Dolls Like To Work At Home Too?This And More!
Whether your dollhouse is old-fashioned or ultra-modern, elegantly Victorian or enchantingly down-to-earth, the library or office really showcases the era you are emulating. A library is one area in which a couple accessories, such as a decorative globe or a stack of acclaimed books, can really help your dollhouse shine. Your library or office instantly brings a little more refinement to your dollhouse.
Laundry and Sewing Rooms
Laundry and sewing rooms are really fun to add to your dollhouse because they get a lot of attention Laundry rooms usually imply a more current time; sewing rooms are a little more old-worldly picturesque. With either room, just a few accessories--like an ironing board or box of thread--bring a lot of charm to your dollhouse
Dollhouse Furniture Material: Poly-resin
A growing market in the way of dollhouse material is the use of poly-resin in miniature accessories and furniture. Poly-resin is a material blend between a polyester fabric and a hard resin giving it a unique feel and texture that works great for molding. There are two great benefits in using poly-resin, the first is a very durable piece, the second is that the color is less likely to fade than standard paint.
Unfinished Dollhouse Furniture and Kits
If you found building your own dollhouse to be a fulfilling and liberating experience, consider purchasing furniture kits or unfinished furniture. Furniture kits include items you put together yourself that will look like their picture once they are completed. If you want to assemble the furniture yourself, buy a furniture kit; completed items will appear as they do in the picture.
Dining Room Furniture
Dining rooms give your home a feeling of refinementor, sometimes, a feeling of excitement Most dining rooms are quite formal, but hand-painted and rustic dining room sets have a flair and personality that's all their own. Dining rooms are one of the best areas of your dollhouse for playing pretendwhether children are pretending to serve a meal to visitors or you are showing off an adorable tea set
Outdoor Dollhouse Furniture
Displaying a few outdoor furniture pieces makes your dollhouse even more appealing. Your attention to detail and distinctive style will be evidenced with unique items like porch swings and patio furniture. Another benefit to outdoor furniture is that they bring some attention to the stunning exterior of your dollhouse
Making Sense of Quarter Inch Dollhouse Scales
When you buy a furniture item, you want to make sure it will fit correctly in your dollhouse. Dollhouse scales help you know you are getting the right size. On this website, all furniture is built on a 1 inch scale unless you see inch or inch in the title of the item.
This furniture piece has a quarter inch scale, otherwise known as 1:48. Every inch of dollhouse furniture is equivalent to 48 inches (four feet) of real furniture. For example, a dollhouse tub 1 inches long is built to represent a 5 foot real tub. Heights from 8-12 inches translate to a 1 inch scale.
Heights between 4-6 inches use a half inch scale; heights between 2-3 inches are on a quarter inch scale.