Dollhouse, La Pedrera, Barcelona, Spain. Isn't this late 19th-century dollhouse at Casa Mila exquisite - complete with its own chapel? Such elegance and attention to detail! As always, click photos to enlarge.
Furniture miniatures in the Art Nouveau style, early 20th-century. The pieces are a fitting accompaniment to Antoni Gaudi's Art Nouveau architecture and furniture at La Pedrera on Passeig de Gracia, as well as other innovative buildings in Barcelona. La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Early 20th-century games in the children's playroom at La Pedrera.
More games, a train and model car.
A Guignol puppet theatre and a porcelain doll in a Bentwood rocker. She looks a little shell-shocked, doesn't she?
I am working on that charming little red child's chair you gave me. I am dying to show you the end result. I have kept it red though.
Posted by: Di Overton | 24 March 2009 at 12:51
This is a great post Tara. I've never seen a chapel in a dollhouse before! Looks like I'm not alone!
Posted by: Rochambeau | 19 March 2009 at 04:43
You always seem to find the most interesting things to share with us! I love miniatures, and I don't believe I've ever seen a miniature chapel before.
The doll does look a little stunned, though - perhaps she needs some miniature smelling salts? ;-)
~xo
Posted by: tinker | 18 March 2009 at 20:13
LOL! That's good "Cuban" Spanish! Made me miss my good Cuban friend who peppers his sentences like this.
Posted by: RD | 17 March 2009 at 16:57
A chapel in a doll house? I am floored!
Posted by: dutchbaby | 17 March 2009 at 15:59
As they say in good Spanish from Spain or castellano. Joder, hombre! That's one heck of a brilliant playroom. And a Guignol, too! There's a children's theatre in Havana with the same name. Many thanks of rboth text and images. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Greetings from London.
Posted by: A Cuban In London | 17 March 2009 at 10:50
A fun post--especially for a doll collector! That furniture is just amazing. One never knows what she might find here at the Paris Parfait. Always a pleasure to see that which I will never see in person! Thanks for this post!
Posted by: Helen | 17 March 2009 at 10:28
OMG-I remember this from La Pedrera! I have to go back through my old photographs. Thanks for jogging this memory. I simply loved Barcelona. I felt transported to a different time there.
Posted by: RD | 17 March 2009 at 06:23
Such details. There are little chandeliers in the rooms... and wall paper.
xo
Love this.
Posted by: Christina | 17 March 2009 at 05:40
They don't make doll houses like they used to! That doll looks worse than Scarlet when she learned Ashley was marrying Melanie.
Posted by: MiddleAgedWomanBlogging | 17 March 2009 at 05:23
Wow, you KNOW these are right up my alley!
Posted by: Jane Rosemont | 17 March 2009 at 00:53
Oh how I love this...we did not go in :( We visited so many Gaudi sites but didn't make it in here.
next time!
Posted by: stephanie | 17 March 2009 at 00:17
Those miniatures are adorable! The doll cracks me up.
Posted by: Yoli | 16 March 2009 at 23:34
Wow! Those art nouveau miniatures are to-die-for!!
And I love your new banner, btw!!
Posted by: Maia | 16 March 2009 at 22:49