Great Old Painted Wood Dollhouse Staircase hand-turned box I am completely obsessed with

I am completely obsessed with this thing

The top swivels on a nail to open

It feels as much a sculptural object as a utilitarian one

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I just picked up six of these brilliantly colorful pattern paintings on lightweight cardboard and think they are just gorgeous

Great Old Painted Wood Dollhouse Staircase hand-turned box I am completely obsessed withSo many things one could do with this old handmade dollhouse staircase (and so many tiny things one could arrange upon it!); I like the idea of mounting it with the top stair flush to the wall, such that it looks like a staircase forever leading to nowhere. Fabulous old white paint, which now reads as cream, and if leaned against the wall it will stand up (and a stick the right height under one stair works great to shore it up.) It also makes a great