The Dollhouse--Part Three

The library was shaping up to be my favorite room in the house. I was inspired by a swatch of Scalamandre wallpaper, and decided to give the room a chinoiserie sort of feeling. I did some online searching for more ideas and found some very cool rooms:

I love this wallpaper against that warm white of the trim and fireplace.

I love the photos of Adam Wallacavage's house! Not strictly chinoiserie per se, but I love the overall feeling of it.

This is sort of the direction I wanted to go: classic red and glossy black.

Scalamandre "Ming Circus" wallpaper. This is the paper that sparked my chinoserie library madness.

I took the shelving and fireplace out of the library and painted everything a dark, glossy brownish black. Ricky cut down an old metal frame to use as a fireplace insert (not pictured here) and I started thinking of fireplaces and grates...

I wanted to give the kitchen a 1930's look, with white wainscot and a cheerful floral paper above. It's time to prime.

Painting the back of the bookshelves in the library.

Holes got patched and gaps were smoothed over. This is the bathroom. One of Esther's favorite colors is purple, so I made some purple "tiled" wallpaper to put up in here.

Starting to paint the windows a bright glossy white (except for the library).

And I discovered an awesome dollhouse and miniature shop in town called Mini Temptations. It's just chock full of cool stuff and the owner is incredibly friendly and helpful. I found all the trim pieces I needed for baseboards, doors, chair rails, etc. The prices were very reasonable, too. I already had a razor saw, so I was ready for some trimming after the paint and wallpaper were done!