The Bostyk's estimated that they spent 15,000 hours and many thousands of dollars of materials on the work. Frans made most of the furniture, which he researched in 'Antique Furniture in Australia' by Anthony Hill, and developed special lathes to turn the tiny wooden parts. He also fashioned his own tiny hand tools from 75-100mm concrete nails to make it easier for him to handle the small pieces. He used silky oak, cedar, myrtle and black wood which formed the 3mm floorboards throughout. Frans researched styles and how to make lights, lamps and electric sockets, which all operate, from websites and publications from Europe and the US. 
Christina Bostyk was closely involved with all construction decisions, sourced miniature items, decided where everything went and chose interior decor, wallpaper and dolls. The process was documented in a collection of 800 photographs.
The dolls house constructed in two sections, attic level and main house level. It has twenty rooms set up on five levels, much the same style as the early Dutch dolls' houses in 1/10 to 1/12 scale. It features aspects of Dutch and Australian life dating from the mid 19th century to the 1950s, and as such is a wonderful window into the past for young children.
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