Where to Buy Modern Dollhouses

Below are readily available modern dollhouses on the market and hard to find ones as well, split into the following categories. Enjoy.

• Out of the box and ready to go
      1:12 scale | 1:16 and 1:18 | 1:6
• Kits: Modern and Contemporary
• Custom, Commissioned, OOAK
• Budget Friendly Finds & DIY
• Auction sites, ebay, craigslist, garage sales, etc.

» Out of the box and ready to go

MiPad
1:12 scale (£195 per floor)
by MIAIM Miniatures, Elaine Shaw, London www.miaimminiatures.com.
The houses ship flat packed for affordable shipping rates. Simple assembly is required (mine took me 5 minutes assemble).
MIAIM also sells furnishings and accessories, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.

Sky Lofts
1:12 scale ($350)
by Paris Renfroe Design PRDminiatures.com
PRD Miniatures also sells furnishings and accessories, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.
(shutterfly photos and flickr photos)

20" M112 Pod - Series 1
1:12 scale ($375)
by Paris Renfroe Design PRDminiatures.com
PRD Miniatures also sells furnishings and accessories, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.
(shutterfly photos and flickr photos)

20" M112 Pod - Series 2
1:12 scale ($375)
by Paris Renfroe Design PRDminiatures.com
PRD Miniatures also sells furnishings and accessories, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.
(shutterfly photos and flickr photos)

40" M112 Pod - Series 2
1:12 scale (contact for pricing)
by Paris Renfroe Design PRDminiatures.com
PRD Miniatures also sells furnishings and accessories, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.
(shutterfly photos and flickr photos)

MH1
1:12 scale ($300)
MH2 (contact Wes for details, you have to REALLY want this house as it is a monster to ship)
by Wes Christensen mymodernmini.blogspot.com
(MH1 and MH2 photos on flickr)

The Bauhaus Dollshouse
1:12 scale (£175 - £300)
by Louise Putman www.bauhausdollshouse.com

The Solent Reach
1:12 scale (£1395)
by The Contemporary Home in Miniature thecontemporary homeinminiature.co.uk
The Water's Edge
1:12 scale (£495)
by The Contemporary Home in Miniature thecontemporary homeinminiature.co.uk
The Harbour Heights
1:12 scale (£795)
by The Contemporary Home in Miniature thecontemporary homeinminiature.co.uk
The Spinnaker Court
1:12 scale (£1095)
by The Contemporary Home in Miniature thecontemporary homeinminiature.co.uk
The Quayhaven
1:12 scale (£425)
by The Contemporary Home in Miniature thecontemporary homeinminiature.co.uk

The Maison de Plastique
1:12 scale ($850)
by Studio SWS, Dalmeny, NSW, Australia studio-sws.blogspot.com
The house can be made in any color or clear acrylic. Studio SWS also sells furniture.

urban girl
1:16 - 3/4" scale (contact for pricing)
Columbus, Indiana
etsy.com/shop/urbangirldollhouse
Furniture and accessories are sold separately, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.

Maison Rive Gauche
1:18 scale - 2/3" scale (£157.20)
by Sirch www.sirch.de
Sold online at Mini Objects Of Desire (mood).


Villa Sibis
1:18 scale - 2/3" scale (£178.80)
by Sirch www.sirch.de
Sold online at Mini Objects Of Desire (mood).


Gotland
1:18 - 2/3" scale ($128)
by Lundby lundby.com. Search online for best price. US distributor cheekymonkeytoys.com. Minor assembly required. Furniture and accessories are sold separately, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.

Stockholm
1:18 - 2/3" scale ($200)
by Lundby lundby.com based in Sweden. Search online for best price. US distributor cheekymonkeytoys.com. Minor assembly required (mostly installing the railings). Furniture and accessories are sold separately, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.

Småland
1:18 - 2/3" scale ($100)
by Lundby lundby.com. Search online for best price. US distributor cheekymonkeytoys.com. Some minor assembly required. Småland Dollhouse ($100), Småland Extension Floor ($60) and Småland Garden ($45). Furniture and accessories are sold separately, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.

Miniko
1:6 scale (€199 for one story furnished. €399 for two story furnished.)
by Miniio www.miniio.com
Miniio also sells furnishings and accessories separately, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.

Mountain
1:6 scale (€99 for one story furnished. €199 for two story furnished.)
by Miniio www.miniio.com
Miniio also sells furnishings and accessories separately, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.

Boomini Wood
1:6 scale (€475.00 Includes furniture.)
by Boomini www.boomini.com

Boomini White
1:6 scale (€1,190.00 Includes furniture, only ships to Europe. €453.00 without furniture, contact for shipping)
by Boomini www.boomini.com

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» Kits: Modern and Contemporary

Citadel
1:12 scale ($925) Assembled unfinished kit.
by Lolly's Dollhouse and Miniatures swdstudios.com/lollys/shop.htm
Lolly's is near Chicago, IL. She found someone to build the shell of the house and is now taking orders. (Callsmall is a proud owner of a Citadel, check out her Citadel posts here)

Malibu Beach House
1:12 scale unfinished kit (starts at £319)
by The Dolls House Emporium www.dollshouse.com
DHE also sells furnishings and accessories, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.

Lake View
1:12 scale unfinished kit (starts at £176)
by The Dolls House Emporium www.dollshouse.com
DHE also sells furnishings and accessories, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.

Contemporary Ranch Dollhouse
1:12 scale unfinished kit ($249)
by Real Good Toys

Brookwood
1:12 scale unfinished kit ($149 and up)
by Greenleaf Dollhouses greenleafdollhouses.com

Merrimack
1:12 scale unfinished kit ($317)
by Earth and Tree Dollhouses and Miniatures earthntree.com

MiiBox™ Wall Hanging Arne Jacobsen House
1:16 - 3/4" scale finished kit (€500 includes VAT)
Currently Sold Out
by Minimii www.minimii.com
Minimii also sells furniture (more photos). Assembly required.

The Arne Jacobsen Minimii House
1:16 - 3/4" scale finished kit (€2,600 includes VAT)
Currently Sold Out
by Minimii www.minimii.com
A fully licensed true copy of Arne Jacobsen's villa at Gotfred Rodes Vej 2 in Charlottenlund built in 1929. Minimii also sells furniture (more photos). Assembly required.

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» Custom, Commissioned, OOAK

Go to your local dollhouse shop/hobby shop/toy store, they might know someone who could assemble a kit for you, or someone who could design and build a OOAK (One Of A Kind) for you. Put an ad on craigslist for a custom modern dollhouse. You might be able to find a local architect/wood crafter/design student interested in building a modern house for you.

Custom Modern Dollhouse Builders
Please send me websites of other builders, but here are a few that do custom modern houses and roomboxes.

Paris Renfroe
FR8 House, 1:12 scale custom house pictured.
PRDminiatures.com
PRD Miniatures also sells furnishings, accessories, pool and deck, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.
(shutterfly photos and flickr photos).

Peter Tucker
Vancouver B.C. Canada. Custom Roomboxes, dollhouses, furniture and lighting since 1998. www.roomboxes.com and roomboxes.blogspot.com. Some of Peter's work is shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.

Erik Goddard
Room Boxes, Structures & Scenes. www.erikgoddard.com and erikgoddard.blogspot.com

Schumetta McLendon
Eco Modern Townhouse, 1:12 scale www.schumetta.com

Beach House
1:6 scale
by Miss Schumetta www.schumetta.com

The Minimalist
1:6 scale unfinished kit
by Miss Schumetta www.schumetta.com

Modern Bungalow
1:6 scale unfinished kit
by Miss Schumetta www.schumetta.com

Gidon Bing
Australian sculpture. Scroll to the bottom of his gallery to see these architectural models saatchionline.com/profiles/ portfolio/id/54613. I contacted him years ago and he was interested in building these as 1:12 scale dollhouses, but shipping from Australia would be expensive. saatchionline.com/BING

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» Budget Friendly Finds & DIY

Here are a few easy ideas for getting started on the cheap.

Fish Hotel works as 1:16, 1:18 or 1:24 scale ($40) designed by Terry Luong made by Umbra.
Pictured photos are from MiniModern.blogspot.com and call-small.blogspot.com.


Lekman Box works as 1:10 or 1:12 scale ($12.99) by IKEA www.ikea.com. Pictured photos are from Oese of raumfuerraum.blogspot.com. She has done amazing things with the Lekman Box, check out her flickr photos or see my posts on my Lekman here.


Made by Joel DIY dollhouses madebyjoel.com. Joel's website has some great ideas and plans for building your own dollhouses and furniture. Check out his video making a dollhouse on the Martha Stewart Show.

Four Bad Apples DIY dollhouses fourbadapples.blogspot.com. Check out this blog to see how Adrienne and her daughters made this house from scraps of wood from the throw away bin at her local home supply store.

Foam Core House 1:12 scale by Mini Pig flying-piglet.blogspot.com. Get creative with supplies from your local art or craft store and see what you can build on your own. Check out Mini Pig's blog to see this house being built.

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» Auction sites, ebay, craigslist, garage sales, etc.

Look for an older dollhouse you can refurbish. Check out Craigslist, as many people don't want to deal with shipping so you might be able to pick up a gem.

Search auction sites for discontinued houses

Kaleidoscope House
1:12 scale (discontinued)
by Bozart Toys - Laurie Simmons and Peter Wheelwright pmwarchitects.com/kaleido.htm
The Pool Pavilion was never released, if you find more photos of the prototype please send them my way.

Clearview
1:12 scale unfinished kit (discontinued)
by MIAIM Miniatures based in London www.miaimminiatures.com.
Miaim also sells furnishings and accessories.

The Antrim
1:12 scale (discontinued)
by Earth and Tree Dollhouses and Miniatures www.earthntree.com
Only 12 kits were produced. You can see pictures of my Antrim here.

Ocean Drive
1:12 scale unfinished kit (discontinued)
by The Dolls House Emporium based in London www.dollshouse.com
DHE also sells furnishings and accessories, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.

1, 2 & 3 Waterside Way
1:12 scale unfinished kit (discontinued)
by The Dolls House Emporium www.dollshouse.com
DHE also sells furnishings and accessories.

Mackintosh House
1:12 scale (discontinued)
by The Dolls House Emporium www.dollshouse.com
DHE also sells furnishings and accessories, some are shown here on my Modern Miniatures Directory page.

Summer House
1:12 scale (discontinued)
by Celerity Miniatures
The Summer House used to be sold as unfinished kit for $121.

MiniTown Loft
1:12 scale shell kit (discontinued)
by HBS Miniatures miniatures.com
This was the 2012 Creatin' Contest Kit. Sold separately was the MiniTown Loft Component Set. See my posts on the 2012 contest entries here.

Fascination Station
1:12 scale unfinished kit (discontinued)
by Hobby Builders Supply miniatures.com
See my posts on the 2011 contest entries here.


Highland
1:12 scale (discontinued)
by Artply

The Apartment Building
1:12 scale (finished kit AU $1300 painted with windows and doors or raw kit AU $550 no windows or doors)
by Dave Slater sold by Modern Miniatures by Neu modernminiaturesbyneu.com
Based in Adelaide, South Australia.

Emerson House
1:16 - 3/4" scale finished kit (discontinued was $329)
by brinca dada brincadada.com

Edward House
1:16 - 3/4" scale finished kit (discontinued was $329)
by brinca dada brincadada.com
This was the improved version of the Emerson house, with no electrical and a better manufacturing company.

Bennett House
1:16 - 3/4" scale finished kit (discontinued was $599)
by brinca dada brincadada.com

Dylan House
1:16 - 3/4" scale finished kit (discontinued was $149)
by brinca dada brincadada.com

Zoe House
1:16 - 3/4" scale finished kit (discontinued was $149)
by brinca dada brincadada.com

mini modern dollhouse
1:18 - 2/3" scale for 3.5" dolls (discontinued)
by m+ddesign, Los Angeles, CA
www.davidleedesign.org

Mark Turpin
Custom architectural replicas & roomboxes from 1999 - 2008.
www.markturpin.com

Henry Colbert
UK. He doesn't have a website, and last I heard he has a 2 year plus wait list. Since 1997, Henry is most known for his three Art Deco style houses The Amyas Petite, The Amyas Grande and The Amyas Deluxe in 1:12, and his modern 1:24 scale Sun House.

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When you buy one, please feel free to send me photos or upload your pictures to the Modern Miniatures Flickr group.

This is a work in progress, please send suggestions of houses to add to modernminifan (at) gmail.com.