Welcome to the Dollhouse

When I was a kid and would go to Michigan to visit my Grandparents they had this dollhouse for me to play with.  I believe that it is something that my Great Grandpa made for my Mom.  Its nothing special, just a box divided into rooms, with really tacky carpet.  Oh the carpet?  Actual scraps of carpet from my Grandparents house.  Totally dates it.

Last summer my parents brought the dollhouse home from Michigan for me to give to Ellie.  It has been sitting in the basement.  Recently, Ellie has become very interested in roll playing, and pretend, so we pulled out the dollhouse.

She LOVES it!  All of her little characters come to visit the house, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, The Little Einsteins, Kai-lan and her friends, etc.  We have managed to piece together some furniture for the house from other toys and furniture from Tom's Mom. 

The house reminds me of a college dorm / apartment a little bit.  The carpet and decor is terrible, nothing matches, the furniture is hand me downs from other places, and there is always a ton of people there.  I still haven't quite figured out who actually lives in the dollhouse!