivery of basswood arrived to make some changes in the new house en route.I fudged it with the original I bought and can see where I should have done a better job so it is a restart. I have a dining room suite, organ, pool table and a few other things en route from Mountain miniatures. It is like Christmas opening these tiny boxes with such beautiful pieces of tiny furniture in. It is not easy t find 1/24 furniture. I am still looking for living room stuff. if anyone knows of another source ,also I have 4 fireplaces but I think there are nicer ones out there. I have seen house pictures with better ones so someone must have them. I really miss that border being closed; shipping to Canada is outrageous and evrything I have bought so far would have been free to my US address.Still it has to be like that to help fight this dreaful disease so for that reason I am happy to pay it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call Me Crazy Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 What style are you looking for with regards to living room pieces? Upholstered half scale pieces - especially couches - are difficult to find, but they're out there. Manhattan Dollhouse has this Bespaq set if you're willing to pay for it. Dollhouse Alley, Miniature Designs, Miniature Cottage and Fairy Meadow Miniatures have couches and chairs that are more modern. The most cost effective route is to make your own from kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 I am looking for upholstered, preferably not with wing chairs, maybe Victorian, I don't want it laser ciut with flat legs .Most of what I have got so far is Bespaq so I think I am over the price shock now. I can re upholster it if need be. The set you show is nice but not in keeping with what I have bought already. I keep looking each day and I have Bespaq alerts on e bay, I bought Wiliam Springer chairs for the kitchen and I found a nice hand made kitchen table in Italy, all enroute. I think the 3 piece living room suite is the last big thing I am looking for apart from a tall 8 drawer dresser for 1 bedroom. Then mostly just litle tables and bits here and there. I also have my huge 112/th house on the go, gee that will b a relief as I have dozens of House of Miniature kits , collected since the 80's and they are exactty what I want for that house. Tempting to start on it but am fighting it off. I want to do the Fairfied first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call Me Crazy Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 (edited) Are you looking for lighter colors? This sofa is $42 at Barcourt.com. http://barcourt.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3510 Edited April 8, 2021 by Call Me Crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Call Me Crazy said: Are you looking for lighter colors? This sofa is $42 at Barcourt.com. http://barcourt.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3510 I don't know that comoany,. I will check it out. Hanna mini has this set which I am debating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call Me Crazy Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 That's a nice, fancy set. The prices just nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 (edited) I ended up scaling down an awful lot of 1:12 furniture patterns to make most of the furniture in my Faifields. No wing chairs, though the Knowle settee was a bear because I first had to enlarge it 110% to 1:12 and THEN halve all the measurements. Edited April 8, 2021 by havanaholly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Call Me Crazy said: That's a nice, fancy set. The prices just nuts! I agree the prices are nuts but as they say you can't take it with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 2 hours ago, havanaholly said: I ended up scaling down an awful lot of 1:12 furniture patterns to make most of the furniture in my Faifields. No wing chairs, though the Knowle settee was a bear because I first had to enlarge it 110% to 1:12 and THEN halve all the measurements. Holly you are much cleverer than I am. I may be a bit more relaxed with my big house but this one is filled with stuff from my memories and then that theme is carried on through out. I need a chess table in 1/24, I found onky one, the design was excellent but the workmanship was terrible. I may have to make that I think I have just designed an old fashioned silk eiderdown and am starting work ion that tonight.I haven'y yet figured out what will use instaed of down but hopefully I will be able to work the design on the top...hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 If you have any old white teeshirts stashed somewhere they might make acceptable 1:24 eider fill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 Thanks Holly, I figured it out and am using roving . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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