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#RoomBoxRater

  • Feb 4, 2022

Double doors with stained glass windows, extra wide graphic border and painted white beamed ceiling, carved hardwood volute with lighting sculpture feature, full size paint brush and hand for scale. Bonus: this is a replica of Haliwell Manor, the home featured in the television series "Charmed" (1998-2006) by Hubert Lengdorfer


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A BLOOMING BLAST!

Bold floral-patterned wallpaper, complementary framed print with matching rug, bright LED lighting, oversized mini graphic print pillows and blond hardwood flooring By Anna, the "colorful maximalist" at Villa Hattara.


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SMALL SCALE GRANDEUR


Coffered ceiling with gold accents, crystal chandelier, sterling silver candelabras, damask wallpaper and pair of framed painted mice. Structure by Chris Toledo and June Clinkscales with foods by Bridget McCarty.


10/10

TRADITIONAL DETAILS IN SMALL SCALE

Beamed ceiling with recessed lighting, hardwood floors, pair of brass chandeliers, floor to ceiling windows balanced design, scale and proportions by Michael Hogan from instagram.com/dollhouse_miniature_interiors/


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SMALL SCALE SWAGGER

Exposed brick with peeling plaster, framed graphic prints, floating sofa with chrome base, pink crystal and boho chic kilim rug by Toronto native Roxanne Brathwaite from instagram.com/suitecitywoman/ - check out her Etsy site here: etsy.com/ca/shop/SuiteCityWoman


9/10

CLEAN COOL TINY CONTEMPORARY

Modern neutral pallet, floating staircase, bright sunshine flowing through the windows and open french door. Bonus: darkened archway entrance through to dining room and centered chair art by Christina at Tiny Eclectic instagram.com/tinyeclectic/ ...oh, and she also makes jewelry with her sister at White Owl Jewelry!


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1/12 SCALE MID CENTURY DREAM

Mid-century gem in small scale by Tyler Brunson O'Grady with orange danish modern lounge, table top bottle brush trees, backgammon set, black and white TV on shelf and miniature split level dollhouse.


9/10


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#10BestMinis

  • Feb 3, 2022

Week Ending February 21, 2022

1. Been read New York Daily News by Danielle McCurran from City Folk Miniatures

2. Wind blown dandelions by Pia Becker from Lamis Minis

3. Tower of hoagies by Shay Aaron from Aarons Miniatures

4. Never stepped on high tops by Beth from My Mini Maison

5. William Blake’s “The Ghost of a Flea” repro oil on gold leaf by Famine Dona

6. PETA approved buffalo skull by Kiana from Kiniatures

7. Extra limber wood doll by Anzu from A.J. MiniBear

8. Mind blowing basket of shrooms by Irina Borisova

9. Foreclosed semi-detatched homes by Aiden Itsalaprom

10.Colorsplashed boheme setting by Wei from Honey Thistle


Week ending February 3, 2022:

Fish tank by Miyuki Kobayashi

Asops Fable by Anzu

Lundby by Little Papa

Tiny Home by Frank Awstrander

Painted Portrait by Mohamed Samy

Newspaper Stand by Andreas Rousounelis

Charcuterie Board by Much love, Harry & Co

Toilet by Anna

Food Assortment by Tanja Jensen from Sugar Charm Shop

Valentines Day Table Setting (Unknown Artist/Unsigned) from D. Thomas Fine Miniatures


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The Christopher Guy Dollshouse

  • Jan 29, 2022

In a work of extraordinary craftsmanship and unparalleled intricacy, Christopher Guy, in partnership with some of the design world’s most prestigious interiors brands, has created a doll’s house in a window display on the First Floor, Centre Dome, at unveiled as part of the 2021 London Design Week and completed with the collaboration of Fromental, Samuel & Sons, Gingerlily, Drummonds and Lalique, this stunning house is a mini masterpiece.

Project designer, Julia Burdet, worked with the Christopher Guy team on the doll’s house frame, and has furnished the house with designs from the extensive CG collections using the Christopher Guy Styletools Floorplan. The frame was built in the form of a classic London townhouse, with a curved and cantilevered staircase lead- ing upstairs from the grand entrance, ceiling roses, built-in lighting and opening doors. To design and make the house frame took 11 craftspeople a whole month.

In the Christopher Guy workshops, the CG artisans replicated the complex structures of the full sized pieces, carving by hand signature features including the Chris-cross chair legs, complex wooden knots, ridging and extended cabriole legs. Gold, silver, wood, marble and lacquered finishes were applied using the same processes as the originals, and upholstery was painstakingly built in. Mirrors panes were cut and inset into the tiniest of frames. Creating the 130 furniture pieces took 16 craftspeople over 2 months.

On the ground floor of the house is a grand entrance hall with standout pieces the ‘Portobello’ gossip seat in deep red velvet, a ‘Camilla’ mirror with its famous swirls hand carved in minute format, and a scale model of a Steinway piano with piano stool. The connected dining room features a grand ‘Fontaine’ dining table with fluted wood ‘La Croisette’ chairs.

The sweeping staircase is flanked with ‘Dior’ mirrors and leads to a drawing room on the next floor with a curved ‘Lafite’ sofa, and to a study with the ‘Chez Harrods’ bar cabinet complete with opening doors, mirrors and internal lacquering. In the master bedroom on the second floor, the exceptional ‘Cosmopolitan’ headboard is finished in gold leaf, and paired with the signature classic ‘Le Meurice’ chaise, while in the bathroom a screen divides the bath from the white lacquer ‘Constellation’ dressing table and shell-backed ‘Venus’ chair in silver.

The top floor houses the guest bedroom, with a ‘Dita’ upholstered bed and ‘Gisele’ dressing table, and the child’s bedroom, which features the ‘Hawthorn’ chairs in gold. These beautiful chairs are shown in full size in the window display, in an echo of the doll’s house room. Throughout the house are exquisitely carved wall art pieces and miniature decorative accessories adorning the furniture.

The walls are decorated with hand painted, hand embellished papers by wall covering atelier Fromental, featuring classic and new designs, some in bespoke colours created specifically for the doll’s house. Among them, the ‘Hirondelles’ collaboration of Fromental and French crystal house Lalique is replicated on the staircase and landing walls, with tiny sparkling crystal swallows embellishing the delicate Chinoiserie design. The dining room features the extraordinary ‘Hanakoto’ design in the rich gold Oniyuri colourway.

The study walls are in the dramatic ‘Rockface’ design, balanced in the drawing room by the calm ‘Untitled I’, inspired by Modernist art and shown in a bespoke neutrals colourway. In the guest bedroom on the top floor is ‘Water Music’, named after the collection of orchestral movements by George Frideric Handel. An elegant fountain scene with fluttering parakeets, it is painted so that the water droplets and birds appear to be carved from crystal. Opposite, the child’s bedroom is decorated in the scaled down brand new Peter Rabbit design, which is shown in full size in the window display.

In the drawing room, between the delicately carved CG ‘Sohne’ wall lights, hangs an intricate tapestry embroidered by Lizzie Deshayes, design director of Fromental. Using fringes, braids, tassels and borders from across their collections, Samuel & Sons has created a range of miniature items for the doll’s house, including cushions, rugs, chandeliers, curtains and even toys. Every item has been made by hand, perfectly illustrating the versatility, craft and quality of Samuel and Sons trimmings.

Braided fringes have been layered into shimmering chandeliers, with glass beaded trims. Borders have been sewn together to form rugs for the dining room, drawing room, study and bedrooms. In the dining room the ‘Clermont Strie’ border in Sienna mirrors the red velvet curtains, the gold Fromental walls and the sparkling red CG ‘Taittinger’ mosaic. Velvet curtains have been designed with pelmets for the dining room, drawing room, office, study and bathroom, all finished with miniature borders and tiebacks. Delicate sheers for the bedrooms and the hallway windows hang on the tiniest of curtain poles. Cushions with mini corner tassels and pompoms accessorise many of the chairs and sofas. Silk bedding specialists Gingerlily have created by hand scale miniatures of some of their classic and their newest designs. In the master bedroom the duvet cover in Sand is crowned with the Sand bolster cushion. The bedding colourway in the guest bedroom is Antique Pink, while in the child’s bedroom the Rose Pink duvet cover and bolster are topped with the ‘Coral Fern’ silk eiderdown and frilled round cushion in pink, from the collection created with interior designer, illustrator and colour consultant Vanessa Konig. All the bedding encloses mini replicas of the Gingerlily duvets, pillows and cushions.

In charming additions to the dressing room and the child’s bedroom, Gingerlily dressing gowns have been hand sewn in the scale of 1:10, complete with belts. There’s even a minuscule silk eye mask, a replica of the popular Gingerlily accessory. Bath specialists Drummonds cast a miniature of their classic ‘Torridge’ bath for the project, forged, just like the full sized version, in cast iron and fully lined in enamel. A scale model of the Drummonds classic Double Lowther Vanity unit was also recreated, complete with taps.

Julia Burdet says: “Making authentic scale models has been a mark of master craftsmanship for centuries, with many renowned furniture makers always first building scale model prototypes of their new pieces. We have brought this traditional skill into a modern miniature dream home, and combined it with the diverse knowledge and talents of our design partners. Creating the Doll’s House with Christopher Guy, and partnering with such prestigious and inventive brands, has been a real eye-opener to just how much skill it takes to produce their high quality interiors furnishings and accessories. It has also been a fabulous adventure into the child that’s in all of us, and I hope its magical charm will enchant everyone who sees it.”

The Doll’s House is on show at the Christopher Guy Window Display, First Floor, Centre Dome, Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, from Thursday 29th April.

Founded over 25 years ago by the late furniture great Christopher Guy Harrison, Christopher Guy creates extensive collections of hand crafted furnishings designed to transcend modern, traditional and cultural boundaries. An uncompromising sense of style and a seam of elegance have ensured that CG redefines the aesthetics of design.


I was thrilled to be able to chat with Julia Burdet, the editor of Designed Magazine and the visionary behind the Christopher Guy dollshouse in an Instagram Live event with the replay posted here:

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