Fall in love at Le Château de l’Amour, where the new owner is filling the interior with wonderful details. Scroll down to tour the rooms, each thoughtfully decorated, furnished and personally photographed by Jackie, who has graciously agreed to share this online tour with us.
Our tour begins on the Ground Floor, with the Wine Cellar, Kitchen, Servants' Hall and closets. Then, step up to the first floor, with its formal Dining Room, Grand Salon and Petite Salon, all surrounding the Main Entrance Hall. The second floor includes the Music Room and Library, with hundreds of handmade books, plus the Gentleman's Bedroom and Bathroom, completing a handsome two-room suite. The Lady's Suite is planned for the other side of the second floor, but first a Game Room launches the decorating process on the third floor above, where the children's bedrooms will be located.
Jackie included many new items from various sources, including the Kensington Dolls House Fair. Additional photos will be added as the rooms are completed. From cellar to double attic, this enormous structure has over thirty rooms on six levels. With hidden doors and secret staircases, Le Château de l'Amour is filled with surprises at every turn.
Le Château de l’Amour is one of the largest, tallest and heaviest structures in Mark Turpin's portfolio. The château was handmade from birch plywood, solid pine and poplar, basswood, balsa, illustration board, acrylic windows, and numerous colors of paint. The interior was designed with convertible spaces that can be configured to accommodate from six to ten bedrooms in combination with five to seven bathrooms. Each suite of rooms has adjustable walls for flexible room sizing. Additional decorating options include ground floor arches and columns, and numerous staircases.
The château was hand-painted and includes handmade windows, doors and staircases. The decorative front columns were a gift from a miniature collector to the artist. The exterior faux stonework finish is comprised of ten colors, giving it many variations in its appearance under different lighting conditions as shown below. Thousands of hand-cut tiles cover the rooftops and elongated pepper-pot roofs on the two towers. Forty-nine handmade windows bring light to the interior, which includes over 5,000 square inches of living space.
Dimensions: 44" wide, 28" deep, 67" high; 1:12 scale. Sold.
Read more about the collector's interior decorating process in the summer 2002 issue, DHM 88, of Dollhouse Miniatures Magazine. Learn about the making of Le Château de l’Amour in the January 2022 issue of
Dolls House World Magazine, DHW 347. The château was featured in
Dollhouse Miniatures Magazine, DHM 80.
Introducing
Le Château de l’Amour
Warm Welcome
Reflections
Towering Heights
Dozens of Rooms
Handcrafted Structure
Aspirations
Build a Dream
Step by Step
Handmade Windows & Doors
Hand Painted Stonework
Romance in the Air
Round Tower Rooms
Bird's-Eye View
Opening Walls
Dormer Windows
Symmetrical Beauty
Pediment & Balconies
Hand Cut Roof Tiles
Awaiting the Decorator
Ground Floor Vestibule
Le Château de l’Amour
Original Concept Drawings
Additional Interior Access
Dollhouse Miniatures Magazine
Issue 80
Our Tour Starts Here
at the Left Side Door Within a Door
Leading to the Wine Cellar
Wine Cellar
All Rooms were Decorated,
Furnished and Photographed
by Jackie, the Owner/Collector
Tasting Room Overview
Vintages
Wine Cellar Steps
Lamps by
Ray Storey Lighting
Delivery Doors Open
Ground Floor Rooms with
Passage to Kitchen
Tasting Room
3D Printed Shelves
Storage Under Staircase
Backstairs to Grand Salon
Our Tour Continues
at the Right Side Kitchen Door
Ground Floor Kitchen
Kitchen Sink
and Accessories
Awaiting the Chef
View from the Kitchen
through the Servants' Hall
to the Wine Cellar
Meal Preparations
Pantry Underneath Stairway
Leading Up to Dining Room
Columns and Arched Wall
Over the Range
Backstairs to Dining Room
Pantry Door
Pantry Provisions
Kitchen Overview
Continue the Tour here at the
Ground Floor Vestibule
The Servants' Hall
Sideboard & Dishes;
Servant Call Bells
Servants' Dining Area
Fireplace
Henri, le chat
Boot Closet
Servants' Dining Table
Cleaning Closet
Ground Floor Passageway
Henri
First Floor Dining Room
Before Decoration
Our Tour Continues
in the Formal Dining Room
on the First Floor
Fireside Dining Table;
Tableware by Victoria Fasken;
Glasses by Glasscraft Miniatures
Front Window and
Doors to Entrance Hall
Draperies by Lynda Towerzey
of Simply Silk Miniatures
Dining Room Chandelier
Handmade Dining Table
Chairs by Dolls House Interior UK
Quiet Evening
Lovely Drapery Trio
over Paired Windows
Secret Doorway
Leading to Ground Floor
Kitchen & Pantry
Decorative Screen
over Dumb-Waiter
Dumb-Waiter Open
Doors to Grand Salon
Main Entrance Hall
Wallpaper from Jennifer's of Walsall
Sofa/Chair from JBM Miniatures
Doors to Dining Room;
Table and Pedestals from
Dolls House Emporium
Entrance Hall Chandelier
Front Doors
Corner Hidden Door and
Staircase to Second Floor