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The house recalls her childhood home and is typical of homes in Georgetown, Guyana where flooding is frequent. The house comes with four furnished homes and includes details such as a mosquito netting for the bedroom. The bathroom set is a later addition but is also designed by the maker, Ruth Bollers.","physicalDescription":"The house is of a simple regular form, raised up stilts. The walls of the house are made of birch plywood and supported (above ground level) by six pine beams. The roof and stairs are both made of wood. The stairs allow access to the front and back of the house. A varnish has been applied to the stairs. The detachable roof has been painted silver. The exterior of the house is painted with stripe to resemble planks of wood. The doorways on the front or back of the house are not fitted with doors. The interior is divided up into four rooms - a bedroom, a living room, a dining room and a kitchen. There is a veranda on both sides of the house with open railings. 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