My dolly friend came over to my duplex apartment/studio for the first time. The rooms definitely needed reorganization and she gave me some advice. So, now I am going to make more room boxes to keep it less crowded rather than more large houses. Also, I wanted to be able to make quick scene changes for the doll stories instead of having static and unchanging scenes as with a house. It would also be nice to be able to try things out before making them permanent in another roombox or house.The Universe heard me again! Every time I take pause about spending so much time and money on minis, I get confirmation that it is a perfectly fine thing to do. How did I get it this time?
Another great find! This is what is known as an Illuma-room. It was designed for the mini American Girl doll.
At first when I saw it, I didn't know what it was, but thought it would be perfect for a room-box. The walls, floor and ceiling are inserts and removable. They are attached by magnets on the outer walls, floors and ceiling and
within the inserts. All of the inserts are reversible meaning twice the options. They come complete as sets with furnishings. The rooms have ports in them for lighting and other electrical items. You can use a detached battery compartment, an electrical type platform or a transformer which are sold separately. The ports on mine can't be tested as I don't have any appliances. I bought it for $4.89 not sure if I used a discount also or not. Even though I am excited about it, I still can't figure why it is made on an angle. Was it to save money?
Later, I went to the
this store and purchased wood panel wall inserts that I was going to use for flooring. I didn't realize what they were until I noticed the shape was the same as the Illuma-room. I never found the ceiling piece. It was probably there, but shopping in that place is hard work!! They were pretty heavy to buy by the pound because of both the wood and the magnets in them, but well worth it!
American Girl has discontinued Iluma-rooms so it was a real find!
Here is a website that shows a little more.
American girl-illuma-room
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| With the "Purple Room" walls that came with it |
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| Here it is with no inserts and the magnets showing |
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| The paneled look . It seems to be from the stable set. The walls are reversible to redwood.I didn't see the ceiling and I got tired of digging lol |
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| A complete stable set found on Google |
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| Gladys Bell is showing the scale is just right for her. Hi, Gladys Bell! |
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| Here is the stable door |
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| Found this on google images. They can be configured all sorts of ways. Things stick to the walls by the magnets |
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