What's New for the New Year 2024 with Ryan and Richelle.

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We are at Ryan and Richelle's new digs, and they have an interesting discussion with Midge and Alan.

Midge: Wow, I sure love all the space you have here. How did you ever find this place?

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Ryan: It was my cousins, and he sold it to me to avoid re-doing stuff and to save on the realtor fees. It was a family exchange sort of. We Saved a lot of money, and it's still in the neighborhood we are familiar with. It really is big for us right now. Actually that is why we asked you here.

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Alan: Yes, we have been looking for something affordable for quite awhile. What do you have in mind?

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Richelle: Well, we thought you might want to rent part of the house and share this floor with us.

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Midge: I've been living out of a suitcase at my aunts, and Alan's lease is up in the New Year and it's increased with extra HOA fees and astronomical if he stays.

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Ryan: Well, if you might be interested, we can take a quick tour! Let's start upstairs.

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Richelle: We haven't done a thing in the house yet, my taste isn't pink, but we may have to just deal with it, here in our bedroom.  I want to make a work station up here, and change the dresser out for a real closet.

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We do have Ryan's mom's pooch. Mortimer is really old, and sleeps a lot. He only appears at meal time, so be forewarned.

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Richelle: The upstairs bathroom is huge. You would be able to use the tub, but there is a full size bathroom with shower downstairs level.

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Richelle: The main floor has this living/dining room and table for four for meals.

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I'm moving this to create a work space upstairs, mostly because the light isn't great and it would be in the line of traffic.

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Richelle: The kitchen is really quite complete. 

Midge: Great appliances and I love all the shelves.

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Richelle: The fridge is huge, and there is plenty of storage. We could figure out some sort of system for cooking. Carry-out is so expensive now, and of course we are trying to cut expenses since we have this house.

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This is the current island, which I may move to the center for traffic flow. We will see how it works.

Midge: The stairway goes down to the rooms we would have?

Ryan: Yes, and the garage is down on this level.

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Richelle: Here's the garage.

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Ryan: Yep...and we have it already full of 'stuff'. Let's check out the main room.

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The basement was basically a man-cave. We brought our bed from the HFIM house...and it has great storage drawers underneath. There is plenty of room under the stairway for a closet. The wall bookcase is really anchored so it have to work around it. I had a desk under there, but the bed had to go somewhere.

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Ryan: Here's a couple of old snapshots from before we bought the house. 

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It's really a flexible space!

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Here's the space for storage under the stairs.

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But, there's this great closet by the bathroom.

Midge: Anything is better than living out of a suitcase.

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Ryan: The bathroom is great and the shower is the best, that's one thing we are going to add upstairs. 

Alan: Looks great and plenty of light down here too.

Richelle: I think it might be a good idea for you both. So what do you two think? Would you like to make this a duplex for awhile, and as long as you want?

Alan: I sure do, Midge what do you think?

Midge: As long as I can take a bath once in awhile, even though showers are fine. And, I love to cook, so I'd be happy to take that on.

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The DIY dollhouse circa 2015

Ryan: Let's work out a simple contract and you can both move in, whenever! 

SO

Welcome HOME to Ryan, Richelle, Midge and Alan's place.

 Wonder what they will do 

in the New Year?

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Spring at Vickie's and a bit of Gossip?

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Monday March 27 at Vickie's Vintage

Vickie and her staff have been working hard to bring in Spring inventory intoVickie'sVintage. 

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Richelle has stopped by for a visit, while the store isn't open until Tuesday.

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Richelle: The Open Houses were a success and we had at least fourteen  contracts on the townhouse and nine on the mansion. It was crazy. They are still sorting through the bids and seeing where it all ends. 

Vickie: Well that is great for the whole neighborhood, seems the Hotel remodel has really started a huge change for the neighborhood. I think Trish has contracted for a store front down the block beside the garden center. It's not very big, but there is a huge garage behind in the alley, with a mini-studio.

Richelle: Oh, that will be great for Trish. She spends too much time in her truck. I'm just happy to have some time off, since the remodels were so crazy.

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Vickie: How's married life treating you and Ryan. Have you found a place yet?

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Richelle: (sighing) No, we keep getting outbid on anything in our price bracket. The market is still insane. I think we will have to settle for a pitiful fixer-upper, only live in it as a fixer. We might have a chance at a one bedroom at the Grand View(Barbie Grand Hotel remodel), if Ken gets a different place.

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Richelle: We are really tired of living in a basement. 

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Elle: Oh, me too, I finally found a hole in the wall to share with a friend, it's so tiny though. Vickie, how about a steam punk hat for this dress, and maybe a skirt swag?

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Vickie: How about you do a steam punk vacation couple downstairs, for when we  open---or explorers? 

El: Hmmmmm..., maybe! 

Vickie: (turning to Richelle) I can imagine, still in a basement? How crowded is it at that rental?

Richelle: Well, there's Ryan and I in the basement with Ken. Not so bad, Ken stays at the hospital half the time. Midge, Barbie, Chelsea, and we even had Mulan and Sindy for a week, while they were showing the mansion.

Sindy hopes to take Lara's condo right above the bakery when the next BMR project allows Lara to move on. Mulan is looking for a storefront to start her own design business with a partner, with possible sleeping quarters.

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Elle: I'm going to make sure I turned the lights off in the basement.

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Everything is set for Spring.

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Spring shoes are all set up!

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Pastel cotton dresses, now if it will only warm up!

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Richelle: I can't wait to see the Guys and Resort boutique downstairs. When are you going to open. 

Elle: Thursday this week. We are still waiting on one more shipment it is supposed to arrive tomorrow, then we will be set.

Richelle: Great! Ryan definitely needs a few things. He's back to the office at least three days a week, and well, he has gained a bit of weight since we are married, so his office clothes are a bit tight.

Elle: I'm sure we will have some great 'couture', (lol) for him.

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Richelle: Well, it is always great shopping at Vickie's. i may have to have those shoes and purse, such a pretty shade of blue for Spring!

Diorama: Vickie's Vintage designed and made by me.

All fixtures are thrift store finds, or crafted from such.

Search Vickie's Vintage for posts on fixtures. 

Clothes and accessories: 90% of all the clothes and accessories were found in thrift shops. It's hard to identify things, when you find them here and there and not together in 'sets'. 

Dolls: 

Vickie was a thrift shop find and is in Vintage 90's Barbie top and Sparklz leggings. 

Richelle was also a thrift shop find, she is in leggings from my doll club, a vintage shell(90's) and a Fashion Fever cotton jacket. 

Elle is a Mattel New Look (first wave) petite, she is wearing Sparklz outfit.(and she is really short-lol)

Wedding Dress: Vintage 90's, was in a dress pack.

Spring Dresses: are all Vintage Mattel, (one is Bugs Bunny the other two are from the 90's fashion packs,  I believe.

Are your dolls ready for Spring?

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