Hello from me and my dolls house 23 years on!

[maysparkles]

Hi everyone!

I'm Becky and I've just joined you.

Today I went to visit my parents and picked up my old dolls house, which was built by my Dad in 1985 and for the past goodness knows how many years has been sitting in my parents garage as my Mum couldn't bear to get rid of it.

It's now sitting in my work room at home, and is going to be my renovation project, and it REALLY needs renovating, it's in such a sorry state!

It was strange opening it up and seeing all the pieces of furniture and the dolls I used to play with as a child, all still in the house but strewn all over the place!

I'm so excited about it but I don't really know where to start. My Mum told me that the house originally came from the Dolls House Emporium, so I searched for that, and here I am! My dolls house is a classical one, which looks kind of like the one on the site.. with a little imagination!

I look forward to chatting to you!

Becky :-) x

[wombat]

oh how wonderful...i bet that brought back so many memories!!!

welcome to the forum, its a great place to be and totally addictive!!! have you any plans of how you would like your house to be??

[Winston's Mum]

http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp230/jeannecook/Hi.gifBecky big welcome to you, how exciting that must have been for you that your mum finally trusted you with it. Fancy seeing all your bits too exactly as you reember them, that Classical has been going for a good few years then, anyway hope you enjoy the forum and glad you have joined us.

[maysparkles]

Hi there, thanks for the welcome!

I really don't know! At the moment it is, well a total mess, but I can see that it used to be a definite um.. 'mixture' of styles!

I can't wait to look through all the picture threads for some inspiration - I really don't know where to start with it!

My Mum told me that she has been meaning to renovate it for years, but has never got around to it, so she's really pleased that I've taken it back! (I'm sure I must have been too young to appreciate it the first time around!)

[Winston's Mum]

also forgot to mention we love our piccies on here so you must do a before shot, that is before you strip it out ha ha please!

[maysparkles]

Oh good, I've taken pics already! I wanted to take some pictures exactly how it was before anything was moved!

Should I start a thread in the gallery forum for them? :D

[wombat]

yep, if you pop into the home sweet home thread that where we all post our pics. just start a new thread and post away.

just holler if you need help posting pics as most of us have neded a guiding hand once or twice!!

[Hollyrafe]

Hi Becky,
Welcome to the forum! Thats great you've got your childhood house to do over! You could start a thread for your house on the home sweet home section

[davidsmum]

Hi Maysparkles

Welcome to the forum.

[Amanda]

Hi Becky
http://gth57.photobucket.com/groups/g226/723P2P8W94/th_AP_MB_Vera-Mette_welcome.gif (http://media.photobucket.com/group/image/welcome/723P2P8W94/AP_MB_Vera-Mette_welcome.gif?o=201) to the forum, glad you have got round to getting your house back and getting started on the renovation, best decision you have made, you may not have appreciated it when you were younger but you most probably had great fun playing with it, will be interesting to see the before, during and after pictures

[Valerie]

Welcome to the forum.

[carebear]

Welcome to the forum, its nice to know that people are renovating there old dolls houses and not just getting rid of them.

[Valerie]

Hello and Welcome to the forum.

[shasha]

Welcome to the Forum..................wish someone would give me their old dolls house to renovate....have a lovely time doing it up!

[katie]

Hello and welcome to the forum :D

[littlethings]

Hello and Welcome Maysparkles. Good luck with your project. Enjoy the forum and your refound hobby!

[Lorriebe]

Hi Becky Warm welcome so lovely you had an old house to restore make sure you take lots of pics before and after Have fun ....:D

[coodencat]

Hi M Spark warm welcome to you. Oh what a lovely thing to be able to travel back to your childhood, and be able to "play" with your old toys once again.
We have kept most of our two daughters "old toys" but they never were lucky enough to have DH's.
Look forward to your progress.
tc carol
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[mad-on-miniatures]

Hi Becky,

Welcome to the forum.....How wonderful to have your old dolls house back again.........and now have the opportunity to do it all up again........you won't go short of ideas for what to do with it on here........inspiration is in abundance.......any pictures of before and after........:D