Photos
The exterior of the house, as Fran Merrill had it originally displayed. I presently have the house facing a wall, so I am unable to take an updated photo of the front.
The house has five rooms - the original four from the plan plus an added addition, "The Keeping Room." I love the center foyer and staircase.
I love the side entry and the little touches that Mrs. Merrill added to it like the window box and the birdhouse.
The Keeping Room is by far my favorite room in the house. The upper loft allows for all sorts of goodies to be displayed! This room features a mustard cabinet by Barbara Vajnar of Bubba's Miniatures, a Windsor chair by William (Bill) Clinger, pottery by Jane Graber and Carolyn Nygren Curran, a Bliss Dollhouse by Valerie Casson, various advertising signs and a child's horse rocker by Renee Bowen, and more!
The kitchen is small, but workable. The ladderback chairs and blue wall cabinet were made by Barbara Vajnar of Bubba's Miniatures. The copper pans, the kettle and stands are by Jason Getzan. The tinware coffee kettle on the mantle is by Bill Birkemeier of Studio B Miniatures,. There's a silverware tray by Renee Bowen and a tavern table by Arthur Schilling.
The foyer and staircase features a punch needle rug by Joan Grimord and a Philadelphia style Windsor bench by Reminiscence, part of the Thorne Rooms collection.