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As the housing market rises and domesticity reigns supreme in a post-pandemic world, it’s no wonder that I feel dollhouses are on the verge of going viral. There’s a deep desire to create my own Joseph Cornell fantasy world without any of the real world repercussions of owning property. I highly recommend building one from scratch. Kits or partially made homes are available on Facebook Marketplace all the time for a reasonable rate, plus this allows for max customization possibilities. I’m planning a house tour with mini canapés and cocktails.
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I’ve just been so fascinated by old decrepit dollhouses forgotten by time. I’ve been looking into and getting supplies to start building my own too.
Jan 30, 2025
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I don’t care how old I get, I will always be obsessed with dollhouse miniatures. They’re also a very practical thing to collect if you live in a cramped New York City apartment. One of the few, cool places on the UES is this store that’s been around for thirty years, that sells things like mini cheese balls, boba, a lava lamp, and teeny tiny orange Crocs. Relatedly, I am also fond of those trick fake food sculptures that look like milk spilled that you can get online.
Nov 23, 2021
Get ready for big thrills in the smallest scale imaginable. Enter into the only shop in Manhattan that sells exclusively doll house miniatures. Plates of charcuterie, wooden magazine racks and sewing machines that actually work (!) all at a 12 to 1” scale.
Also walking distance from Central Park :-)
Mar 20, 2024
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This goes against the grain of my anxiety riddled brain, but if you find yourself in a bout of unemployment I encourage you to lean in. From what I read, this very platform would not exist were it not for unemployment. Granted I know this perspective sounds like and is a privileged take, but just know I have no idea where next month’s rent is coming from. I find that the psychic terror of not making money creeps in when I’m most idle, so I try to do one or more of these things a day to keep that feeling at bay:
- Walk my dog
- Go to a museum
- Research for creative projects
- Make said creative projects
- Call a friend
- Go to the gym
- Read a book or long form journalism
- Cook
- Clean my house
Eventually I know that the capitalist grind will rear its ugly head, as it always does, but for a brief moment in time it’s nice to just shut the door on its face.
Mar 2, 2024
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Most New Yorkers loathe midtown, but I’m not one of them. Name another neighborhood where you can find the city’s most iconic institutions (Keens, Grand Central Oyster Bar, NYPL), specialty material stores (B&H Fabric, Toho, Jamali), great baked goods (Culture, Rose Bakery, Cafe D’Avignon) Japanese grocery stores (Dainobu, Katagiri), all your doctor’s offices, restaurants that stand up to their hype (Sugarfish, Lodi) and your corporate basics (Uniqlo, Muji)? Excuse me…I’m waiting. What I love most about midtown is that it’s an area for getting shit done. No lollygaggers allowed!
Feb 15, 2024
- For when you need a buffer between you and the world.
- Like wearing a very thin turtleneck and pulling it over half your face.
- The lazy girls version of meditation
Feb 10, 2024