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Queen Mary’s Dollhouse
Queen Mary's Dolls' House is the largest, most beautiful and most famous dolls' house in the world. Built between 1921 and 1924 for Queen Mary, consort of George V, by the leading British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, it includes contributions from over 1,500 of the finest artists, craftsmen and manufacturers of the early twentieth century. From life below stairs to the high-society setting of the saloon and dining room, and from a library bursting with original works by the top literary names of the day, to a fully stocked wine cellar and a garden, created by Gertrude Jekyll, no detail was forgotten. The house even includes electricity, running hot and cold water and working lifts. Each room is fully furnished and waiting to be explored.
The official homepage.
Article on the library therein.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 10, 2020 -
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Category: Architecture, Buildings and Other Structures, Domestic, Enlargements, Miniatures, and Other Matters of Scale, Royalty, 1920s, United Kingdom
Follies of the Madmen #481
Isn't it the offending husband who is usually the spouse assigned to sleep in the tub?
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 26, 2020 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Domestic, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Husbands, Wives, 1960s
Candle Tunnelling
Candle tunnelling is the phenomenon of candles burning down in a tunnel around the wick, rather than burning down evenly across the entire top surface.
image source: reddit
Tunnelling occurs if, the very first time the candle was burned, it wasn't allowed to melt all the wax on top. This creates a "memory ring" in the wax. The candle will subsequently tunnel down this ring.
The solution, therefore, is to make sure the 'first burn' is done correctly. According to osmology.co:
How long this takes depends on the diameter of the candle.
I realize now that I've been burning candles wrong my entire life.
I learned about this phenomenon via tywkiwdbi.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jun 25, 2020 -
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Category: Domestic, Interior Decorating, Weird Facts
The Bee Bed
Get your free plans here!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 23, 2020 -
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Category: Death, Domestic, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Insects and Spiders
Follies of the Madmen #478
The horrifying Hotpoint Corporate Spokesbeing, with a giant Hotpoint logo wedged into its brain, appears to a mother and child.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 01, 2020 -
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Category: Aliens, Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Domestic, Surrealism, 1940s, Brain Damage
Shower Curtain for Digital Devices
Get yours at the link below!
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 01, 2020 -
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Category: Domestic, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Hygiene, Technology
Pressure Cooker Catastrophes
Source.
Many other gruesome incidents here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 04, 2020 -
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Category: Accidents, Death, Domestic, Appliances
Mystery Illustration 92
What horrible tragedy is causing this houseguest to run away in so perilous and dramatic a manner?The answer is here.
Or after the jump.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 03, 2020 -
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Category: Domestic, 1920s
Follies of the Madmen #463
The most potent cosmic force in the multiverse approves of this floor polish.Source.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 28, 2020 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Domestic, 1920s
Breaking Up Housekeeping
Article source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 12, 2020 -
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Category: Architecture, Domestic, Divorce, Interior Decorating, 1930s
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