Louis Rich Dollhouse with Strombecker furniture

I love this tea cart.The dining room chairs and table and sideboard in the back are all the large Strombecker. The teapot and cup and saucer are vintage German painted gold.

The wallpaper came with the house and it was carefully applied.

The bedroom set has a lovely grain. The mirror is missing from the woman's chest set. The crib is vintage metal. The bedspread is a 1940's handkerchief.

The vintage bendy dolls have that stiff arm look.

Strombecker Kitchen

Alberta: the mother doll.
People seem to really like this bright kitchen with the 40's-50's feel to it. Did you know Wonderbread came out in the 1920's?

Credits: Strombecker refrigerator, stove and sink, I was told this is Nancy Forbes red wood and metal kitchen furniture but I have also seen it credited to Strombecker. The toy car is renwal, contemporary wood milk bottles and canisters. The wooden coffee set with red accents is German.

I had added a note when I put this on Flickr, "What could she be thinking?" and then was nonplussed when someone replied "This time I won't drop out of Clown School"   :O     C.M.

Last Easter.

Alberta after everyone is off to work and school. Dreams of the "Big Top"? The red striped wallpaper is Jennifer's printables. http://www.jennifersprintables.com/

Sister's room

Can you guess sister's name?  Dot..

This is the girl's room in the eves . I think the desk is small Strombecker but the green set is a different manufacturer. I think I saw it in Villner;s book, so I must go researching. It is just so 1940's to me.
Cheers, C

That's Rich! Mom sneaks a nap

I will be adding pictures throughout the day,

but I thought this scene might be replicated in many homes after the holiday season.

Many houses of this era use the black swirl design on the chimney and the grey sprayed painted rocks. The Louis Rich design has steel corners and contains no interior decoration leaving the decor up to the buyer. In my house a previous owner added shake shingles on the roof. The original house roof was plain masonite board.

The windows are plastic spray painted with a black diamond pattern

credits: Furniture Strombecker, Bendable vintage dolls, Renwal plastic toys, bedding in top picture is a 1940's handerchief and a little antique afgan of multicolored yarn.

And what did I get for Christmas?

This Tynietoy Marble Fireplace with the antique tongs and poker. Thanks, Santa.