So recently my parents and I were finally able to order my belated 21st present - the Greenleaf 'Beacon Hill' dollhouse. It proved a little tricker than originally thought. Shipping from Greenleaf may be free within the US, however to New Zealand it was going to cost over $600. Not at all ideal when that's about twice the price of the kit itself. So, we finally managed to source it through another website instead - still pricey but slightly cheaper.
It should arrive sometime within the next 2 months, however I can't actually start work on it until Feb next year as I'm travelling around Europe. But it'll be great to have it waiting for me when I get home!
Been planning colour schemes and decorating ideas for months already now but will have to start really deciding! At the moment I'm considering white or cream exterior paneling with slate grey roof shingles for the outside, and inside white walls with dark stained wood floors.
I want to keep the general colour scheme fairly neutral and timeless so that it doesn't date too much over the years. I have a large collection of furnishings and accessories which are very colourful and plan to buy much more, and I feel that white/cream walls complement this much more than trying to match items in a "colour scheme".
The house is going to be "set" in modern the modern day. I plan on reflecting my own personal decorating style throughout the house, which is really easy as it's such an eclectic mixture of many different styles! The thing I love about modern day houses is that you still see older style items mixed in with the new. I want it to look like the items in this house have been collected over the years from travel or family heirlooms, with lots of contemporary art and fresh green plants.
Anyway I'll leave it at that for now, because I could probably write pages on the plans I have for this house!
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