Traditional Clapboard Two-Story
Nostalgic Houses & Shops
37th in the series.

A Dream House
Keepsake Artist Don Palmiter brings an early 1900s aesthetic to Nostalgic Houses & Shops #37.

Don starts out just as a builder would when creating the dimensions and detail of this long-running series.

“After creating a blueprint, I build the basic frame of the houses and buildings with wood–all the doors, windows and most of the trim are also wood.”

From there, it only gets more detailed.  He covers the wood frame in wax so he can sculpt out all the fine details of the house or building to make them feel as realistic as possible.

“Then I build all the furnishings with the same wood and wax,” Don explains.  “Once the prototype is finished, I break it into several parts for molding.”

“I always try to make the furnishings feel as though they tell a story of what might be going on for those people who live, work or shop in all the different businesses and houses.”

“A Dream House.” 2020 Dream Box postcard.