NIB Kaleidoscope House on ebay! HURRY!

For those of you who are still in the hunt for one of these beauties and live in the U.S., there is currently a new in box Kaleidoscope House on ebay with a starting bid of only $499.99 USD with only 15 hrs to go. I have a feeling some of you are already 'watching' this auction since I know there is a community of 'us' who probably search a similar set of key words on ebay religiously (not to mention on a daily basis).

I love this house myself but since the seller doesn't ship to Canada and I am not ready to commit to a 'house' yet ... hopefully my inability to own this will be your gain.

Update 03/03/09 - Sold for $860 USD

Area 12 Contemporary Dollhouse

What a gem! Although I haven't been playing around creating dollhouse scenes of my own lately, but that doesn't mean I've stopped my daily browsing of ebay, Flickr and mini-blogs that I follow.

This morning I came across this Area 12 Contemporary Dollhouse on Flickr and just simply wow'd by all the pics. Wonder how much one of these bad boys may cost? Safe to guess that it's totally out of my budget.

Off to getting ready for Sunday brunch with 20 something of our dear friends ... gotta rush so I will just let the pictures do the talking.

Images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburahouses/ - Area 12 Contemporary Dollhouse photoset

Cozy Wine & Cheese

For the first few weeks of the year, we were debating whether to put our house on the market and upsize a bit so I've packed away all my 'toys' and kept them in the cabinet just in case. Now that we have decided to stay where we are, I am free again to create a bit of mess and clutter.

The past few days , I was stuck with the infamous Canadian winter with tons of white stuff while my other half is down in Cancun at an all-inclusive resort for a work conference. How to shave off some of the jealousy? Figured that I'd have my own little wine & cheese party in front a cozy fireplace.

The chairs are from the Kaleidoscope House's Dakota Jackson dining room set and the dining table is a piece custom-made by Queenie Wu of http://www.minisquare.com/.

Kaleidoscope House Living Room Set ... I got it!

Finally accomplished my quest for the Jasper Morrison sofa/living room set ... just in time to 'gift' myself for Christmas. The white TV stand, shelf unit and vases are from The Dolls House Emporium. I made the wood side table myself with pieces of precut wood, glue and stain. Accessories are a combination of Re-ment, ebay and miniature show finds. Looking at my shots, I really need to learn how to use the camera properly as one of my New Year's resolutions. One of the pics is taken with flash on and other off. Too bright and too dark - can't decide which way I prefer

Au contraire to the room here, we rarely watch CNN at home. Our real life TVs are usually tuned into TLC , HGTV, Family, etc.

Living with Miniature Stuff

My new hobby had taken over a very important space during the holiday season - where the Christmas tree normally goes in my combined living & dining room area. As December approaches, I've been seeking a new home/storage solution for my growing collection. After scouring through IKEA, we've purchased a new shelf unit for our basement/library/guest room (now also slash miniature playroom).



Love how the closed-storage is able to hide the visual clutter of Reac Japan chairs' boxes and I am planning to use the shelf above (the white boxes) for 'playing & displaying'.

Besides being the holiday season, the move is inevitable since little objects are not exactly 'baby-friendly'. Before I know it, my 4-month old will be crawling everywhere but the basement can remain off-limits to her.

If you live in/near Long Island, New York ...

then you may want to check out this contemporary dollhouse on ebay which can only be picked-up locally:

I am not a big fan of the front section of the house (where the entrance is placed) but very fond of the lovely balconies and deck area. Imagine this house painted in white and grey ...

The starting bid is at $299.95 with a $399.95 Buy-It-Now price. Auction ending this Saturday (Dec 13th).

Mini-project: Flairline Living Room Set Makeover

With the cold weather lurking around, I’ve spent a bit of time indoors and worked on a couple of ‘mini-projects’. One of them was to update this Flairline living room set that I’ve got off ebay.



The original sofa and chairs (above left) used red felt as the back and seat cushions. I’ve got some thin foam core, cut it to size and ‘upholstered’ them with light olive green fabric. The fabric came from a pair of pillowcases that were bought from a discount store for $2 and I still have tons of fabric leftover for future projects.

I didn't really decorate the room in the 'after' shot because I am in the middle of re-organizing my mini-stuff to my basement/guest room area. Need to clear the clutter that I've created from the past several months and give our Christmas tree back its spot.