'Sharp Objects': Designer John Paino reveals the inspiration behind the dollhouse

Amma's (Eliza Scanlen) little dollhouse was an exact replica of the Crellin mansion and was complete with the signature green wallpaper and the detailed white railings. 

There are many things that fascinated us about 'Sharp Objects' - the insanity that ran in the family, Camille Preaker's borderline terrible journalism and almost all of Wind gap's residents. After the finale last Sunday, though, you cannot help but be intrigued by the sinister dollhouse with human teeth for a floor plan.

Amma's (Eliza Scanlen) little dollhouse was an exact replica of the Crellin mansion and was complete with the signature green wallpaper and the detailed white railings. Production designer John Paino, who was the artist behind these two houses that hid all the secrets, says that his inspirations for the Preaker manor and the dollhouse were born from the obsession with control all the generations of women within the Preaker family shared. 

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