Victorian Dolls' House Projects: A Day in the Life

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This book is jam-packed with unusual and fun-to-make projects and, with a highly original approach, Christiane Berridge takes the reader through the day, from morning to night-time, bringing the Victorian dolls’ house to life. There is something for all levels of ability: beginners will enjoy making the sugar cone, waxed flower dome and dressing table set, while for the more experienced miniaturist there is the challenge of the travelling trunk or four-poster bed. From the hustle and bustle of the basement ...

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Overview

This book is jam-packed with unusual and fun-to-make projects and, with a highly original approach, Christiane Berridge takes the reader through the day, from morning to night-time, bringing the Victorian dolls’ house to life. There is something for all levels of ability: beginners will enjoy making the sugar cone, waxed flower dome and dressing table set, while for the more experienced miniaturist there is the challenge of the travelling trunk or four-poster bed. From the hustle and bustle of the basement kitchen, the impressive hallway, the grand dining room and comfortable parlour, to the elegant bedrooms, this is a tour through the Victorian house that offers over 70 projects for every room. All projects use basic tools and materials.

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Library Journal

For miniaturists wanting to re-create Upstairs, Downstairsin dollhouse form, this book of projects for a three-story (plus basement) Victorian townhouse is just the thing. Berridge (Making Miniatures: Projects for the 1:12 Scale Dolls' House) emphasizes servants' roles in the Victorian era. She leads readers from the maid's bedroom in the early morning and works her way through the day to the master bedroom in the evening, offering 70 projects for furniture, clothes, and accessories for every room. (The book assumes that the house is already partially furnished.) An excellent selection for public libraries needing more material on dollhouses and miniatures.


—Constance Ashmore Fairchild
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781861084637
  • Publisher: Guild of Master Craftsman
  • Publication date: 3/1/2007
  • Pages: 144
  • Sales rank: 390,471
  • Product dimensions: 8.20 (w) x 10.80 (h) x 0.60 (d)

Meet the Author

Christiane Berridge is the editor of GMC’s The Dolls House Magazine. Making miniatures is now a way of life for her and dolls’ houses remain an absolute passion. This is her second book for GMC Publications. Her first, Making Miniatures: Projects for the 1:12 Scale Dolls’ House (ISBN: 1 86108 381 5), was published in 2003.

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Table of Contents


Foreword     6
The Victorian Era     7
Construction notes     10
Early Morning (5am)
In the Maid's Bedroom     14
In the Servant's Hall     20
In the Master Bedroom     28
In the Nursery     36
Maid-Morning (10.30)
In the Kitchen     44
In the Hallway     50
In the Master Bedroom     58
Midday (12 noon)
In the Parlour     66
In the Scullery     72
In the Second Bedroom     78
In the Study     84
Afternoon (4pm)
In the Drawing Room     94
In the Kitchen     100
Early Evening (7pm)
In the Master Bedroom     106
In the Parlour     110
In the Dining Room     118
Night-Time (11.30pm)
In the Dining Room     126
In the Kitchen     130
In the Master Bedroom     138
Index     142
Bibliography     144
About the Author     144
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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 5, 2012

    Fun book for anyone building a Victorian Dollhouse

    I got several good ideas from this book to use in my own dollhouse. I also liked the "story" that went with the book describing Victorian life.

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