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Jan 18
2 min

The Homes from WandaVision

EPISODE 1 In the first episode, the home is modeled after The Dick Van Dyke Show. Here is a tour of the original home: You can also see...

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Mockingbird Lane

Dec 29, 2020
2 min

Inspiration List for Storyboards

This list goes along with Cinematically Inspired Design Ep. 9: How to Design a Room Using Storyboards like the Cinema. You'll want to...

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Mockingbird Lane

Dec 5, 2020
1 min

Christmas Houses

Let's explore some of our favorite TV and movie homes dressed up for the holidays. The Bewitched home at Christmas: You can see all of...

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Mockingbird Lane

Oct 29, 2020
2 min

What Design Software Do I Use?

I get asked this a lot. So, I thought it was worth a post. I use 3 different kinds of software. I create the models using Sketchup Pro....

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Mockingbird Lane

Jun 8, 2019
1 min

The Parent Trap

To watch the tour of the main floor and courtyard, click here: An overhead view of the courtyard. This is covered in the video. An...

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Mockingbird Lane

Apr 11, 2019
1 min

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Start by touring Mary's apartment here. A new, improved tour of Mary's Apartment below: Did you remember that Mary had no bedroom in her...

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Mockingbird Lane

Jan 8, 2019
4 min

The Brady Home - What if...?

This post is all about what the Brady Bunch house would look like, if the exterior matched what was going on inside. Be prepared to be a...

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Mockingbird Lane

Dec 13, 2018
4 min

Cinematically Inspired Design

Why do I take us to the cinema to learn about design? Because they are MASTERS at design. Think about it - they are basically given 2...

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Mockingbird Lane

Dec 4, 2018
2 min

In Depth: White Christmas

Aren't we all absolutely in LOVE with this inn? Every part of it. The Lobby as well as, the magnificent barn where all of the big shows...

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Mockingbird Lane

Dec 4, 2018
3 min

In Depth: Leave it to Beaver

Start by touring the Cleaver's home here. I've just begun to work on the Leave it to Beaver home. I was going to just focus on their...

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Mockingbird Lane

Oct 28, 2018
5 min

In Depth: The Andy Griffith Show

A home we all know and love. Well, I thought I knew it. I knew every square inch of it, but when I started researching it to lay it all...

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Mockingbird Lane

Aug 11, 2018
8 min

In Depth: The Brady Bunch

Step inside the Brady home. This is what you would have seen when you walked in the front door - if there had been a fourth wall. The...

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Mockingbird Lane

Jul 21, 2018
3 min

In Depth: I Love Lucy

One of the first things you'll notice, as is usual with a TV home, is that the walls are at odd angles. Some of the walls splay out,...

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Mockingbird Lane

Jun 27, 2018
3 min

In Depth: Full House

Of all the interiors of tv houses that I have done so far, the interior of the Tanner home least resembles the exterior shots of the home...

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Mockingbird Lane

Jun 26, 2018
2 min

In Depth: The Bewitched Home

Welcome! Come inside for a closer look. Let's start with some views not shown in the gallery on the home page. Here is the Stephens' home...

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Mockingbird Lane

Dec 11, 2017
3 min

In Depth: Dick Van Dyke Home

Tour the Dick Van Dyke Show Home here: This is also the set recently referenced in the first episode of WandaVision. A funny thing about...

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