As fans of the site may already know, I am not a huge (or even small) aficionado of the dolls. I did have my eye on this particular beauty. She is from the 007 line, its Solitaire from 'Live and Let Die' played by British actress Jane Seymour in 1973. She is the perfect doll for the green A Frame because orange is opposite to green on the color wheel, and my target period for the home is 1973, the exact year her style is from. Though I cringe at de-boxing Barbies, I was delighted to see she is very well made, the dress is very thin, but looks great so its ok and she has exquisite real eyelashes.
Anyhow, when designing the house I considered making the doors and some planter box flowers orange to contrast the green, it looked a bit too much like the Irish flag and ultimately I decided monochromatic was the way to go. But I still think she and the orange look fabulous and she was bought just for this house. Besides, she (newly christened, Brandy Eberhart) is a great hostess. Her husband, Mike, is away on business a lot and she loves to entertain. With the kids at boarding school keeping the house clean is a breeze. She is an expert cook and has an affinity for quality appliances. I think the ivory colored Sindy china is a welcome addition to the mix, there just wasnt any room for the matching dining set, even in this large a floor plan.
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| Book reading light from the dollar store, comes in several color choices. |
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| You know, Im kind of diggin the pink and green together, sort of reminds me of watermelon, but if anyone wants to make a green A Frame Barbie OOAK house with the entire line of pink furniture (since this is the only pink I own) and photograph that would be great. |
Would Rhoda move into this house? Something tells me she would, especially if there was a cute guy next door. Oftentimes when I am in a dilemma I ask myself, 'What would Rhoda do?'
1978 Mattel A Frame Barbie Dream Doll House Red roof yellow floors mod groovy 1970s 1980s custom OOAK
I can't believe I found an entire website dedicated to just one Barbie house! I'm more than a little impressed with your dedication...and I think I burned out my retinas trying to catch up on all of the prior posts.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering, do you have any pictures or information of the later 1980s Dream House, with later furniture than what you have here, but before the cake-frosting-pink decor? I know the house I had as a child had the wicker living room furniture, a grand piano that actually played, and a reversible dining table (one side mirrored, the other side with a lazy Susan) but I'd love to be reminded of what else.
Lol, I know its mucho posts! Around post 60 I thought I was done, but it just comes in waves now. And then I embellish old posts with more pictures and commentary. As for the later 1980's pink with white furniture, there are some photos of that here and there but this site is mostly focused on the 1970's coloring and style. I redid the pink Gloria piano in black and it came out really elegant, but yes I have seen the white 1981 player piano, I just never got around to buying it and posting about it. The wicker furniture is fairly easy to find on ebay and the dining set you mentioned sounds like the sweet roses line circa 1988 I think. Anyway, thanks for following the site.
Deleteawesome... love the Green with the orange and the pink.. I think you ended up selling it on ebay.
ReplyDeleteYes, you are correct, it did sell on ebay to a very happy buyer. I am glad it went to a loving home and it cleared up much space in my room!
DeleteYou inspired me to buy a house and renovate it....Im so excited to get it started....If I need any pointers could I ask?
DeleteOf course. Be sure to check out older posts regarding renovation tips, they are very helpful.
DeleteI bought an a frame house it's pink and white wanted to fix it up.. What kind of paint did you use and do u know where I can get replacement flowers to fit into the flower boxes
ReplyDeleteHaven't commented in a while, but I do check in pretty regularly. I love what you did with this house, and Solitaire looks right at home! :)
ReplyDeleteThank You! Thats the great part about this house, its a blank slate to make it any decade, any color, and as realistic or 'Mattel' as you want. =-)
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ReplyDeleteHi, I love your site. I purchased an A- frame house for my daughter and she loved it. We are starting a renovation project and I would like to know how to clean and possibly polish the roof and floors of the house. I have already purchased the replacement slider posts so I want to get it as clean as possible. I also purchased front doors on eBay but the hinges are worn. Do you have any ideas for that? Any advice you can give me will be appreciated. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank You so much. For any topic you are interested in, there is a search box on the home page of this site. There are a ton of earlier posts on how to clean and refurbish these houses. Try http://1978aframedreamhouse.blogspot.com/2009/07/spot-be-gone.html Good luck with everything.
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