My mind is flooded with fond memories of playing with a dollhouse when I see one like the below, and I have loads of happy memories of my daughter playing with dollhouses too. But….. ¸•°˚ˆ*♥∗
Do you want to see a real life-sized dollhouse? A serious and accomplished artist named Heather Benning made a life-sized dollhouse that I thought you would all love to see, and she kindly has allowed me to share it.
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This is the original structure that Heather Benning found in 2005. It occurs to me that if I saw this old broken down home, I would not think to turn it into a life-sized dollhouse, but oh, what a wonderful idea Heather had. I love the internet for this because it lets us see things about people and life we might not otherwise ever know.
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Heather Benning found this house, turned dollhouse, as the Artist-In-Residence, in the small southeastern town of Redvers, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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The kitchen before. Be patient… for the after photos so keep reading.
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Stairs and living room before show the perfect stairs for a dollhouse in the making. No wonder she was inspired.
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The demolition begins for the transformation of the house.
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Heather Benning recycled the shingles for the repair of the roof.
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Bedroom was re-plastered
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The exterior wall is removed just before wintertime. It’s looking like a dollhouse now. What she actually does is put plexiglass across it; how clever is that?
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Now for the after photos. Living room.
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Dollhouse kitchen after. I notice the old phone hanging on the wall, the vinyl covered kitchen chair, and cheery yellow paint on the walls.
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What are you thinking?! It’s a thought-provoking, life-sized dollhouse, right?
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Do you want to play in the life-sized dollhouse? The rainbow puts a crown of glory on it.
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Behold! What is the first thought that comes to your mind when you see this?
Be sure to visit Heather Benning, the artist of this dollhouse, to see her other works.
credit for Source of little blue dollhouse: bestpricetoys
See Turquoise Barbie House for a pretend dollhouse-type house I made up for the fun of it.
People are so creative, I love it
Glad you found the Dollhouse as it is one of my favorites and I admire Heather Benning for her creativity too. She gives new meaning to stretching the imagination.
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First thought that came to mind –what a creative mind it is! My girls would have loved to visit the dollhouse when they were younger, definitely the younger one.
@JourneyofLifeA If I ever get to visit Canada, this dollhouse should be on my bucket list.
How cool is that? What a sight to behold on the Sakatchewan prairie! And your first photo of that kit dollhouse – I found the EXACT same dollhouse last Christmas at an antique store and gave it to my daughter for a present! (Only it was painted yellow!)
@House Crazy Sarah It really is thought-provoking and I was thinking you would like it Sarah. I love dollhouses!!
It did not turn out as I had imagined when I first started reading. I love it all the same. Very clever! I can remember wanting to live in my doll house when I was a little girl. LOL… this brought back a bunch of good childhood memories.
@simplybydesign2 Hi Jenny, now, I want to do a post about the dollhouses for little girls!
@Sue Housekaboodle I can’t wait to see that post. I so do admire those who build dollhouses.
@simplybydesign2 I am putting that kind of post on my list and if you like dolls, visit Debra at http://www.dollinthelookingglass.com/ it’s fun to look.
Sue, when I first started reading I was expecting a total renovation of a sweet “normal” house. I was certainly surprised when you shared the back wall of plexiglass. And yes, the rainbow adds a fairy tale ending to the story. Do you want to join me and go there and play?
Debra
@Doll in the LookingGlass Your comment makes me giggle about joining me to play in this dollhouse. Glad you were surprised towards the end because that was part of my plan.