Traveler's scene: My mind immediately created a scene in a backpack. In a very old one of course. Try to buy one in a second hand store, make it sturdy with a piece of wood so that it can stand alone OR make it so that it can hang on the wall. Maybe it is even possible to close the backpack and when your brother zips it open, the scene will appear!

You can also make a couple of explorers who are climbing at the outside of the backpack. They are trying to reach the zipper and when they succeed, they will find a goldmine inside, or a nice hiding place, or a cave with a bear in it.

Marjon de Haas (The Netherlands)

Scene in TV:: it would be fun to do a scene from a popular tv show from the time period the television was made, sort of a pop culture time capsule. Here in the States, an I Love Lucy set would be natural in an early 1950s tv; a late 50s tv would be great with a Bonanza log cabin or a Western saloon, a 60s tv would be great for the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show, etc.

Loretta.Sniarowski

Scene in TV:
Why not put a TV studio in your set?

Dave

Scene in TV: Since all the "dangerous stuff" has been "thankfully" removed from your TV cabinet - - Why not a scene depicting the wonderful things a family would do when there never was TV?

Kids "scrap book cutting" and building a model at the dining table, Dad reading a book in his easy chair, Mom showing one of the children how to knit, Grandpa may be listening to a radio and obviously to a thrilling cowboy drama as he points a "finger six-shooter" at the floor model entertainment center. Grandma sorts through a stack of Victrola records or waters her African Violets. A kitten plays with Mom's yarn while the family dog sits patiently and unnoticed by Dad with its leash in mouth. Outside the window, an older child may be "entertaining" a visitor on the porch swing. Somewhere obscure within the setting, I would have a t.v. cabinet but with its innards removed and a potted flower, books, rolled up newspaper, baseball and glove, boxed board game, and old fashioned "bellows" camera inside. Leaned up against would be a couple "cane poles" walking stick and a kite. Underneath I see a pair or two of roller skates, and on top a microscale doll house..
Title for this setting? "Prime Times"

Mel K. Las Vegas

Scene in TV: I love hearing all the suggestions everyone has for roombox themes. I've been especially interested in the emptied television theme. As a non television watcher, my first thought was to make it into a reading room with tons of books and a very old television in one corner with a broken rabbit ear antenna with a good coating of dust and a few cobwebs trailing from the rabbit ears! Of course the book shelves, reading chair and so on would be spotless. :-)

Reva Losiewicz

Folding cutouts: I believe someone also suggested this, but as a card modeler, I always scribe lines with a needle tool. (These are found where ever clay tools are sold.) This is a sharp pointed metal tool with a wooden or metal handle.) I find them invaluable for many uses...one of my 'must have' tools.

Kaye in L.A.

Making boxes: it's important to score your material before folding. I purchased a Mini Boxmaker by Aleene's, and the scoring tool. It was inexpensive and easy to use.
MORE THAN YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT MAKING CARDBOARD BOXES http://www.papershops.com/boxstar/index.htm

Marilyn, MI

Making Boxes: For the longest time I have been saving and using corrugated cardboard for a number of uses and one of them is making boxes to my specifications. I make them mostly to store things in. All that is required is a pencil, steel rule, sharp razor and some Kraft Paper Tape (the kind used to seal packages). Stripping off the paper on one side of the corrugated cardboard makes corrugated tin roofs or bamboo sheets as needed.

DrBob

Miniature Doll's Dollhouse: Here is one more project for those who enjoy the printable projects. I have tried to make a miniature doll's dollhouse to put in your dollhouse.
http://fp3.antelecom.net/frog/pd_project7.html

Sclarise

Period Interiors: I came across an absolutely fabulous book to use when looking for inspiration to decorate an 'authentic' period interior for your dollshouse. I was blown away when I saw all the detailed drawings and watercolour paintings. Now I know just want I want my Regency Library to look like. If you're interested, I would highly recommend it: "Authentic Decor, the Domestic Interior 1620-1920" by Peter Thornton, (408 pages!!, paperback @£19.99, but I got it for £9.95)
I checked in Amazon.com and it's still in print/available @£15.99.

Cardiff