Jean Nisbett Knihy

All in color! No wonder hobbyists who love to decorate and furnish dolls' houses are enthusiastically moving to 1/24 scale--the smaller objects have a fascination and charm all their own. Find out how to create your own fully furnished and decorated 1/24 scale * what materials are available and where to find them * decorating techniques, from inexpensive to lavish * choosing your house and deciding on a style * details of decoration, lighting, furnishings, and dolls * a tour through a fully decorated 1/24-scale house, complete with small buildings and a series of room box settings and gardens * decorating a Tudor house, English cottage, Georgian house, Georgian town house, Victorian- and Edwardian-style houses and shops, and garden and seaside styles. Trim 7 1/4 x 9 3/4.

"The perfect guide to select your first project. Includes instructions for a dolls' house, the interiors, furnishings, fixtures and even miniature gardens."--"Dollmaking."

Veteran dolls’ house maker, expert on all things miniature, and prolific author Jean Nisbett presents a comprehensive volume that brings all the elements of her previous work together. The result: a complete guide to the making and furnishing of all kinds of dolls’ houses, large and small, from the leading writer in the field. Incorporating practical advice, expert tips, and inspiring profiles of top artisans, it covers both the standard 1/12th scale and the increasingly popular 1/24th. And there’s an incredible range of styles, from fabulous palaces and elegant mansions to country cottages and Shaker homes. Breathtaking photos display imaginative decorations, period rooms and room boxes, holiday settings, outdoor scenes, and charming collections of diminutive china and other trinkets.