So here it is, finally. I wasn't pleased with the first round of pictures that I took, so I sat down and tried again today. I have to accept that these pictures are about as good as I'm going to get, at least with my set-up the way it is now.
The kitchen is a little far away from the real windows, so sunlight only helps a little, and I don't have a portable light or lights at the moment. Also, the shelf the kitchen is displayed on is right by the side of my bed, so I was sitting awkwardly on my bed taking these and trying to stay out of the direct sun. The use of a tripod was a help today. But I realized that if I wait for perfect pictures, I'd never get these up!
One note, the light turquoise backsplash in the kitchen was added by me. There was a sticker of a coffeepot on a shelf, that was stuck above the sink. The sticker didn't want to come off, so I covered all the white plastic below the cupboards. I don't think this will be my final arrangement, but it works for now.
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With most of the doors open, so you can see what I've acquired to go inside. A combination of Re-Ment, ORCARA, Mattel, Sindy and odds and ends. |
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The shiny plastic kitchen floor reflects quite a bit too much. |
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The kitchen with the doors all closed. |
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Adelheid, a J-Doll, for scale purposes. Kitty looks hungry. |
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Adelheid is just about to cut some French bread and spread it with tasty jam. Would you like a slice? |
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Revenge of the Toy Box has kindly given me a Daisy Chain Award, and that will be the subject of my next post. She asked me to answer 8 questions concerning what I would like people to ask me about my blogging or about my doll collection. I have a list of questions made up, but if there is anything *you* would like to ask, please leave it in the comments!
It's lovely! I love the blue, white and silver theme. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Nella! This kitchen seems to show up mostly in red, but I managed to find it in blue, which is my favorite color. It also came in pink, which I imagine would only be for Hello Kitty fans or Barbie's dreamhouse! :)
DeleteI love the details and colours on this set! And the backsplash that you added is perfect for it.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading your Q&A! :)
I'm glad you like the set!
DeleteOoh, I've been looking at that kitchen too! There seems to be several similar sets (clones?) sold under different names (according to this post the ur-kitchen was made by Kenmore: http://hello-mousie.livejournal.com/23249.html). It looks a bit low for Barbie, but I love the realism and the fact that it isn't pink. I'd like to get it but the shipping was too much.
ReplyDeleteYes, I think Kenmore did start this whole kitchen set thing. I've noticed mine has a few differences from a very similar set that other collectors have. Is shipping even from other countries in Europe expensive?
DeleteSusannah raised her kitchen up on a couple of pieces of foam core. It didn't seem to take too much away from the overall look.