The Dollhouse, created by Heather Benning, is a life-sized dollhouse art piece that stands in southwest Manitoba. I had read about it on Apartment Therapy in 2009, but only had the opportunity to see it when travelling from Regina to Winnipeg this summer. I had my mother (long-time collector of all things mini) and friend in tow, so decided to surprise them both by just turning off the highway and “exploring” the countryside.

The house was abandoned in the 1960s, so Benning chose to redecorate it with furnishings from that period (and paint the walls in a variety of candy colours). She then replaced the back wall with plexiglass and has left it to decay as so many others have been.

It was a great little Sunday afternoon adventure and a great art piece. Thanks Heather for its creation (and for helping me with exact directions).

More information on this piece and others can be found at heatherbenning.ca.