Good Enough, Exact, or Better?
Of course, 'Better' in whose eyes? I've put some place holders in, like Alice's vanity- I'll switch it out when the real thing comes along. See the chair to the left of the door? It is pink and has a flower on it, but other than the finish it is the Exact chair. I could strip it down, but I think that is a bit risky. Since it matches the room well enough, I am designating it Good Enough. My Alice's bed is an altered unfinished TynieToy and was going to be Good Enough. The other day I recognized on page 113 of Zillner and Cooper's Antique and Collectible Dollhouses and Their Furnishings a red-stained bed that is a perfect shape match to the original Alice - so now my Alice's bed has dropped to a Place Holder. Of course, if I can find the red-stained bed it would need to be painted and perhaps shortened, which opens an entirely different can of worms. I do have some Exact pieces, and have relied on friends and dealers to help identify