Bomb Site House 1940 Interior Part Four

Veronica Tonge

Now the kitchen is more or less painted, with no doubt some ’tweaking’ still to do. The floor is a dark red 1930s linoleum (similar to the kitchen floor in my childhood home which was a 1930s ‘mock Tudor’ semi) I have ‘aged’ the new paint surfaces, as this will always have to be an old, rather battered 1940 doll’s house. A rather modern looking, brand new gas stove has appeared from the next decade (!) and somehow, amidst Wartime shortages, a small celebration cake.

 During WW2, according to legend, one family made a classic two tier white iced cake, which was lent around the neighbourhood as a showpiece for weddings, christenings and other celebrations, but never consumed. Finally, in the 1950s, someone poked holes in the base with a knitting needle, poured brandy into it and this well-used, long suffering and iconic cake was finally eaten - and pronounced delicious…
Still to fabricate: a small tablecloth and a tiny ‘proggy’ rug made of waste scraps, a wooden draining board, an undersink shelf with cleaning materials and a curtain to go around this. Now I can’t sew - at all. Would any kind person like to help out with the fabric embellishments, if I send dimensions required? BOMB SITE HOUSE would be very, very grateful!

 My next task is chipping off as much of the white gloss as I can in the rest of the house to reveal the original colours. I shall be very quiet for the whole of next week.



under the sink curtain, table cloth and rug - help required measurements available
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