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The last time that we gave you some inspiration for your dolls’ house we looked to the past, so we thought for this one we would look to the present!
We have brought together a selection of Scandinavian style interiors, characterized by simplicity, minimalism and functionality.
We hope you enjoy our beautiful and Hygge (a Norwegian and Danish word for a mood of cosiness and togetherness) line up and we hope they inspire you to add a touch of Scandinavian cosiness to your dolls’ house.
Image from: http://stylecaster.com/scandinavian-decor
Image from: http://stylecaster.com/scandinavian-decor
Image from: http://stylecaster.com/scandinavian-decor
Image from: http://jamiltmcginnis.co/scandinavian-inspired-living-room
Image from: http://jamiltmcginnis.co/scandinavian-inspired-living-room
Image from: https://www.vix.com/en/diy/526220/everything-you-need-to-know-about-scandinavian-interior-design
Image from: https://www.hallofhomes.com/perfect-scandinavian-interior-design
Image from: https://www.hallofhomes.com/perfect-scandinavian-interior-design
Image from: https://www.hallofhomes.com/perfect-scandinavian-interior-design
Image from: https://www.hallofhomes.com/perfect-scandinavian-interior-design
Image from: https://www.hallofhomes.com/perfect-scandinavian-interior-design
Image from: https://www.hallofhomes.com/perfect-scandinavian-interior-design
Image from: https://www.hallofhomes.com/perfect-scandinavian-interior-design
Image from: http://bestdesignideas.com/the-scandinavian-style
Image from: http://bestdesignideas.com/the-scandinavian-style
Image from: http://bestdesignideas.com/the-scandinavian-style
Image from: http://luxurybathrooms.eu/mesmerizing-scandinavian-bathroom-design-ideas
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For today’s blog we’ve gathered together some beautiful images of interiors inspired by and designed by William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement.
The Arts and Crafts movement began in Britain around 1880 and ended in the 1920’s. It was inspired by the ideas of the designer and poet William Morris, the writer John Ruskin and the architect Augustus Pugin.
It was created as a reaction against a decline in standards at the time of craftsmanship, that was thought to be threatened by mass production and industrialisation. The Arts and Crafts movement wanted to re-establish these skills that were believed to be under threat, in the form of interiors, architecture, objects and artefacts. It revived medieval standards and methods of making artefacts, being true to the materials being used and using traditional constructional methods, producing beautiful individual pieces and designs.
We hope they help inspire you. Enjoy!
Image from: https://hammersmithfulhamforum.com/2015/01/23/simon-daykin-celebrating-the-story-of-emery-walker-and-william-morris
Image from: https://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/category/arts-and-crafts
Image from: https://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/category/arts-and-crafts
Image from: https://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/category/arts-and-crafts
Image from: https://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/category/arts-and-crafts
Image from: https://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/category/arts-and-crafts
Image from: https://daydreamtourist.com/2014/12/09/william-morris
Image from: https://daydreamtourist.com/2014/12/09/william-morris
Image from: http://sorozatmania.com/art-and-craft-london/red-house-built-for-william-morris-google-search-fantastic-intended-for-art-and-craft-london
Image from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotosbobrad/23303020826
Image from: https://www.culturewhisper.com/r/things_to_do/preview/5110
Image from: https://www.pooky.com/inspiration/interiors/amazing-interiors-red-house-bexleyheath-the-home-of-arts-and-crafts
Image from: https://www.pooky.com/inspiration/interiors/amazing-interiors-red-house-bexleyheath-the-home-of-arts-and-crafts
Image from: https://www.periodideas.com/william-morris-standen-house
Image from: https://www.periodideas.com/william-morris-standen-house
We hope that these images have inspired you to create something beautiful.
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The amazing dolls’ house belonging to Queen Mary (b. 1867 – d. 1953) was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, a well-known architect of the time, and was the idea of the queen’s cousin, Princess Marie Louise. It was completed in 1924 and was given to the queen as a gift from the people and as a historical record of how a Royal Household of the time would have lived.
Princess Marie Louise had many connections in the arts and arranged for the top artists and craftsmen of the time to contribute to the house. It therefore contains many wonderful pieces of craft work, which were made specially for the dolls house. These include miniature books which were written specially for the queen and were bound to scale by a well-established bookbinders, handmade carpets and curtains which were replicas of ones within Windsor Castle and monogramed linen. The house also included real plumbed bathrooms, working electric lights and a garage of cars with working engines.
The dolls’ house would go on to be put on display to raise money for charities that the queen supported. You can still see the house for yourself today on display at Windsor Castle.
Here are some photographs we have gathered together. Enjoy!
Image from: https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/5000050/queen-marys-dolls-house
Image from: https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/5000050/queen-marys-dolls-house
Image from: https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/5000050/queen-marys-dolls-house
Image from: http://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/theatre-film-music/living-in-lilliput-queen-marys-dolls-house-139879
Image from: http://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/theatre-film-music/living-in-lilliput-queen-marys-dolls-house-139879
Image from: http://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/theatre-film-music/living-in-lilliput-queen-marys-dolls-house-139879
Image from: http://historicinteriors.info/2014/04/28/the-grand-life-on-a-small-scale-queen-marys-dolls-house
Image from: http://historicinteriors.info/2014/04/28/the-grand-life-on-a-small-scale-queen-marys-dolls-house
Image from: http://historicinteriors.info/2014/04/28/the-grand-life-on-a-small-scale-queen-marys-dolls-house
Image from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1323346/Queens-Dolls-House-miniature-library-opens-public-Windsor-Castle.html
Image from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1323346/Queens-Dolls-House-miniature-library-opens-public-Windsor-Castle.html
Image from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1323346/Queens-Dolls-House-miniature-library-opens-public-Windsor-Castle.html
Image from: https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/about/news-and-features/queen-marys-dolls-house
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We thought we would give you a lovely dose of inspiration this week here on our blog, in the form of some beautiful rooms fit for a queen! Our selection is based on the amazing royal residences that feature in the ITV drama series ‘Victoria’ as well as the real places that Queen Victoria frequented during her life.
Kensington Palace
This was the birth place of Queen Victoria and where she grew up and spent the first 18 years of her life, between 1819 and 1837. She had a very protective childhood and shared a room with her mother until she became queen.
Victoria’s Bedroom
Castle Howard
This was used in the series as a stand in for Kensington Palace. It is held to be the finest historic house in Yorkshire and is set within 1,000 acres of landscape in the Howardian Hills.
The Crimson Dining Room
Harewood House
Also used for many of the scenes set at Kensington Palace, as well as Buckingham palace. Harewood House is a grand mansion in Yorkshire and is currently inhabited by one of Queen Victoria’s direct descendants.
The Main Library
The Spanish Library
Buckingham Palace
Undoubtedly the most famous of all the locations mentioned here, Buckingham Palace became the principal royal residence in 1837, after Victoria moved here from Kensington Palace when she ascended the throne. She was the first monarch to reside here.
The Blue Drawing Room
The White Drawing Room
Brocket Hall
A classical county house set in large grounds in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. This was the home of William Lamb or Lord Melbourne as he was also known, Queen Victoria’s first prime minister, mentor and beloved friend.
The Ballroom
Windsor Castle
A royal residence in Windsor, Berkshire. It became the centre for royal entertainment for much of Queen Victoria’s reign.
The Waterloo Chamber
The Grand Reception Room
Blair Castle
Blair Castle sits in grounds near the village of Blair Athol in Perthshire, Scotland. Queen Victoria visited and stayed here with Prince Albert for the first time in 1844.
Garry Room
Balmoral Castle
Balmoral has been a royal residence for members of the British Royal family since 1852, when the estate was purchased by Prince Albert. The original castle was knocked down and a new larger castle built, under Prince Albert’s supervision.
The Queens Drawing Room
Osborne House
Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight, was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a summer home and rural retreat. Prince Albert designed the house himself and they spent a lot of time here as a family.
The nursery and the Queen's bedroom
The drawing room
The drawing room
The Durbar dining room
We hope you have enjoyed our Royal selection of stunning rooms and hope they help you recreate your own in miniature!
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