Dolls'
House Shops, Cafes & Restaurants
by Jean Nisbett
Softcover
210 x 275mm
160pp
Published by Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd, East Sussex UK
R.R.P.$34.90
ISBN 1-86108-455-2
Extract from back cover of book:
In this inspirational guide to I/IZ scale shops, cafes and restaurants, Jean Nisbett, the leading British writer in the dolls' house field, concentrates on design and decoration and with the aid of 270 full-colour photographs, provides examples of realistic and stunning effects in both period and modern settings.
The book is packed with innovative and economical ideas, offering projects to suit a variety of' tastes and budgets. It details essential tools and equipment and gives practical guidance on how to assemble shops and room boxes from kits. Ideas are provided on using inexpensive materials for decoration, and clear instructions and diagrams show how to make simple shop and cafe fittings.
Includes:
- Period-style shops, ready-made or to assemble from kits
- Specialist
shop interiors
- Food and clothing stores
- Continental shops and market
stalls
- Modern store deparrments
- English and French cafes and restaurants
- A Spanish coffee lounge and a Sydney cafe-bar
- Traditional and modern-style
Japanese restaurants
- A Chinese tea house
- Thai restaurant
- Indian
restaurant
- 1930s bar and a modern night club
About the Author: Jean Nisbett is the leading writer in her field, with twenty years of experience of writing for magazines, as well as eight previous books for GMC. Her articles have appeared regularly in specialist miniatures and dolls' house magazines since 1985, as well as in home decoration magazines. She has restored, decorated and furnished many dolls' houses in her time, some of which have been shown on Channel 4, BBC TV and TFI France.
Photos: Colour
Units of Measurement: Imperial & Metric
Contents
Introduction
Part
1: Choosing a Project
Choices
Period-style Shops
Living Above the
Shop
Specialist Shops
Clothing Stores
Four Boutiques
Food Stores
Continental Shops
Creating Atmosphere
Window Dressing and Small Shop
Display Boxes
Part
2: Create Your Shop
Decide on a Shop Style
Starting Work
A Single-storey
Georgian Shop Kit
A Two-storey Shop
Ideas for Shop Signs
Decorate
a Ready-built Shop
French Shop Decoration
Part
3: Department Stores
Emporia
Create a Store Department
Sports and
Leisure
Ladies' Shoes
Gifts and China
A Food Hall
Part
4: Cafes and Restaurants
Eating Out
Design a Cafe or Restaurant in
a Room Box
Changing the Look
Eating Out a Global Tour
Dinner in a
Georgian Assembly Room
Visitors' Tea Room in a Stately Home
French Cafe
Cafe in a Conservatory
Italian Ice-cream Parlour
Spanish Coffee Lounge
with a Moorish Influence
Lunch in a Sydney Cafe/Bar
Thai Restaurant
Japanese
Restaurant
Chinese Tea House
Indian Restaurant
1930s Bar
The Blue
Dragon Club
Suppliers
Makers of Featured Miniatures
Bibliography
About the Author
Index