Last week, I stopped by Neat Pieces in Carlton, GA for my usual once-a-month look around the amazing collection of vintage clothing they have there. I can sometimes get myself into trouble here by buying too much stuff, but this time a very detailed collection of vintage dollhouses caught my eye.....
I mean, the 'aged plaster walls' and tiles... Is this not crazy?
I had to find out what the story was on these old dollhouses, so I asked.....
I was told that this artist couple made these several decades ago, and had even more that were just sitting in an old rotting storage building that had started leaking. The pickers at Neat Pieces were able to save them and now they sit on display awaiting someone to take them home.....
I mean look at this detail! The rugs, the upholstery, the windows!!! Can you tell my mind was blown?
They even had teensy little books like this!
....tiny baskets....tiny paintings that were actually painted by the artist couple!
Check out the tiny portrait, wallpaper, lace curtains, birdcage, quilted bedding, little slippers, and lamp! And this one had been wired so that the lighting and little lamps actually worked at one time!!
check out the little kitty by the bottom step in this dollhouse...
The next one was not for sale, but had found it's final home with one of the owners of Neat Pieces...
This little adobe dollhouse was even more detailed! Check out all the tiny pottery - that was actual real pottery! Yes, teeny, tiny, and so beautifully detailed...... I took the most photos of this one, because as much as I thought my mind was blown with the other dollhouses, this one took the cake.....
...the next one was an old pharmacy....
...so that was my distraction from spending too much money at Neat Pieces. As much as I am amazed at these little pieces of art, I don't think I would ever be one to need one, so I was amazed and went home without breaking the bank on too many clothes ;)
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