Hooked on a Life Size Dollhouse....
Remember these metal dollhouses from your childhood. I sure do!
I started out with one of these in my earlier days, then graduated to a wooden one which my uncle had made. I still have all the beautiful furniture I collected along the way.

Maybe that is why I like decorating so much......
It looks right out of a 50's style dollhouse.
Except, this one......
Is Life Size!!!
That's right. It is a art exhibition in Canada.
And when I found it I was HOOKED!
Don't you just love it???

Around back, the north-facing wall of the house has been replaced with Plexiglas, showcasing its interior, fully restored with candy-coloured walls and furniture from the 1960s, when the home was abandoned. From a distance looking at this picture it would look like the typical dollhouse.
But, what makes this different is.....the dolls are human!
"Artist in Resident"....Heather Benning worked nearly 18 months on the project,
entitled Dollhouse.
"I wanted to show the passage of time … I was able to show what it looked like before it was left, but then what it looks like now, you know, 35 years later," said Benning.

Here you see a couple of tourist checking it out.
It will give you an idea of the size in relation....

If you didn't know better, this shot would make you think you are looking at a actual dollhouse that has been iluminated.
Heather finished this in the middle of 2007,

If you didn't know better, this shot would make you think you are looking at a actual dollhouse that has been iluminated.
Heather finished this in the middle of 2007,
and has left it there for viewing audiences.
So what do you think, could you be hooked on this too?
To see what others are hooked on check out
or
(Cause I think she will agree it's a fashionable dollhouse)
If you ever in that part of Canada,
go check it out!
14 Others Say::
I would love to see that life-sized doll house! How cool is that?! I also remember those metal dollhouses and playing with one that looked just like this. I wish I had one of those today, actually. I'd say it was for "my daughter," but let's face it--it would really be "for me." ;-)
This is the best! The other way around.
Oh, yes. Playing with that metal dollhouse was hours of fun. And this life size one is a hoot! Thanks for showing it.
Speechless....
instead of asking for pony's little girls are going to start asking for life sized dollhouses now! I love it!
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I LOVE dollhouses, and that one is neat. :) I have tons of dollhouse stuff *for my girls,* but really I love to look at it. ;) Visiting from Julia's party. :)
That is so cool! I've never seen anything like it before. Would be fun to see it in person.
Whoa, that IS cool! I'd love to see that in person.
How very unusual...but a fun idea!
Thanks for sharing this!
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I love this - so creative and what a fun "art" project. Thanks for sharing - I'm visiting for the first time from Julia's party and love your site.
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That is incredible!I'd love to see it in person!
This is incredible! A real size dollhouse! I love it!
I love that! I also love your metal dollhouse. I recently purchased one from the 1960's and I am working on collecting furniture for it.
This is different! I would pull over to see this!
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