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Dollhouse Lighting - Creating Ambiance in Your Finished Dollhouse
Nothing makes your dollhouse look more real than the ability to switch on the lights when it's dark in order to create the feeling of a real home.
Dollhouse lighting should ideally be planned before you glue and nail the house together. This way you can hide all the cables behind the wallpaper and in the floor and ceilings.
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Finished Dollhouses - Choosing the Perfect Dollhouse
Finished dollhouses come in many sizes, shapes, styles and finishes. Depending on who the house is for, depends on what kind of dollhouse you should choose.
Children usually get houses in 'play' size, which is the 2 inch scale and big enough to be handled by the young ones. These houses are often placed on the floor and the children can walk around them while playing and furnishing them. Children's playhouses are made from plywood and can be just as small as a one room box or they can be mansions of 5 to 10 rooms or more.
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Miniature Porcelain Dolls
Miniature enthusiasts collect many things, from miniature houses, furniture and ornaments to miniature trains, soldiers and horses. Miniature dolls are one of the most popular items for collectors. There are 1 inch, ½ inch and even ¼ inch dolls. Many are made of resin but the most beautiful ones are miniature porcelain dolls.
About Dollhouse Miniatures
Dollhouses have been popular for centuries. Long ago, they were made for royalty. Europe's middle class soon became interested in these tiny homes, and accomplished artisans began making dollhouse miniatures. With the Industrial Revolution, toys such as dollhouse miniatures were finally available to the masses. Today, these miniatures remain a popular hobby for many.
Dollhouse Shoes - How to use them to decorate your Dollhouse.
A great way to make your dollhouse look authentic and give it the real life feeling is to decorate it with dollhouse shoes. These shoes come in many styles and sizes. They also come in a variety of colors. There are shoes for men, shoes for women, children, boys and girls.
Dollhouse Accessories - How to make your house look real - Part 1
In order to make a dollhouse look as real as possible, one of the best things you can do is to decorate your house with lots of different dollhouse accessories. In part 1, we will be looking at the best dollhouse accessories for decorating the kitchen, lounge and dining room of your dollhouse.
Dollhouse Accessories - How to make your house look real - Part 2
In part 2 of 'How to make your house look real' we are looking at which dollhouse accessories to use to decorating your hall, your bedrooms, your nursery and the bathroom.
Dollhouse Accessories - How to make your house look real – Part 3
In part 3 of 'How to make your house look real' we are looking at which dollhouse accessories to use for decorating your music room, your sewing room, your office and library.
Where to place your Dollhouse Miniature Project
An important consideration is the position where you eventually want to display your finished dollhouse. Below are some points you should consider before deciding which house to purchase.
Victorian Dollhouse Furniture
When it comes to deciding which furniture to select for your dollhouse, you will find that there is a large selection of Victorian dollhouse furniture to choose from. In the Victorian age, which lasted from 1837 to 1901, a great mix of styles came together. The styles that influenced this era came from the Baroque, the Gothic, the Rococo and the Neoclassical. Therefore Victorian dollhouse furniture can have a variety of looks.
