We couldn’t help but notice some of the small – but critical – details present in Mary’s Meeting Room/Office at Amalienborg Palace. Everything from the cream walls – with royal gold detail – to the smooth leather chairs allow for a very royal experience in Mary’s office as she welcomes guests for business and work ... Read More about Mary’s Meeting Room
The Housekeeper’s Room in Queen Mary's Dolls' House – a typical example of the rooms provided for the upper servants, with modern furniture from Waring & Gillow and colourful wash-stand sets from the Cauldron Pottery. The dolls’ house is the subject of a new book, The Queen’s Doll’s House, published by the Royal Collection, 25 October 2010. Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House is on permanent display at Windsor Castle. The Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II not for reproduction
Queen Mary's Rooms made in England by David Allan in the early 1920s
The Wine Cellar in Queen Mary's Dolls' House which boasts over 1,200 miniature bottles, each filled with thimblefuls of the finest champagnes, wines, spirits and beers. The dolls’ house is the subject of a new book, The Queen’s Doll’s House, published by the Royal Collection, 25 October 2010. Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House is on permanent display at Windsor Castle. The Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II not for reproduction
Happy Friday! Today Mary is here to show off her lovely crafting space! Enjoy! -Linda I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am to be posting today for Linda and Craftaholics Anonymous! I have followed Linda’s blog for Read More...
The Queen’s Bedroom in Queen Mary's Dolls' House with a tall four-poster bed and a dramatic night sky painted in the ceiling cove by Glyn Philpot. A diamond-framed looking-glass and turquoise enamel-backed brushes sit on the Queen’s dressing-table. The dolls’ house is the subject of a new book, The Queen’s Doll’s House, published by the Royal Collection, 25 October 2010. Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House is on permanent display at Windsor Castle. The Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II not for reproduction
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Queen Mary was a well known collector of antiques and loved miniature objets. It was Princess Marie Louise, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and friend of Queen Mary's who first thought of producing a dolls' house for Queen Mary, in 1921. Princess Marie Louise had many friends in the art world and approached the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens with her idea. Together they set up dinner parties to raise support and funds for the project. With Queen Mary's blessing , it was decided that a house would be built for the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembly Park in 1924. The exhibition was set up to show off the best in science, arts and manufacturing within the Empire. It was thought that the dolls' house project would be a great way to promote British artists, craftsmen and designers, and more that 1500 people would eventually be involved in completing the project. That number included many famous artists, writers and manufacturers of the period. The house was displayed in the Palace of Arts at the Exhibition, with money raised going to support Queen Mary's various charities. The dolls' house is unusual because the exterior of the building is raised entirely to reveal the interior within. The rooms are displayed on all four sides of the house and has many connecting corridors and staircases to link the rooms together, just like a real house! The house is finished in a classical style, and is in one twelfth scale. The roof is covered in real slates and real marble was used in the interiors too. On one side of the house there is a pull out drawer revealing a miniature garage, on the other side another drawer is pulled out to reveal a tiny garden designed by Gertrude Jekyll. The garden comes complete with miniature tools. There are little birds nesting in the trees and a tiny snail crosses the garden path. The garage has perfect copies of the motors of the day, there's also a Rudge motor bike and side-car and a bicycle.There are even petrol pumps and tiny cans of oil. The Grand Entrance Hall and Staircase are finished in real marble. The painting on the landing walls is by William Nicholson. It depicts Adam and Eve being cast from the Garden of Eden. The Hall ceiling, just visible here, depicts the Zodiac. The long case clock, along with many other clocks in the house was made by Cartier!! The Library furniture, panelling, columns and bookshelves are all made from Italian walnut. Each of the books on the library shelves was written by a well known author of the time, including WS Maugham, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, CFA Voysey, JM Barrie, Hilaire Belloc, Arnold Bennett, Joseph Conrad, Thomas Hardy, AA Milne, Aldous Huxley, MR James, Hugh Walpole and Vita Sackville West along with many others. There are also miniature stamp albums, sheet music and newspapers. The two cabinets at the front of the room contain tiny drawings and paintings of over 700 artists!! The Dining Room has a table and chairs made of walnut. The table can extend from 5 inches to twenty inches. The screen, which hides the servants entrance into the dining room, was made by Cartier.The linen table cloth was made in Belfast and is an exact copy of a table cloth used in Buckingham Palace. Much of the silverware was made by Garrard and Co. A fine dinner service was also donated by Doulton. The Kitchen has an amazing wood block floor, made from over 2500 tiny pieces of wood. The kitchen is equipped with a large range, with a separate hot plate and pastry oven on each side of it. There are plenty of copper kettles and pans along with many other utensils. There is also a calender on the wall by WH Smith! The kitchen and pantry are filled with a wide variety of grocery and provisions, all in perfect packaging. Tiny jars of Tiptree Jam and Frank Cooper's Marmalade, boxes of Cadbury's chocolates, tins of Fry's Cocoa, McVitie's biscuits, Colman's Mustard and packets of Rowntree's toffees and sweets available to tempt the miniature inhabitants! The whole house was plumbed with running water. The taps designed to turn the water on and off just like their full sized counterparts. The house was also fully wired for electricity. Like any other English Country House, Queen Mary's dolls' house comes with a well stocked wine cellar. Each tiny bottle of wine contains a small sample of what is on the bottle's label, there are also bottles of beer, champagne and spirits. There is also a strong room for storing all the fine silver and plate safely, this house is more unusual in that it also stores miniature copies of the Crown Jewels! The King's Bedroom is on the first floor, It is the central room in a suite, which also includes a dressing room and bathroom. The bedroom is dominated by the state bed, with beautiful silk damask, and a finely embroidered royal coat of arms, donated by the Royal School of Needlework. The wall panels are decorated with delicate Chinese style birds and flowers. On the ceiling there is a trompe l'oeil panel of columns and trellis work The flowers and trellis they are growing on are arranged to form the first musical lines of the National Anthem! There are two beautifully finished Queen Anne chairs in this room too, which I absolutely love! The King's Bathroom is finished in beautiful green and white marble. This room has tiny tooth brushes, bars of soap and a flushing lavatory! The Queen's Bedroom, is also part of a suite of three rooms. This room is finished in grey damask. this is one of my favourite rooms in the house; maybe it's because there is a mirrored ceiling! ;) The dressing table has trompe l'oeil painting of silk drapes, and a beautiful toilet set in silver. I have read that the bed curtains were carved in wood, and then silk damask glued over the carved wood to keep it in its place. This room also has a lovely writing desk, with all that was needed, and another clock by Cartier on the mantelpiece. The Saloon is the largest room in the house. Under the silk canopy sit two thrones. There are portraits of both King George V and Queen Mary on either side of the fine marble chimney piece. The ceiling was painted by Charles Sims it depicts 'The Children of Rumour with her Hundred Tongues' (a warning against gossip!) The sofas and chairs are upholstered in fine Aubusson style tapestry. There is also a piano designed by Lutyens and made by Broadwood and Sons Ltd. This is the Queen's Sitting Room, on the second floor. It is furnished and decorated in a Chinese style. the walls are painted by Edmund Dulac, with water lilies and golden clouds. The glass cabinets are copies of those used by Queen Mary and are filled with miniature carvings in jade and amber alongside small ceramic ware pieces. The chairs are carved and painted to simulate bamboo. The second floor also houses a day nursery, night nursery, Princesses bedroom and servants rooms. The day nursery above is filled with toys and games and miniature children's furniture. The walls are decorated by Edmund Dulac with suitable fairytale scenes. The house includes bedrooms and a bathroom for servants, tucked away in mezzanine floors, the furniture used in these rooms was simple and modern for the time, produced by Waring and Gillow, who made furniture in full size too. Details: This copper kettle is made from an old One Penny coin, you can still see King George V's head on the base. This is a Ewbank carpet sweeper, the house also has electric vacuum cleaners! This is a knife polisher. Phoenix Models Developments produce a white metal kit similar to this. A 'Besco' mop a miniature chess set a beautifully detailed globe Bring round the Royce James! A royal carriage, for babies! A charming train set from the Day Nursery, stopping at Windsor station. There is a great website which allows you virtual tours of some of the rooms in the house, and close ups of some items featured in the house, including the items pictured above! http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/queenmarysdollshouse
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Queen Mary was a well known collector of antiques and loved miniature objets. It was Princess Marie Louise, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and friend of Queen Mary's who first thought of producing a dolls' house for Queen Mary, in 1921. Princess Marie Louise had many friends in the art world and approached the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens with her idea. Together they set up dinner parties to raise support and funds for the project. With Queen Mary's blessing , it was decided that a house would be built for the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembly Park in 1924. The exhibition was set up to show off the best in science, arts and manufacturing within the Empire. It was thought that the dolls' house project would be a great way to promote British artists, craftsmen and designers, and more that 1500 people would eventually be involved in completing the project. That number included many famous artists, writers and manufacturers of the period. The house was displayed in the Palace of Arts at the Exhibition, with money raised going to support Queen Mary's various charities. The dolls' house is unusual because the exterior of the building is raised entirely to reveal the interior within. The rooms are displayed on all four sides of the house and has many connecting corridors and staircases to link the rooms together, just like a real house! The house is finished in a classical style, and is in one twelfth scale. The roof is covered in real slates and real marble was used in the interiors too. On one side of the house there is a pull out drawer revealing a miniature garage, on the other side another drawer is pulled out to reveal a tiny garden designed by Gertrude Jekyll. The garden comes complete with miniature tools. There are little birds nesting in the trees and a tiny snail crosses the garden path. The garage has perfect copies of the motors of the day, there's also a Rudge motor bike and side-car and a bicycle.There are even petrol pumps and tiny cans of oil. The Grand Entrance Hall and Staircase are finished in real marble. The painting on the landing walls is by William Nicholson. It depicts Adam and Eve being cast from the Garden of Eden. The Hall ceiling, just visible here, depicts the Zodiac. The long case clock, along with many other clocks in the house was made by Cartier!! The Library furniture, panelling, columns and bookshelves are all made from Italian walnut. Each of the books on the library shelves was written by a well known author of the time, including WS Maugham, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, CFA Voysey, JM Barrie, Hilaire Belloc, Arnold Bennett, Joseph Conrad, Thomas Hardy, AA Milne, Aldous Huxley, MR James, Hugh Walpole and Vita Sackville West along with many others. There are also miniature stamp albums, sheet music and newspapers. The two cabinets at the front of the room contain tiny drawings and paintings of over 700 artists!! The Dining Room has a table and chairs made of walnut. The table can extend from 5 inches to twenty inches. The screen, which hides the servants entrance into the dining room, was made by Cartier.The linen table cloth was made in Belfast and is an exact copy of a table cloth used in Buckingham Palace. Much of the silverware was made by Garrard and Co. A fine dinner service was also donated by Doulton. The Kitchen has an amazing wood block floor, made from over 2500 tiny pieces of wood. The kitchen is equipped with a large range, with a separate hot plate and pastry oven on each side of it. There are plenty of copper kettles and pans along with many other utensils. There is also a calender on the wall by WH Smith! The kitchen and pantry are filled with a wide variety of grocery and provisions, all in perfect packaging. Tiny jars of Tiptree Jam and Frank Cooper's Marmalade, boxes of Cadbury's chocolates, tins of Fry's Cocoa, McVitie's biscuits, Colman's Mustard and packets of Rowntree's toffees and sweets available to tempt the miniature inhabitants! The whole house was plumbed with running water. The taps designed to turn the water on and off just like their full sized counterparts. The house was also fully wired for electricity. Like any other English Country House, Queen Mary's dolls' house comes with a well stocked wine cellar. Each tiny bottle of wine contains a small sample of what is on the bottle's label, there are also bottles of beer, champagne and spirits. There is also a strong room for storing all the fine silver and plate safely, this house is more unusual in that it also stores miniature copies of the Crown Jewels! The King's Bedroom is on the first floor, It is the central room in a suite, which also includes a dressing room and bathroom. The bedroom is dominated by the state bed, with beautiful silk damask, and a finely embroidered royal coat of arms, donated by the Royal School of Needlework. The wall panels are decorated with delicate Chinese style birds and flowers. On the ceiling there is a trompe l'oeil panel of columns and trellis work The flowers and trellis they are growing on are arranged to form the first musical lines of the National Anthem! There are two beautifully finished Queen Anne chairs in this room too, which I absolutely love! The King's Bathroom is finished in beautiful green and white marble. This room has tiny tooth brushes, bars of soap and a flushing lavatory! The Queen's Bedroom, is also part of a suite of three rooms. This room is finished in grey damask. this is one of my favourite rooms in the house; maybe it's because there is a mirrored ceiling! ;) The dressing table has trompe l'oeil painting of silk drapes, and a beautiful toilet set in silver. I have read that the bed curtains were carved in wood, and then silk damask glued over the carved wood to keep it in its place. This room also has a lovely writing desk, with all that was needed, and another clock by Cartier on the mantelpiece. The Saloon is the largest room in the house. Under the silk canopy sit two thrones. There are portraits of both King George V and Queen Mary on either side of the fine marble chimney piece. The ceiling was painted by Charles Sims it depicts 'The Children of Rumour with her Hundred Tongues' (a warning against gossip!) The sofas and chairs are upholstered in fine Aubusson style tapestry. There is also a piano designed by Lutyens and made by Broadwood and Sons Ltd. This is the Queen's Sitting Room, on the second floor. It is furnished and decorated in a Chinese style. the walls are painted by Edmund Dulac, with water lilies and golden clouds. The glass cabinets are copies of those used by Queen Mary and are filled with miniature carvings in jade and amber alongside small ceramic ware pieces. The chairs are carved and painted to simulate bamboo. The second floor also houses a day nursery, night nursery, Princesses bedroom and servants rooms. The day nursery above is filled with toys and games and miniature children's furniture. The walls are decorated by Edmund Dulac with suitable fairytale scenes. The house includes bedrooms and a bathroom for servants, tucked away in mezzanine floors, the furniture used in these rooms was simple and modern for the time, produced by Waring and Gillow, who made furniture in full size too. Details: This copper kettle is made from an old One Penny coin, you can still see King George V's head on the base. This is a Ewbank carpet sweeper, the house also has electric vacuum cleaners! This is a knife polisher. Phoenix Models Developments produce a white metal kit similar to this. A 'Besco' mop a miniature chess set a beautifully detailed globe Bring round the Royce James! A royal carriage, for babies! A charming train set from the Day Nursery, stopping at Windsor station. There is a great website which allows you virtual tours of some of the rooms in the house, and close ups of some items featured in the house, including the items pictured above! http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/queenmarysdollshouse
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After visiting Mary Carol Garrity's home last autumn, I knew I had to go back for her spring tour. Ready for some eye candy? Mary Carol is a gracious hostess, greeting everyone at the front door. I'm always too bashful to ask for a picture. In a time when chippy, distressed painted furniture is EVERYWHERE, I love that Mary Carol's style is traditional at heart (although I'm not really sold on that slipcovered chair). I love this little nook she carved out of the foyer. And if there is one thing she's good at, it's arranging a tray. The den is right off the foyer. It's very dark and masculine. I couldn't get good pictures in there last year with my point-and-shoot, so I took along the DSLR this time. Notice the TV on the drop leaf table? Love that! You know what else I like? She doesn't obsess over hiding the cords. In her most recent blog post, she said that she's excited about the use of color. I'll be honest, I thought her living room had some hits and some misses. The coral pillows with the accent vase = Hit! The geometric pillows against the antique painting? Hmm... Moving on to the dining room. My jaw dropped. OK, I'll admit, it's not my style. But the place settings were very pretty. And check out her sideboard! Do you see it? See the basket filled with empty wine bottles? Yeah, I copied her. Copied it with an old laundry basket! See my version here. Everytime I see her breakfast area, I reconsider my thoughts jettisoning our whimpy nook in my dream of a future kitchen remodel. Imagine spending long winter evenings with friends and family around a fun board game at this table. And I hate board games! Note to self: My pets deserve fancier bowls. And if you are wondering, her historic home has a kitchen which is small charming. That gives me hope for ours, which is also charming small. I do love this vignette next to the stove. Another note to self. Another testament to the power of a good tray. I wish my junk mail looked this good. Are you overloaded yet? Shall we to go outside? Don't you love this heart-shaped stone at the garden entrance? Everyone was gushing over the blue hydrangea. Rightfully so. They seem to be very tempermental in these parts. My own hydrangea is impressively...wilted. Honey, you don't contemplate it. You drink it! Personally, I think gardens have enough green in them, so I would have liked a little more color on the table. Regardless, the place settings were lovely. I loved the conversation area. I really had to fight the urge to straighten that pillow on the right for my picture, but it just seemed rude for me to restage it. Besides the trays, the other thing I think Mary Carol Garrity does well is layering textures and finishes, like weathered garden statuary side by side with glossy ceramic planters. I think this is why her look is so popular and why women were arriving BY THE BUS LOAD to tour her home. She makes marrying the old and the new together look so easy. Of course, I braved the crowds in her two stores in Atchison, KS, Nell Hills and Garrity's Encore, and I didn't come away empty handed. I'll be sharing my interpretations, and I hope you have been inspired too. If you pin, please be sure to give Mary Carol credit for her work.
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One of Susanne Bisovsky's designs One of the absolute highlights of my trip to Vienna and Munich was getting to visit designer Susanne Bisovsky's studio. You know when you meet someone and you think, "When I grow up, I want to be just like her!"? That was my experience of meeting Susanne. You need to make an appointment to visit the studio, and it is absolutely worth it. Not only did I get to see all of Susanne's beautiful designs, but also the space she inhabits to both work and live. This is noteworthy because, of anyone I've met, she has an aesthetic that permeates everything she does. Every corner of her space is beautiful and filled with lovely things. This is a little nook in her kitchen, for instance! I was initially interested in Susanne's work because she designs dirndls, but they're really a small part of what she does. Her ready-to-wear line is much larger, and is just stunning. Susanne designs all the fabrics and has them printed exclusively. Every piece I looked at was more beautiful than the last. I also learned that she designs dirndls for Sportalm, which might explain why I like them so much. Her studio is filled has sky-high ceilings, gorgeous fabrics, and crinolines hanging from the ceilings. I was delighted when Susanne dressed me up like a doll. Look at that beautiful handmade Frida-Kahlo-inspired headpiece! She showed me some tricks for wearing headscarves and hats. I was totally in heaven. I bought the skirt as a souvenir and Susanne packed my bag with little gifts like a pair of these beautiful socks. I think I've met someone who loves roses as much as I do! How could I not love someone who collects vintage yarn poodles at flea markets? Here are a few more photos of Susanne's designs. As you can see, she's inspired by vintage florals, traditional embroidery, and layered textures and prints. A big thank you to Susanne for such a hospitable welcome and dreamy visit!
Perfect in every detail, the Queen's Dolls' House at Windsor Castle is one of the largest in the world. The Dolls’ House, which now belongs to Queen Mary’s granddaughter Queen Elizabeth II, is a creation unlike any other. Designed for Queen Mary by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the 1:12 scale dolls’ house stands 8ft 5ins wide, 4ft 8ins deep and 5ft high and features all the comforts required in a stately home of the period, with a few regal extras such as the strong room for the crown jewels. The house, finished in 1924, was a gift to Queen Mary in thanks for her presence in World War I. This exquisite structure is filled to its royal rafters with the work, in miniature, of the finest artists and artisans, craftsmen and manufacturers of early 20th-century Britain. "The most perfect present that anyone could receive", wrote the Queen to all those involved in its creation. The house was in display at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley and then a year later, it was taken in 45 boxes weighing four and a half tons, to the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia in west Kensington. Finally, in July 1925, it was put on show in Windsor Castle, in a room specially designed by Lutyens. There it has remained ever since. It is definitely among the highlights of a visit to Windsor Castle. Queen Elizabeth II was given the Dolls' House by it's original owner, her grandmother, Queen Mary. Mary of Teck was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominians, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V. She is the grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. This five-foot-high, 40 room miniature mansion is priceless. From the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost in the garage to the original works by Arthur Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling, it is a perfectly preserved piece of history. Exterior view of the Palladian style house. There is a hidden garden revealed only when a vast drawer is pulled out from beneath the main building. This has replicas of greenery and garden implements and follows a traditional ornamental garden theme. There is also a landscaped garden complete with a functional lawnmower designed by famed gardener of the time, Gertrude Jekyll. The Grand Entrance Hall and Staircase are finished in real marble. The painting on the landing walls is by William Nicholson. It depicts Adam and Eve being cast from the Garden of Eden. The jewellers Cartier built a longcase clock for the marble hallway.The clock’s chimes can be heard upon every hour. In the Salon, the largest room in the house, under the silk canopy sits two thrones. Here in the Drawing Room there are portraits of both King George V and Queen Mary on either side of the fine marble chimney piece. Every room has a working fireplace.The ceiling was painted by Charles Sims The house contains finely carved Adam and Chippendale furniture. The Dining Room has a table and chairs made of walnut. The table can extend from 5 inches to twenty inches. The screen, which hides the servants entrance into the dining room, was made by Cartier.The linen table cloth was made in Belfast and is an exact copy of a table cloth used in Buckingham Palace. Much of the silverware was made by Garrard and Co. A fine dinner service was also donated by Doulton. A fine dinner service was also donated by Doulton. Wedgwood provided porcelain dishes The Queen's Bedroom. This room is finished in grey damask and there is a mirrored ceiling! With running water, electricity, two working elevators, and many other delights, there can be no question that this is a dollhouse fit for a queen. The house which is a piece of art itself, 750 works of art spanning from Victorian and pre-Raphaelite. Vanity from the Queen's Bedroom The carpets and curtains in the doll’s house are all copies of real carpets and curtains. The Queen's Sitting Room, on the second floor. It is furnished and decorated in a Chinese style with walls are painted by Edmund Dulac. The glass cabinets are copies of those used by Queen Mary and are filled with miniature carvings in jade and amber alongside small ceramic ware pieces. The chairs are carved and painted to simulate bamboo. The library includes original works by the top literary names of the day. Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy and A.A. Milne, produced original hand-written works for the library.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created a Sherlock Holmes story, How Watson Learned the Trick, especially for the Dolls' House. Desk from the Library The King's Bedroom is on the first floor, It is the central room in a suite, which also includes a dressing room and bathroom. The bedroom is dominated by the state bed, with beautiful silk damask, and a finely embroidered royal coat of arms, donated by the Royal School of Needlework. The Doll's House even includes running hot and cold water and flushing lavatories. The Nursery In the kitchen, 2,500 tiny sections of oak recreate a wood-block floor, a copper kettle made out of a King George V penny, with the King’s head on its base, sits on the stove,On the kitchen table is a tin a Coleman's Mustard and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce. By the sink are tiny tins of Lifebuoy and Sunlight soap.The kitchen whimsically includes a cat and trapped mice. The Housekeeper’s Room. The domestic quarters and the rooms below stairs were given as much attention as the grand rooms above. And behind a gate in the strongroom lie tiny copies of the Crown Jewels, weighing 1.5lbs rather than the real thing of 1.5tons. The house also includes a fully stocked wine cellar filled with 200 bottles of Chateau Lafitte 1875 and five dozen bottles of Veueve Clicquot. The house includes a five bay garage which contains a Daimler and a 1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost limousine built especially by those companies for the house. Click here to see the previous post! http://eyefordesignlfd.blogspot.com/2013/08/decorate-with-mirror-walls.html This blog post was published by Lisa Farmer
