Claudia's Charming Dollhouse

This is the living room of my friend Claudia's cottage.  Claudia is

the author of one of my favorite blogs,  Mockingbird Hill Cottage.

Claudia and I share our great love for dogs, reading, the piano and

dollhouses.

Here is her sweet dollhouse next to her piano with the vintage

keyboard school print above.  Notice that Claudia has repeated

her signature turquoise color in various touches throughout the 

room, especially on the shutters and front door of her Victorian

dollhouse.

Lovely!

Let's go inside through the front door.

The inside is just as charming as it's exterior.  This room has the 

cozy and welcoming cottage charm we all love.

Claudia loves McCoy pottery and has an impressive full size

collection.  She has even managed to find miniature sizes of 

her beloved McCoy patterns.

I love the pretty platter too as well as the miniature books.

Notice a copy of Jane Eyre on the shelf.

This little fireplace with the attached bookshelves was a miniature

that was once readily available, but now seems very hard to find.

Claudia painted it all white and added the eclectic elements to 

really make it uniquely hers.

I love this very vintage wallpaper in the kitchen and that distressed 

shelf over the Aga.

Here you can see the finished kitchen.  Perfectly cozy.

This is a kitchen I could live in :-)

Claudia made this chair.  It was a kit and she covered it in the

most charming fat quarter fabric.  

It's just the perfect spot to sit and knit or crochet ~ if you are

a fairy.  

This is just an introduction to Claudia's miniature curating and

design talents.  I am going to take you on a tour of her 

mid century miniatures in the near future.  She is truly a 

very talented miniaturist and can shift periods and styles

with ease.

If you have never read Claudia's blog (and I would be

surprised if you have not) be prepared to be enchanted by 

her full size cottage, wonderful garden and beautiful

photography.  

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Love,

Susan and Bentley