Interior Design, 17th Century Style

July 30, 2008

Click on the image above to see more detail of what can only be called one awesome dollhouse. Made in the 17th century for Petronella Oortman, a wealthy Amsterdam lady, I’d argue that this was where she stored some of her ideas about interiors she loved (similar to the blogworld, or our clipping files). As much as we’re different we are the same. More here.

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Freshly Found July 31, 2008 at 2:52 am

I think you are right about the doll’s house being a way to express the owners own dreams! It is so important to express our own inner dreams, even if it is in a seemigly scaled down way!

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