Artist Creates “Alice in Wonderland” Home Inside an Abandoned Farmhouse

In order to revamp an <a href="http://inhabitat.com/artist-heather-benning-turns-an-abandoned-farmhouse-into-a-life-sized-dollhouse-in-canada/" target="_blank">abandoned farmhouse</a> in the Finger Lakes region of New York, artist Richard Mackenzie-Childs decided to travel down the rabbit hole and channel Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Built in the 1790s, the home was missing a front door and in desperate need of some tender loving care. Undaunted by the home’s disrepair and charmed by its history, Mackenzie-Childs transformed it into an <a href="http://inhabitat.com/trippy-tokyo-alice-in-wonderland-restaurant-is-a-delightful-hotspot-in-shinjuku/" target="_blank">Alice-inspired</a> home for himself and his family, and the result was recently featured on <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/see-how-this-tiny-west-village-apartment-uses-double-duty-furniture-to-maximize-its-small-space/spacestv-michellejames5/" target="_blank">SpacesTV</a>. Click into our gallery to go on a fanciful journey through this truly unique abode.

The exterior of the charming farmhouse.

The sprawling <a href="http://inhabitat.com/villa-solaire-a-gorgeous-19th-century-alpine-farmhouse-restored-with-hand-carved-wooden-cladding/" target="_blank">farm house</a> sits on a lush plot of land in a little village along the Finger Lakes. Mackenzie-Childs and his family decided to rehabilitate the home themselves, using their artistic training to guide them into creating their dream home. Wanting to preserve as much of the original workmanship as possible, the family kept the original plastered walls, beams and windows that date back to the 1790s. The historic pieces were cleaned and restored, revealing themselves as durable despite their long period of neglect.

The family’s artisan hand is continued in both bedrooms, which carry the same whimsy.

The master bedroom takes over the attic, and is lined with rattan mats that the Mackenzie-Childs’ used as beds when in Indonesia.

Their giant mirrored armor evokes another story- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion,_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe" target="_blank">The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe</a>- as it opens to reveal a hallway the master bath and closets.

The impressive home is clearly a labor of love of the artist family, who have transformed an almost forgotten <a href="http://inhabitat.com/gorgeous-19th-century-georgian-farmhouse-gets-a-leed-gold-renovation/leed-farmhouse" target="_blank">farm house</a> into the storybook home of their dreams!