Chris and I had a great time designing and dreaming up Sayer’s room. Everything in it has a story and a reason for being there. It is full of so many fun handmade items- which I really think is special. One of my favorite things in Sayer’s room is a piece of furniture that gets asked about frequently- his changing table/toy shelf. I just recently got another email asking me about where I got it, so  I thought I would share the story of how it came to be. 

My dad made me a dollhouse in the ’70’s. It was not like the Barbie townhouse that my friends had. But, I did find the elevator from the townhouse at a garage sale & used it in sort of in a Charlie & the Chocolate Factory way (just pulled through the air). This thing was huge and housed my Sunshine Family dolls with style. Over the years Barbie & Ken moved in, about the same time I added the elevator, wallpaper, and mini unicorn & rainbow posters. My dad is not really a carpenter and he and a friend made it in a weekend using a little article that my mom had found in “Sunset Magazine“, as inspiration. Needless to say, I had many good years playing with it- and I loved that my dad made it just for me. However, the 80’s (the teenage years) came and it was then put in my parent’s basement and forgotten about. 

Chris and I had a great time designing and dreaming up Sayer’s room. Everything in it has a story and a reason for being there. It is full of so many fun handmade items- which I really think is special. One of my favorite things in Sayer’s room is a piece of furniture that gets asked about frequently- his changing table/toy shelf. I just recently got another email asking me about where I got it, so  I thought I would share the story of how it came to be. 

My dad made me a dollhouse in the ’70’s. It was not like the Barbie townhouse that my friends had. But, I did find the elevator from the townhouse at a garage sale & used it in sort of in a Charlie & the Chocolate Factory way (just pulled through the air). This thing was huge and housed my Sunshine Family dolls with style. Over the years Barbie & Ken moved in, about the same time I added the elevator, wallpaper, and mini unicorn & rainbow posters. My dad is not really a carpenter and he and a friend made it in a weekend using a little article that my mom had found in “Sunset Magazine“, as inspiration. Needless to say, I had many good years playing with it- and I loved that my dad made it just for me. However, the 80’s (the teenage years) came and it was then put in my parent’s basement and forgotten about. 

Chris and I had a great time designing and dreaming up Sayer’s room. Everything in it has a story and a reason for being there. It is full of so many fun handmade items- which I really think is special. One of my favorite things in Sayer’s room is a piece of furniture that gets asked about frequently- his changing table/toy shelf. I just recently got another email asking me about where I got it, so  I thought I would share the story of how it came to be. 

My dad made me a dollhouse in the ’70’s. It was not like the Barbie townhouse that my friends had. But, I did find the elevator from the townhouse at a garage sale & used it in sort of in a Charlie & the Chocolate Factory way (just pulled through the air). This thing was huge and housed my Sunshine Family dolls with style. Over the years Barbie & Ken moved in, about the same time I added the elevator, wallpaper, and mini unicorn & rainbow posters. My dad is not really a carpenter and he and a friend made it in a weekend using a little article that my mom had found in “Sunset Magazine“, as inspiration. Needless to say, I had many good years playing with it- and I loved that my dad made it just for me. However, the 80’s (the teenage years) came and it was then put in my parent’s basement and forgotten about.