Sir John Tenniel’s Illustration from Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”
Well, make me small and call me Alice!
11/8/14: The photos below are of a rabbit hole that leads to a playroom built under a sunken living room (do they even make those anymore?) in a house in Minnesota. The owners initially considered using the space as storage, but their design and engineering firm, Schrader & Companies, had a much, much better idea!
The entryway begins at 4’6″ high, but as you follow the White Rabbit toward the playroom, the tunnel gets smaller, ending at a height of 4′.
“It was quite a feat for the sheet rockers to make this look right.” – Paul Hughes, Schrader Companies
The paintings were designed and executed by Luna Murals, and the interior design & staging was done by Anita Sullivan (who doesn’t seem to have a website). I’m especially impressed with how the oversized teapot at the end of the tunnel adds to the skewed perspective and scale. The tunnel and playroom are accessed from the house’s guest room. I have never been particularly inclined to visit Minnesota (blame Garrison Keillor), but if I could stay in this room, I’d make the trip for sure!
2023 update: Alas, Luna Murals is no more, but there are still some outstanding photos of their projects to be found on Facebook.
©Schrader & Companies
©Schrader & Companies
©Schrader & Companies
©Luna Murals
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May 30, 2023 at 9:12 am
What a fun idea! It would certainly make a great party room as well as a relaxing tea room! At 4′ high it is definitely a sitting room for me!
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May 31, 2023 at 12:05 pm
I think it’s just magical!
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May 30, 2023 at 11:12 am
Oh how fun this would be. My cousin once had a “secret” room that had a door in her closet. I loved it but they just used it for storage.
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May 31, 2023 at 12:07 pm
The house I grew up in had access to the crawl space through a tiny door at the back of my closet. I took everything out of the closet, painted a mural on the little door and all across the crawl space walls, then put it all back and told no one. My mother didn’t discover I’d been painting in there until they were clearing out the house to sell it. She called me hysterical. She was so tickled by my private art project!
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