Rough Sketch

Here's a quick rendering of my dollhouse facade. I'll draw up detailed plans from this. I already know that the house can only be 42" long in order to fit the space it will eventually be displayed. I also know that I don't want it to be more than 16" deep, so it doesn't stick out too much from the wall. And I know it will be a "front-opening" model, so I don't have to turn it around in order to look inside.

So with all this information I can start designing the dollhouse...

The Inspiration

My dollhouse will be my interpretation of an actual home which was designed by Thomas Jefferson for one of his gentleman-farmer neighbors. Jefferson was not only one of our country's Founding Fathers, but was also a talented amateur architect. He based the plans for his own homes, Monticello and Poplar Forest on Palladio's iconic Villa Rotunda (which happens to be one of my personal fave buildings). The plan he presented to his neighbor in 1805-06 was also an interpretation of the Rotunda.

Here is a photograph of my "inspiration house!"

Welcome to Merriman Park!

This blog will detail the design and construction of my latest project: Merriman Park --a dollhouse built in the Regency style. Please be patient as I get things up and running...(I am new to this).