Quite some time ago we decided to build a dollshouse for our granddaughter when she was old enough to appreciate it. Searching the web for something completely different a few weeks ago I stumbled across a site which sold Tudor collectors dollshouse kits - that sold me on first building one for us. As I grew up in the medieval centre of Celle, Germany in a historic building and surrounded by German half timber built houses building a Tudor house was a natural - apart from the fact that I am interested in medieval history and read a lot of books about that period, especially the English war of the roses and Tudor times.
During the time I lived in England with my English husband I came to apreciate the quaint villages of the south, and my dream has always been to live in one of those quirky 15th century cottages - although the only way we can realize that dream is by building our own in miniature. We are both handy crafters and artists, so it doesn´t seem too daunting a venture. The biggest challenge will be to make everything as historically accurate as possible - with a bit of artists license of course.
After deciding which house to build the kit finally arrived a couple of weeks ago. We decided on the Old Coachhouse Inn, and I can already see we are going to have loads of fun! Hubby is at home and has already been very busy - I just wish my fulltime job left me more time to spend on the project.
I have gathered lots of links to sites of interest for future Tudor style dollshouse builders. I have also included information about the Tudor history, the lifetyle in Tudor times, how the houses looked in the 15th century and interesting bits and bobs about how the half timbered houses were built.
I have gathered lots of links to sites of interest for future Tudor style dollshouse builders. I have also included information about the Tudor history, the lifetyle in Tudor times, how the houses looked in the 15th century and interesting bits and bobs about how the half timbered houses were built.