ORIGINAL DOLLHOUSE TOUR PART 1- LITTLE GRETCHEN'S WORKSHOP 

God Bless your Dear Father. He raised a lovely daughter. I adore your painted 3D stairs in the attic. Well done.

What a fantastic memories your Dad has given you. Prayers for for your Dad. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful dollhouse

The number of times I said "Oh, wow!" is innumerable! I gasped when you opened the attic. I was born in England and Paddington is still one of my favorites , too.

Thank you so for sharing your beautiful dolls house. It is made more precious because every piece has its own story. I think your dollhouse is the most special I have seen. You’re not aiming to make it perfect and have your dolls living in a palace. Instead it is real and honest and I love it. Many blessings to you.

What wonderful memories you have from your childhood. So special that you and your father worked on this together. I liked hearing the stories of the pieces in your collection. Congratulations on 1000!!

I want to tell your dad thank you. Thank you for showing your daughter the love, respect, stability, and comfort that art and imagination can bring, no matter what age we are. Thank you, thank you so much

How wonderful, the connection you shared with your father. You are very very lucky. To be able to memorialize it in a tangible way is even better! This is a wonderful house, filled with memories that will never dim. The Jewish people say that as long as anyone remembers you, you will live forever. I love that.

My father passed away in February 2020. I wanted to memorialize him. I suddenly found dollhouses. I built a dollhouse dedicated to him. He was a jack of all trades. I know in my heart, if he was alive today, he would of loved what I'm doing. He would of been part of it all. Thank you for sharing your videos. And of course, the beautiful relationship you had with your Dad. I thank God, I had that with my Dad too. I was blessed. And still, am. I feel he guided me to miniatures as a way to heal and find much happiness in a lifelong joy. Miniatures. I'm going to be a grandmother soon. I can't wait to pass on the minature legacy.

Your Dad sounds so wonderful, this dollhouse forged a deep link between you two and the fact he encouraged your imagination and your artistic side is truly wonderful, I wish more parents were like this to their children. You looked lovely standing by that huge dollhouse! Your Dad's attic room is just perfection! Oh wow! Thats genius the optical illusion! It even looks like light coming from the floor below!

I love the story of this. Your Dad is an amazing person who gifted you with lifelong joy and imagination when he gave you that dollhouse.

A beautiful house, with a wonderful back story. Thank you for sharing this, and may your dolls be forever happy in their little home xxx

It was lovely to see some of your Dollhouse, Gretchen! My favorite was your Father's room in the attic, as many of the pieces had been made by your Father. What a lovely gift he gave you! Fathers are very special, aren't they? Thank you for sharing the dollhouse with us! God bless! ~Janet in Canada

Oh Gretchen this was just wonderful. I'm so touched by your warm, loving, childhood memories of working on this with your father. What an absolute blessing, thank you for sharing with us x

Thank you for sharing such a personal story with us. The love you have for your father and his for you is so wonderful. All the personal items you’ve put in his “room” are so sweet. I pray you get many more years with him. All the things you made when you were a child are well done. Your talent is natural and not learned. We are so lucky to have you sharing your talent with us.

Love the two little chairs, a way to keep your grandma’s memory. 🥰

I LOVE the idea of painting those stairs. What a great thing to do. Also it is so sweet that he gave you this house and you made a room for him in that same dollhouse and put items he made for you in it. So lovely. I subscribed to that same House of Miniatures also. I collected 50 of them which I did not get to build for 25 years. And then I made them all!

Thank you for sharing these special memories. I can just envision you and your Daddy having so much fun creating this beautiful dollhouse. I loved the special room you made for your Daddy! It touched my heart. I look forward to part 2 of the tour!

Oh, what a delightful video! Your original dollhouse is wonderful! Your sweet dad was and is such a central, loving part of your dollhouse and miniatures! How amazing and how special - for you both! His room in your dollhouse attic is so warm and one can feel his and your connection in it! I’m excited to see more. Thank you for sharing! Kathleen

I think Walgreens pharmacy photo departments can send old damaged photos off to restore them. It would be really neat if you had a little picture of little Gretchen in her dollhouse. Lol.

LOVE the attic floor stairs!

Thank you for sharing the start of your journey. What a lovely dollhouse, and the stories behind the miniatures are so priceless. I'm glad your Dad encouraged you to begin your channel because you have so much inspiration to share, and not just creatively, but as a beautiful person 🤗

The little girls room is adorable. I love the flooring and how it makes the toys and wall paper stand out :) and the purple and pink rockers...GIRL, I begged my mother for years to let me paint my room and when I finally got to I picked pink and purple paints

I love the painted staircase. That is such a brilliant idea for those who make dollhouse from bookcase or other furniture.

I just love your house and yours and your father’s imagination!!! I know I’m seeing this video late but I hope your father is doing well!

I love you have a room for your dad ...that is exactly what I'm going to do in my granddaughters doll house's im making...grandma in the attic ..with her sewing machine and paints a work table ...and the kids floor the colourful floor I am also doing that ...I love it

Awe! So sweet. Hi Dad!!

Please tell Little Gretchen I thought this was a beautiful video in every way. I can't wait to see more of her dolls house. ❤️

I love to hear about your close relationship with your Daddy- it warms my heart! 🥰 You are very blessed to still have him close. You did a great job on your faux steps. They looked real until you zoomed in close. I have the same mini dollhouse, but I haven't painted the outside, just the floors. I bought it at our local miniature store back in the '80's, and over several months, as I could afford it out of my allowance, some diecast and resin furniture they carried, too. This video brings back many happy memories. :) I look forward to the rest of the tour!

What a great room for your dad. That table is beautiful!

Beautiful rooms and many beautiful memories as well. Thank you for sharing 👍👏😍

Aaaw Gretchen Thank You so much for sharing your miniature story with us... it is quite remarkable..I ❤ it! ...this was so nostalgic!! Hello 👋 Dad 🤗 ...You lived my childhood dream of having a miniature dollhouse. One of the reasons why I do it today 🥰 I absolutely adored the nolstalgia of this. Brought me back ....Lil' Gretchen was such a talented lil girl with miniature visions 💖💖 and very blessed to have such an encouraging and inspiring Dad to start her along her journey 🥰 My favorite exterior was the mint green!❤ I just loved how you painted the trimming...See ya next tour 😊

What a wonderful tribute to your dad! Beautiful house! ❤️ 💙 💜

Again, your creativity is amazing! My father made a dollhouse for me from a kit in 1976! I'd love to share a picture of me getting it, similar to your picture. Enjoying your tours.😄

wow, I grew up in Dearborn Heights and the car in your dad's room reminds me of trips to Greenfield Village. Thanks for the nostalgia!

Enjoyed the tour. Love the stories about your dad. He sounds like a very great dad and person.

That is such a nice dollhouse especially for your first one sentimentally valued. I thought I was the only who won’t let the kids play with my dollhouse!

I love your dollhouse! You did a beautiful job on your dad’s room. I’m sure your dad loves it. And the girls room is so adorable ❤️I can’t wait to see what you did in the other rooms. I absolutely love your videos

Your trompe l’oeil of the imaginary stairs that go down is pure genius! And yes, I am going to copy it somewhere.

Such a sweet house . You were so lucky to have such a beautiful house.I love your story ❤❤❤❤

Love the little black doll

That was beautiful, thank you for sharing it all.

I just love your dad's room and the touching story connected to your dolls house! Your idea of redoing items to suit your vision is so refreshing, as many videos I see on miniatures and doll houses become pedantic and loose the innate charm of fantasy. I really like the idea of different scales and not restricting myself to all 1:12, for example. Maybe because I enjoyed reading "Alice in Wonderland" when I was young.

As soon as you opened the top and said it was your dads room, my eyes just welled up

Thank you for sharing, I was having a hard day,, air conditioner in car and home not working, fell and can hardly walk on that hurt knee, went to get blood work and arms all black and blue, need I say more, I thourally enjoyed how you explained everything, and how your dad was such a great part of your life, I truly appreciated all that, having had a no good step dad, I enjoyed you little story, looking forward to seeing more of you works, God bless you, you made my day..

How lovely and enchanting! Now I know where you get so much of your talent from! What sweet memories you surely have. My dad was very talented too, and of course, loved cars. Also, I remember reading Paddington Bear to my children, he was definitely a favorite of ours. I've loved dollhouses since childhood. Long, long ago my uncle had built a scale model of Mt. Vernon, and I always made a beeline for the basement whenever I visited. It was on a big dining table down there, and it totally fascinated me! I remember peeking inside and seeing the furniture and rugs, and even the carpet on the stairs. Surely your children got a peek at your dollhouse, I'm sure they were fascinated as well! You did a wonderful job, right down to the painted stairs, you really got the perspective right on those. Thank you so much, can't wait for the next tour!

Love, love the tour especially your dad’s room! Gosh I didn’t want this video to end, but now I’m so excited for part 2 🙂👍🏼

Just beautiful :) have you thought of making a look a like doll of your dad ? What wonderful memories for you

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Brilliant idea with the stairs!

Hi Dad 💞💞💞

What a beautiful story! Thank you for sharing it with us. I am from Michigan too. (I LOVE your wonderful channel, personality and sweet laugh- you make my heart happy!!!) Wishing you great success with your You-tube adventures.

Your dad sounds lovely and very interesting. I loved this tour and your story behind it all 😊

Oh my goodness, everything is so cute!!! Thanks so much for sharing, can't wait for more! :)

Lovely tour Grechen, Love from Australia

great

Love your videos. I am mesmerized.

Loved this video and I want more!!!! Also I just know your dad and grandma were such sweet people just like you.

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Amazing!

lol, my dad is a train and car guy too.

new to your channel so happy i found you !!! so far loving it I could actually see your dad in his room !!

Hello Gretchen! I am new to your channel. Oh sweetie what a wonderful tribute to your Dad. I just loved his room. You are very creative to make all the things you do for your dollhouse. Your girls room is Adorable. You did a great job on those bunk beds.my granddaughter would go crazy over that color as it is her favorite color. You did and Amazing job on there floor. I would like to know where you get all the things for your dollhouse? I have a dollhouse my son and daughter in law gave me for Christmas a few years ago. All I could decorate was my front porch and the store went out of business. So the inside has nothing in it. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. So until next time God Bless you and your family and have a Blessed evening and stay safe my dear and Special Friend. 💕👭❣️

Thank you for sharing this amazing dollhouse and your memories. I really appreciate what you said about creating illusions. I’m doing that in my house (made of cardboard and foam board) and I’m so glad to know I’m not the only one, lol. I’m a new sub and I love your channel!

I have a collection of House of Miniature furniture too. My mother collected the kits. I have started putting them together for my Huge thrifted dollhouse.

Loved your video ❤❤😊

I love this!! I was thinking about making some kind of tribute to my family. Probably a living room set up for Christmas. I like the idea of a room for your dad. My dad had an engineering degree and liked working on cars too. And boats, little ones. He had model car that used steam power. The attic is just precious. I noticed the floor in the girls room right away. I never saw anyone paint a floor like that. My bedroom had purple shag carpet, and when it was time to paint the walls they asked me what color, and I said green. They got a pale green so I had green and purple in the room, like your drapes!! I really wish I had done those miniature of the month club subscription. Are they real wood? I'm just older than you, graduated in 77. Say hi to your dad for me.

“Didn’t you allow your children to play with your dollhouse?” “Absolutely not.” 😂😂😂 Idk why that made me laugh. Anyway I can see you get a lot of your loving goodness from having a dad like that.

How do you decide what to paint and modify? If something is valuable, how do you determine that?

Since your children couldn’t play with this dollhouse, did they have a toy one they got to play with? When I was still living at home, we had my adult hobby dollhouse, and then a different one for children to play with lol.