Cherry and Robert Seyffert's Oak Hurst Gardens

[Dolls House Emporium]

We've just received a lovely email from Cherry and Robert Seyffert who are based in Wuppertal Germany. They have sent us some lovely pictures of their superb Oak Hurst Gardens Dolls House:

We thought you might like to see our nearly finished Oak Hurst Gardens project.We had it as a present from my brother and his wife in May and have since then worked on it on Sunday afternoons. The kit was purchased from you 2 years ago and work on it was never started.We have bought many items from you and have also made a few alterations using parts bought in Leipzig.

It was a lot of hard work which we enjoyed doing and we would love to share the results with lots of other dolls house enthusiasts.After our Christmas holiday in England (Leominster in Herefordshire) we shall be finishing the interior furnishing.

Cherry and Robert Seyffert

Well done to Cherry and Robert, they have created a fantastic Dolls House, and keep up the good work!

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[mad-on-miniatures]

Hi Jenny,

I have to agree, this is an inspiration to us all. Wow, how beautiful, I would love to see inside.

m-o-m ;) :D

[sharen]

hi
youve done a great job on the house could i ask what have you used for the roof as it looks very affective and where to get it from thanks :)

[mad-on-miniatures]

hi
youve done a great job on the house could i ask what have you used for the roof as it looks very affective and where to get it from thanks :)

Hi Jenny,

I agree with sharen (see quote above), I too would like to know what the roof is made of and where to get it. :)

Thanks M-o-m

[cherryandrobert@arcor.de]

sorry to be so long in replying,we've not looked at the forum for a long time.The roofing tiles are from a supplier here in Germany,have a look on the website www.karinhelmers.de. It's a lot of work because they'e individual tiles.Many thanks for your interest,before long we'll post a few pictures of the inside.Cherry and Robert Seyffert

[cherryandrobert@arcor.de]

If you want the partnumber its EM7104 and they cost €42,50 for 1000 tiles,on the website they are called Dachschindeln.They should be available in the UK because they originate from Eurominis,but have a look at www.karinhelmers.de anyway.Bye for now Cherry and Robert.

[coodencat]

Hi CherryRobert Your house looks amazing as you say a lot of hard work has gone into it.
Like the others look forward to seeing the interier.
tc carol

[cherryandrobert@arcor.de]

Her are a couple of pictures of the inside to start with,not many at the moment but soonthere will be a lot more.Have fun building and decorating,Cherry and Robert.

[Dolly donut]

have to agree with the others thats very impressive, wonderful work

[St.Vale]

Hiya Cherry & Robert, I really like this house and you are doing an amazing job with it, keep up the good work.

[Winston's Mum]

Hi Cherry and Robert the looks great, well done, my daugther in law has this house hope she looks at the way you have decorated it, its lovely lol

[coodencat]

H C&R OO I do like this could move in tomorrow. I love the little dresses by the bedside . It all looks so pretty.
tc carol
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[Amanda]

Hi Cherry and Robert

Well done to you both your house is looking great, your decoration is very neat and fresh, did you make the little lampshades beside the bed, they are very pretty, look forward to seeing some more pictures:D

[twirl]

Is that the Fonz in the room ? :cool:
Well done to you both the interior looks as if it is going to be as good as the exterior.

[tigers mum]

hello cherry and robert, this is the same house i recently bought and am half way through the exterior, i have varnished all the beams and windowws etc and painted the what needs to be paint , have the brick papwer ready and roof is done, i added windows in loft but seem to have so many hold up i feel ill never get it finished so it is lovely to see your house and how mine will look, well done youve done it lovely. what did you do about the walls inside as they dont reach the back but not big enough for doors????????? im thinking of new walls?????????:confused:

[coodencat]

Hi C&R apoligies I did not look closely enough at the bedside "lamps" :o they are so pretty. Are you going to have ceiling lights.
tc carol
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[Amanda]

Hi Tigers Mum

I also have a wall in my Mayfair that does not reach the back so I have taken enough off the edge of it to add a door and will just add a bit over the top of the door to fill in, saves having to make totally new walls

[tigers mum]

Hi Tigers Mum

I also have a wall in my Mayfair that does not reach the back so I have taken enough off the edge of it to add a door and will just add a bit over the top of the door to fill in, saves having to make totally new walls

hello amanda, thanks for that, thats a good idea, seems so simple now youve told me ha ha.

[Amanda]

Hi TM

It took a lot of staring to get to that simple idea!!!! so staring is essential!!!!

[mad-on-miniatures]

If you want the partnumber its EM7104 and they cost €42,50 for 1000 tiles,on the website they are called Dachschindeln.They should be available in the UK because they originate from Eurominis,but have a look at www.karinhelmers.de anyway.Bye for now Cherry and Robert.

Hi Chery and robert,

Thanks for the info on the tiles........thye really do look effective. I'll take a look at this site as and when I'm ready for the roof to be done..........It may be a LOooooong time yet.........lol.......:D

You are doing a great job of this house..........they have it on offer at the moment at the DHE with garage.........I must admit I'm tempted by this one too.........but then I am by all of the houses I see..........:confused: I look forward to more pictures soon........:)

[cherryandrobert@arcor.de]

Here are a couple of new pics,we've still got a lot of decorating to do and choosing furniture is so difficult with the variety on offer.Some things(like the bedside lamps)we get here from Karin Helmers,the living room suite came from America www.dollhousecollectables.com the majority however came from this site.1382

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1385 That's all for now thanks a lot for the loveley comments,Cherry and Robert.

[Winston's Mum]

Hi again, where did you get the light in bathroom i like that. lol ps house is looking good.

[Dolly donut]

lovely pics, especially like the bathroom suite, is very pretty

[cherryandrobert@arcor.de]

Hi everone, The bathroom light came from Karin Helmers in Leipzig www.karinhelmers.de you should have a look at her website,she has a lot of accessories in 1/12 which seem to only be available in mainland Europe.Unfortunately it's in German but it's worth a look.
One of the problems we find is getting modern furniture and so-on,which is why it seems to take ages to finish rooms.Never mind only four more rooms and we're finished(till the next project).
PS a handy item is this modified folding shelf prop for the roof.
'till the next time 'bye fromCherry and Robert.

[davidsmum]

Hi cherryand robert@arcor.de

Thanks for sharing your photos. You're doing a grand job!

[raintracy]

you have made a wonderful job of building your house :)
could i just ask where the stair rods are from
i need some for my stairs
didnt know how to begin to make any ??:)

[cherryandrobert@arcor.de]

Hi all,the stair rods are the ones from Dolls House Emporium,Part Nr 5211.It's a fiddly job doing them but well worth the effort,thanks for the praise Cherry and Robert.

[Michelle]

Hi Cherry and Robert,
love your dollhouse,I have a question.... what did you use for the roof?
best wishes
Michelle

[carebear]

Love the house, I love how you ahve done the roof and the bathroom can i ask what did you use for the floor in it.

[cherryandrobert@arcor.de]

Hi,the flooring in the bathroom is from Eurominis part number EM 4501,it's self adhesive and is profiled.Hope this is of use,we buy our Euromini bits and pieces from www.karinhelmers.de here in Germany,but we presume Eurominis is readily available in the UK.

[cinderella]

Hi Cherry and Robert

I have bought Eurominis items from the Arnhem Dolls house Fair, and also have the catalogue. Up to now I haven't found anywhere that stocks this range in England.

[cherryandrobert@arcor.de]

We've just made a few improvements and thought you might like to see them,one day we'll be finished! Happy housemaking,Cherry and Robert

[davidsmum]

Hi Cherry and Robert

Thanks for the pics and the update. It's looking really good!

[Winston's Mum]

Hi Cherry and Robert, nice to hear from you again, house looking good wel done, can i ask how did you do the front, the sort of pathed area, looks like stones, how does door open when you have those risen stones there, am asking co my daughter in law has the same house and she might like to do that too thanks.

[Amanda]

Hi Cherry & Robert

Looks really good, thanks for the picture fix, see the man of the house is in the Garage with his beloved car!!! Well Done

[DeeGee]

Love the look of this.. thank you for sharing... do like the roses around the door.:)

[St.Vale]

You really have made a good job of this house it looks lovely, well done!!

[cherryandrobert@arcor.de]

Hallo everybody,in reply to Winstons mum the stones are glued onto the ledge which is fixed to the front of the house with wood glue.The stones are florists decoration stones which we bought at a garden centre(see the pictures).To glue the stones we just spread the glue onto the ledge and pressed the stones into it,when it was dry we brushed off the excess stones an filled any gaps by re-glueing.Thanks to all for the compliments,Cherry and Robert.

[mad-on-miniatures]

H Cherry and Robert,

Looks wonderful, I've just had Oakhurst.....so I may be referring back to here for ideas and to see what you used for the roof ........it looks geat....:D

[Winston's Mum]

Thanks for that does the front open with that on then sorry my daughter in law hasnt got her front all sorted yet.

[cherryandrobert@arcor.de]

Hallo Winstons mum,The front of the house opens with the ledge and stones together and the front door opens inwards anyway so there are no problems with anything.

[Winston's Mum]

hee hee thankyou, you have done yours lovely, i do enjoy seeing it ,will get daughter in law to look at it, as i think she's come to a stale mate, am taking her to a dolls house fair tomorrow hopefully it will fire her up again lol

[cherryandrobert@arcor.de]

You must fit the door an porch to the front before you do the stones.Here's a photo to show what I mean

[Winston's Mum]

hi thanks for that, it a lovely porch too, dont know why she gone off it, am trying to get her motivated she hasnt done anything to it for ages now. Am seeing her later today cos have my grand daughter here and when i take her home will get her mum to have a look am sure when she see yours it will make her want to get on with it again, i think its the front cos there a lot of wood bits to varnish and stick on i wondered if thats whats putting her off lol

[Lil]

I was going to ask the same about the bathroom tiles!! They look really good.