Plans for "A Dream of a Dollhouse to Build" now available on this blog

I first posted about this dollhouse in April, 2010, when I found one listed on Ebay constructed from the same pattern. I had saved the original article from a Woman's Day magazine from Mid-October 1976 when I was trying to decide what style of dollhouse I wanted to build for my almost 4 year old daughter. 

That post has been one of my most read, and over the years there have been many comments from people wanting to re-create the dollhouse.  One blogger who commented was contacted by Jean Reynolds who had a copy of the plans and was willing to share. Jean has made the information available several times, and I finally  took advantage of her generous offer to be able to post the plans on this blog. You can find them to the right under the column Pages. 

If you decide to build this wonderful dollhouse, please share, as I would be delighted to post pictures of your work in progress, finished project and any hints and suggestion you have that will help others construct this 40 year old design by Ira Grandberg, AIA.  

Have FUN!

Modern dollhouse plans may be available!

GREAT NEWS from Mini2B:   Well, I found the plans for this house by asking Mr. Grandberg!! He sent me the following response: "Your e-mail is timely in that I have been looking into "re-introducing" the plans to the market. I'll look into the logistics of establishing a mailing package and its related out-of-pocket costs. Thanks for linking me into the blog-very exciting! If you wish to contact the blog and pass on my information, I have no problem." He requested that "contact be thru my web-site @ www.grandbergarchitects.com." So if you are interested in the plans, let him know.

Thanks for all your dilgent searching after all my suggestions were dead-ends, Mini2B!  I plan to let Mr. Grandberg know I am still interested after all these years. I may not get one built (as my true love are dollhouses from the 1930s-1950s) but I collect dollhouse plans as often as I collect dollhouses! 

If you are interested in building this great house, please let Mr. Grandberg know at his above web-site.

A Modern Dollhouse....now on eBay

** Plans to build this dollhouse can be found in the column to the right under PAGES

A couple of weeks ago I was looking through some old dollhouse stuff I had from when I was trying to decide how to build my daughter's dollhouse, and I found this article from Woman's Day magazine dated October 1976. (yeah, I have a hard time throwing stuff away).   

This dollhouse was designed by Ira Grandberg, A.I.A., and at the time this article was published, it was being presented to the Museum of the City of New York to become a part of their famous dollhouse collection.

The roof and the bedroom wing lifts off for easier play. The article says that with this dollhouse children play in "right now" or even "when I grow up" time as opposed to "once upon a time" in a reproduction dollhouse.

Plans for this dollhouse were not offered for sale in the article, or perhaps my daughter would have had one of these! It is a large dollhouse sitting on a base of 47" x 49" and 2 feet high, the scale being one inch to one foot.

The interior design was by Marilyn Budnick-Wein.  The article gives hints and a few instructions on how you can make the furniture shown.

These are great....

but I think Oese has them beat!!

Well, guess what's listed for auction on eBay this week....

Evidently plans were sold for this contemporary dollhouse, possibly at the museum to which it was donated. The auction states that a dollhouse of this design was built in 1976 and presented to the Museum of the City of New York and is part of their famous dollhouse collection. Has anyone seen this 33 year old beauty at the museum?

Ebay item is 200463543993 and listed as pick-up only.

Rear view with pergola added.

This is a great house...

I hope it goes to a good home!