Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Reinvent your dolls' house--and have the great pleasure of crafting something new and unique! In this small-scale world, everything is possible: vivid colors you might not dare use in a real house; fragile materials; fabulous period decorations; and spanning cultures. One of the world's leading dolls' house designers ushers you into a marvelous fantasyland of lavish period and exotic rooms with glittering chandeliers, tapestries, canopied beds, Oriental carpets, exceptional embroideries, cushions, and ornaments. She teaches you how to choose a color scheme; make doors, fireplaces, tables, and storage units; sew pillows; and display distinctive collections. Add outdoor settings, like an Indian courtyard and English garden. Plus: information on stripping, repainting, and transforming furniture and working with kits.
Synopsis
One of the world's leading dolls' house designers ushers you into a marvelous fantasyland of lavish period and exotic rooms with glittering chandeliers, tapestries, canopied beds, Oriental carpets, exceptional embroideries, cushions, and ornaments. She teaches you how to choose a color scheme; make doors, fireplaces, tables, and storage units; sew pillows; and display distinctive collections. "Plus: information on stripping, repainting, and transforming furniture and working with kits.
Synopsis
“Nisbett provides a pictorial guide to miniature English period furnishings and instructions for installing fireplaces and other features into an existing room. The ideas in her book can also be used to create new rooms from scratch. Will be welcome in public libraries.”—
Library Journal.