The first floor is the reception room, where guests with tickets mingle and warm themselves while waiting to go upstairs to the performance. I hand-painted the "marble tile" floors. Most of the furniture is from kits by Karen Carey and Bonnie Soucek. Chandelier is by Shelly Norris
Upstairs is the music room.
I'm particularly proud of the harpsichord, which I built from scratch. I had intended to build a grand piano using instructions by Karen Carey in the Dec. 2007 edition of Dollhouse Miniatures. When I discovered that even the petite baby grand would be too big, I decided to try a harpsichord.
Harpsichord: Since I don't have access to a real harpsichord (and I wanted this to be a quick and easy project), I hunted for good photographs. I found one of a harpsichord sitting on 1'-square tiles, which helped me get the dimensions.
I modified Karen Carey's excellent plans for the grand piano, figured out the measurements for the harpsichord and proceeded to build it from 1/32 basswood and cardstock. I printed out photos of the inside of a harpsichord (reduced of course), and decopaged them onto the finished and painted harpsichord. The sheet music on it is by Bonnie Soucek.
The rest of the room (chairs, music cabinet) are kits from Bonnie Soucek, Suzanne & Andrew's minis, and B J Miniatures Wall sconce and round mirror by Shelly Norris.
The top floor is rented out to an artist who paints up in the chilly attic.
In my imaginary world, this is a house in Amsterdam that was once a single residence. Now a historical society has bought it and turned it into a music/recital hall.
The outside of the house I finished as per kit instructions. I love the detail of the multi-paned attic window, the shrubs on the cobblestone street, and the tulip on the doorstep.
The inside I completely kit bashed.
This is the second 1/4-inch project I've done (see Main Street House for the other). I'm tempted to do more, and in fact have ordered another kit from thing.com. Stay tuned.
Scroll down for pictures of the interior.