The little 3D thing that was on the wall in the living room is of Leda and the Swan (aka Zeus!). How fantastic! A bit risque for a living room wall, but maybe not in the 20s 😂
Have you thought about talking with someone at the British Museum about the best way to clean the textiles, carpets, and wallpaper? They are the experts and may have some wonderful suggestions that you could apply to the dollhouse. Love your ambition to tackle this amazing project. I know in the end that everything will turn out just fine.
Wonderful suggestion! But let’s not forget the V&A, the Victoria and Albert Museum! They specialize in things like this, dolls, toys, etc. I would consult both of them before attempting to clean anything. It’s not so much restoration as is conservation. You want to clean (within reason) and stabilize everything. And I LOVE the Chinese chandelier! Pretty sure that was a shiny brass finish when it started out as a Christmas ornament. I’m sooo looking forward to your next video on this subject!
That doll's house is amazing! Can't think of better new owners for it either! Those tiny liquorice allsorts are fun and the other little hidden treasures. Sunny made me laugh squishing into that room! You two are so precious!
I’ve never seen a doll’s house like that, with paintings and mirrors and glass windows and wall paper and all. What a treat to see it. I think Sunny Cat is saying keep the carpet, at least the one he’s lying on. 😊
I think the plaster cameo is of the Greek myth Leda and the swan. Zeus wanted to sleep with Leda so he visited her as a swan. I love the doll house, can’t wait for part two.
Loved watching and your beautiful purchase looks like it has the ‘Sunny seal of approval’. What an adventure and learning curve this is going to be. Can’t wait for further updates… I’m only sorry I can’t advise on cleaning. My go to cleaning method is a wet wipe…. Probably not very helpful. I feel you should try and keep all the carpets ect. Amazing, exciting video thank you both 💛🧡🤎
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you made me laugh when sunny decided the house was for him and you siad watch the lamp shade so cute and funny .This dolls house is amazing so beautiful it couldnt have gone to a perfect home ❤
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Oh my goodness that house is beautiful! I love all the tiny pictures and mirrors and light shades. If that were mine I would lose the carpets but keep the rugs. It was wonderful seeing Sunny cat curl up in there, I think he owns it now 😁 I am so looking forward to seeing the stuff that came with it and watching 'Sunny House' restored to it's former glory! Great video Ladies 😀💗 x
You could always clean the carpets, and then set them aside and make your own. I'm sure my mother would have hand washed the curtains - she hand washed the uniform dresses of the color guard of a marching band I was in as a child, and the colors never ran. Great Sunny Cat content! Sunny out-did himself this time.
wow...so beautiful ...don't throw anything away until it's been cleaned and checked...even if the are not from the 20s they are still quite old ...cant wait to see the progress
This was amazing! The tiny treasures showing themselves. I love all of the beautiful paintings! The house is so detailed! I wish I could help with the cleaning, all I could think could help are swabs (Qtips in the states) for the delicate cleaning. Maybe masking tape for the curtains? Just to get the dust off. No idea for the carpets, it's almost as if you need a tiny vacuum cleaner, lol. Thank you both so much for sharing this with us! It's going to be so beautiful when you two finish with it!
15:16 the picture of the little boy was from a painting by Sir John Everett in 1886 entitled 'A Child's World' It was used to advertise Pear's Soap and known commonly as 'Bubbles' My late father was nicknamed Bubbles as a toddler because of the close similarity to an old photograph taken of him and this painting!!!❤️
Hello! I am Adriana from Argentina. You make me feel intrested and happy with your videos. I share your emotions. This is an incredible house with amazing challenges. Thanks a lot🙏🏻
Wonderful video as usual. There is a product called wallpaper dough, I do not know the brand name. You knead it and then dab and roll it over the wallpaper. You can also try an artist eraser on the stains.
I know you can clean silk flower’s by using a paper bag and sand. You put enough sand to cover the bottom of the bag, stick the flower stem up then crinkle the top of the bag like if you were going to pop it. Then shake. It’s great for removing dust and cobwebs from the silks. Maybe the curtains can be dusted this way. ❤the new house and Sonny’s room was my favorite with all the pictures!
What is it about cats and getting into dollhouses? Every cat I know has done that. They like getting into tiny spaces, unless it's the crate going to the vet
How awesome!!! It reminds me of my dollhouse my daddy built me. It was unfortunately lost in a fire. Can't wait to watch the unboxing of accessories!! :-)
How exciting to have such an amazing treasure that has been loved over 100 years. I can’t wait to see what you do with it. You have inspired me to get my doll house that’s about 40-45 years old from my childhood home and refurbish it. I’ll have to figure out how to make or acquire some items that aren’t plastic. Any suggestions on sourcing such items and especially small doll parts would be great. We just don’t find those types of things on the shores here in Nova Scotia.
I’ve carefully brushed away dust from old textiles then removed them from the poles and laid flat in a container or cool soapy water. Let them soak, then pull out and rinse the same way. I then laid them flat covered between layers of bath towel to dry.
This is so awesome…what a great treasure you’ve hold in your hands. The little pictures are incredible…I’m sorry I didn’t have any Tipps to clean this sensitive materials without destroying them. But I can’t wait to the the next video and your experience. Thanks for this wonderful film
Amazing 🤩 love the new dolls house would definitely try to keep as much as possible original.but have no idea how to clean the carpets.really looking forward to see the contents for the house Xx
Incredible to think some small child played and dreamed with this beautiful house for inspiration. Hope she had a long happy life. Sure she would be pleased to see it now in such good hands.
I am very excited to watch you clean and restore this dolls house. And I’m super excited to watch the unboxing of the contents that go along with it. The sneak peek was fabulous x
What a wonderful dolls house💐 so full of history and tales to tell! Cleaning it will be a labor of love and a process of discovery! I look forward to watching this process unfold! Best wishes💐
In America we store our doll goodies under the roof, does it have a stuck or sealed up hidden area? So wonderful and I love it when you find things and say..”perfect for the doll house”. It puts it into perspective how you view and see the find! Love it!
I have always been fascinated by doll houses and miniatures…I too was wondering if there was an attic space as well there could be if there are hinges inside the peak…if there aren’t, maybe you could add some and create a third floor!
This is an amazing miniature home. I was captivated by each room! The paintings were probably my favorite and the photographs. It is a time capsule of sorts. I loosely clean my miniature homes with damp cotton swabs. I don't know what would work best on older wallpaper but hope someone else does. All the best!
forgot to say that was a very good find and a lovely house to work on. You are very clever girls and we will all be excited to see how you get on with it. Good luck love it.💕
Your intaglio picture in the living room looks like Leda and the swan. Dear Sunny is so adorable in his take-over of his very own room in the house and he makes a great size comparison. l found your channel quite by accident and I just love it. I retired two years ago and I have been trying to jump start my creativity but I have been having trouble doing it until I started watching the two of you. My favorite quote is from Mum "Just glue it and see what happens". I thought I had to have everything perfect before I even started, but then I just threw myself into my artwork and it works! You ladies are wonderful. I put your channel on in the background as I work. Your soft voices are like sweet birds twittering and the soft music and nature sounds are so relaxing. Thank you very much for all you do.
Check out "museum restoration" videos. The V&A has some good conservation videos that I think you could apply here. LOL@Sonny ! My old cat Blackie liked to sleep on the front porch of my old dollhouse from The Waltons TV series in america
I have been looking for your email address…. I wanted to send you a picture. I think I found the item that your doll house picture was cast from… “Leda and the Swan” It is a cameo ring in the British museum. It looks exactly like it 😲
First of all I LOVE the things you both do on both your chancels, than you for sharing and secondly, I'm a doll doctor, I've cleaned these types of things over the years and the best way I've found is to use a small cloth and dip it in the foam only of warn sudsy water and wipe everything over and also us a small fine brush to flick off the dust. If you have one a small vacuum that is used for keyboards and the like is useful also. Hope this helps.
Book sponges for antique book cleaning work surprisingly well at dry gentle cleaning of dry surfaces, a book sponge might be nice for wallpaper cleaning. Sunny is a magical cat.
That was awesome guys, what a great find and purchase. Ooo I can’t wait to what came with it. Congratulations 🥰🥳. Take care and thank you very much for sharing your new treasures 👍👏❤️🦋
Sunny cat just made himself right at home. He definitely found just the right room, not too big - not too small - but just right! What a fabulous find!!
What a beautiful find. This dolls house is an amazing treasure. Have you thought of talking to a conservationist for some advice, maybe at a museum or archive ? I’m sure people would love to help. I have used clean soft paint brushes in the past to carefully dust of old papers and brush away larger particles of dirt. I have only dry cleaned paper, as moisture will cause water marks, regardless of how little is used, but professionals will know many tricks to clean of dirt and to fix loose paper back onto the walls too. Fish glue is a common agent to adhere wood and paper and has been used for centuries. It is natural and reversible and is often used in conservation to fix loose paint or paper back onto the wooden backing and can be injected with a needle and syringe behind loose parts, like the roof. But seeking advice from a professional is always best first. Fabrics can be cleaned by soaking them in cool water to loosen dirt and rinse of carefully, but keep colours separate from white fabrics, so there is no colour bleeding. Always Test a small area first. I leave old doll clothes to dry flat on a towel. Have fun this is an amazing project 🥰
Fantastic, that is going to be so much fun to decorate. I would replace the carpets though. Miniature oriental carpets, stair runner and tile on the kitchen floor. You two are so handle with needle and thread to freshen up the window treatments. It's a shame to block off the windows by covering them. I'd better stop and sit back and see what both of you do with the house. This is so exciting!
Wonderful video. What a fun project! As far as cleaning the fabrics, I'm not expert so please defer to someone else with actual experience...My first thought would be to hand-wash in Woolite or put into a net bag in the washer set for delicates...but again...no expert. Not even going to venture to guess how to clean the papers. The original artwork in there and papers are lovely! I do believe that the plaster art bit is of Leda and the Swan...which is quite a risque image to have in a dolls' house! All this reminds me a bit of the Beatrix Potter story, "Two Bad Mice." Can't wait to see what you do with it.
Sunny says, “Oh! For me? Purrrrfect fit.” Magical tour of the new old dollhouse. The dresser you made for the kitchen rivals the one in this dollhouse kitchen. Well done, you! Can’t wait to see all your improvements and restoration! 💕 from Michigan, USA
That is amazing! I love the room Sunny does, especially the beaded chandelier. The photos and small paintings are details I appreciate, and I can't wait to go through the box of contents with you...
Leda and the swan is called a relief. Opposite of intaglio. I love the doll house. I think that is something I would have loved as a child since I love miniatures.
Hiya Fleur and Kate......what a beautiful little house......you mentioned the makers to be Triang (Lines Brother's) ......here where I live in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales there was a factory that made the toys......I'm not sure which toys tho....I'm sure if you search further than I did you'll find more info......thank you for doing what you do I love watching......and Sunny is so funny squeezing into the bedroom hahahaha......much love and Welsh cwtches to you both 🥰 🏴 x
Sunny claiming the master bedroom made my day, although I want to see what's under the carpet! Brushes won't hurt, for the cleaning. I wonder what the Teddy Bear Ladies from the Repair Shop would do with the carpets. Probably soak them in some soapy water at room temperature, before gently rubbing them, rincing them, and pressing them carefully with a towel.
It's hilarious that Sunny picked his favorite room to claim as his own. I wonder if you could do a temporary bathroom in the space on the top of the stairs. Just because there isn't one. I like bathrooms in dollhouses. This will be a wonderful project. 👏🌻🐕🇺🇸
Oh wow what fun love the whole house but finding little treasures was awesome, hope you put those back and add a few! LOL Sonny Cat always wants to be included 🤣🐱🤣 Thank you Ladies for sharing this wonderful treasure!
Perfect Doll house 🏠, beautiful rooms, Love it 💕, I would toss the carpets since there very old and keep the handmade rugs, hand wash only, and no clothes dryer. Definitely would use a mild cleanser. Love all framed pictures! Sorry but never cleaned a dollhouse before either, I would vacuum it out on lowest setting. Maybe just use water to clean walls and floors, maybe add tiny about of dish soap to the water your using, no expert here., Just advice. I Love your dollhouse and you both. 🙋✌️😃
There is something called wallpaper dough that you can gently roll over wallpaper that you can't use water on, it will pick up dust and stains. My favorite room is Sunny's room!
Cleaning suggestion : A vac with a vent for extremely low suction will help to get dust out of fabric. Extreme caution though, a piece of nylon stocking over end of vac will keep things from flying up it... but still remove dust. (Some vacs have low suction option) this will remove the dust without damaging the cloth.
Beautiful old dolls house .I think you should be able to gently wash the curtains and the carpets by using a gentle washing solution and cooler water like is it Fairy washing ( not dish liquid for clothes)liquid,or a wool liquid.The liquid is not going to Leave bits behind.But it should lift the years of dust from then..Use a clean new paintbrush to take away the dust in the rooms ,it’s surprising how much one will remove,it will also get into all the corners.Also it will clean the lights and dust the paintings.Don’t clean paintings with water in case they are Watercolours..I don’t think you can clean the wallpaper as it’s damaged in places and worn.Any water would loosen this .But you can get historically 1:12 wallpaper if you research into it and you may even get matching papers or similar to these.You never showed,but is there an attic in this house too?..It looks like someone has told you the one bedroom is hers lol..That was just so funny.Cats have such a funny way with them.Yet if you buy them a bed they won’t touch it lol.Loved the video ..Love n Light 🥰
Oh how adorable! So amazingly detailed, I really love it. I’ve got an old dolls house too but I think it was hand made in the Tri-ang style. I’ve no experience in restoring dolls houses so I will watch these videos in the hopes of picking up some tips so that I can finally make it whole again. Lovely Sunny cat gives it his seal of approval I see too hehe. Maybe you need to re-create him in miniature or put a tiny picture of him in there, that would be so cute!
What’s under the roof? The wallpapers are just beautiful! You are so lucky to have it and get to fix it up. I wonder if the picture of the gentleman with the wide-spaced eyes goes over one of the fireplaces-
I was looking at the window on the bottom of the door with the green curtains. Can you make a window seat there? Is there enough room? That would be fabulous if you could. Just I thought I had when I watched the video a second time. 😊🇨🇦
Crustless white bread can be used like a kneaded eraser ti carefully clean the old paper. Do not wet clean the paper! Please contact me. The house, Carefully dust everything first. Vacuum with the hose attachment covered with a nylon stocking.
Paint brushes will come in handy for cleaning in corners, window ledges, tiny picture frames and even brushing off fabrics. Q-tips (I think you call them cotton buds) dipped in soapy water will also be handy. I would dust off the wallpaper and then try using a baby wipe to gently clean the paper. If there is actual carpet, I would see how clean you can get them just by shaking them. Maybe canned air for furniture. Can't wait to see more of this project.
Damp wipe doll house gently hand wash curtains and rugs in the sink with dish soap or some gentle laundry soap hang to dry . Keep every thing love it so much a dream
The one thing I remember from my youth was that carpets were not 'fitted' wall to wall and there was always a gap of about 10" - 12"around the edges, usually exposing lino or parquet flooring. Your doll's house would certainly have been like that originally. Really looking forward to exploring your box of goodies and watching your renovation of the house.
To safely clean the curtains, use a hair dryer on low with a dry toothbrush. Don’t use the hair dryer on the walls because this may loosen the glue and the paper could flake off. If it were me I MIGHT use dry shampoo for the carpets. I love the dollhouse and all possibilities involved in making it what you envisioned when you bought it. Take care!
Silly Sonny, he has made it the cat's master snooze room. As for cleaning, I would try a Q-tip (cotton ear swab) dipped in dissolved Borax and clean just a small hidden corner. Then wait for a day to see what happens. I also think Borax was used for a cleaning solution during that time. Please do research before trying the Borax.
Your dollhouse is a treasure, perhaps you can contact one of the larger museums for advice on cleaning and conservation. Dollhouses Past and Present does have some folks who may be able to help. Orvis paste soap that is used by quilters can be used with some items that can be soaked and gently hand washed. The house may be 1921, but you have some lovely Victorian period pieces too. If that is wax on the kitchen floor, gently scratch off as much as you can.
💚💙🖤 Wow, so beautiful!!! When I saw it at first, I thought, what a perfect size for your kitty kat. Then he went to sit in the room, I just laughed. What a sweet kitty. 💚💙🖤
So much wonderful stuff too hard to pick and choose because it’s all just splendid, I can’t wait to see what you guys do with it all! and as usual Sunny stole the show lol thanks ladies! 💕💕WV🇺🇸
How about cleaning the fabrics with something like Lux flakes, seeing how they come out and making a decision then? 🤔💁🏼♀️😁 (Gentle hand wash, lukewarm water). Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. 🙏😊💕 Your cat! 🥰
I'm enjoying your enthusiasm and joy with these miniatures. Someone who shares my hobby. Love your 1920's house and accessories. Hello from New York. I'm currently working on my third dollhouse.
