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You just never know what talent your next door neighbour might be hiding. Michael Guidry is a florist from Finleyville, Pennsylvania who has built a palatial Gilded Age dollhouse to rival the Queen of England’s.
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For Mike, this is a hobby, which he acquired when his father first made his sister a dollhouse as children. He began following miniature blogs of the early internet and fell in love with the idea of making his own miniature mansion.
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Inspired by the grand Gilded Age homes of the Astors and the Vanderbilts, Guidry has designed, planned and built all 21 rooms from scratch on a 1:12 scale. No detail has been spared.
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Just check out these miniature puppet theatres he made…
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Here’s Mike himself for scale…
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And of course there’s a Christmas tree in the ballroom, decorated with vintage jewelry bits and earrings.
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Discover more of Mike’s work on his blog or Facebook page.