I hate Barbie... She has everything

I so wish Barbie could share all of her modern furniture in 1:12 scale. I would design a house around these Randall Craig Home Living Room and Dining Room collections if they only came in smaller sizes. More pictures at PinkPonyTail.com and a variety of shops online.

Recycled Doll House

Another great idea for an affordable dollhouse. All of these images are from DollDigs94a Flickr page. Follow the link for details on building materials. I'm not a huge fan of dolls in dollhouses, but I absolutely love this idea.

Vintage 50-60's furniture

I fought for this vintage 50-60's living room furniture set on eBay and they arrived today. The set is Ideal Petite Princess line 1964-1965, which I didn't know at the time (thanks Deb!), but probably would have paid a lot more if that had been in the title of the ebay listing.
I LOVE the couch and chairs, although I will have to re-upholster the green couch and possibly the blue satin chairs. Undoubtedly more effort than it will be worth if I screw it up, but somewhere I'll find a home for these.

Momoll Wooden Dollhouses

There are lots of modern wooden dollhouses readily available on the market. I hope this trend in modern designs for kids dollhoues will translate into more modern designs in collectible versions.

The Swiss company Momoll, produces the following houses:


Dollhouse Ray Ray (Puppenstube Ray Ray) by Momoll goes for around $215. Details on Momoll.com.




Playtower Thing 3 (Spielturm Ding 3) starts at $250 and each additional floor is around $130.



They also produce this Furniture set Legno (Spielmöbel Set Legno) to furnish the houses for $40 of $55.


(All images from Momoll.com)

Dream Kitchen

I'm contemplating which kitchen to get for my contemporary dollhouse. For under $500 this Bespaq Mahogany Kitchen Set from Dollhouse Collectables is nice.




For under $200 I could combine kits and assembled cabinets with Houseworks Components also from Dollhouse Collectables






Or I can just suck it up and get the Dream Kitchen from Elf Miniatures for $1400.




As a last option I might contact Elf Miniatures to find out how much this 1:24 scale kitchen runs in 1:12, or attempt a custom build from a kit.

Make Your Own

Interesting and affordable dollhouse ideas.

I plan on stealing this staircase idea for my loft. For directions on how this was built visit Sweet Juniper's blog.

This is from Cathy of California's blog. The image is from "better homes and gardens gifts to make yourself" 1972.

Modern Dolls' House - 1930

I love this "Modern Dolls' House - 1930" from the Museum of Childhood's collection of Dolls' Houses. This is from their website:

"This is one of a group of dolls' houses made by the company Lines Bros. of Merton, Surrey whose trademark was Tri-ang. Lines Bros. were keen to keep up with modern styles, the most innovative example of their products being the Modern house. It was described by the manufacturers as having an 'ultra-modern design' because of its flat roof and geometric design. By the 1930s, architecture was widely influenced by the work of architects such as Mies van der Rohe (the last director of the Bauhaus), Le Corbusier and Erno Goldfinger, whose concerns were with economical and flexible use of space and materials."

(photo from Museum of Childhood)

Arts & Craft

This 2-Story Craftsman is another house I adore from Mary's collection. I love her attention to detail.

(All images from Mary's Dollhouse Nook)

The Condo

I love this condo from Mary's Dollhouse Nook. This is why I want to build a loft complex, to allow for different styles throughout the building.

The floor designs are Southwestern, Victorian, Contemporary and Country. Below are pictures of my favorite rooms.

To view all of the rooms visit: Mary's Dollhouse Nook.

(All images from Mary's Dollhouse Nook)

San Francisco Townhouse

I am in love with Mary's kitchens and bathrooms. These pictures are from her "San Francisco Townhouse".

(All images from Mary's Dollhouse Nook)

The Mini Faces of Ewan

I find this website hysterical. I love the couch in their "MiniDown with Love". I would love this furniture in 1:12, but again Barbie has all the fun.

The "MiniMoulin Rouge" has some great scenes as well.

www.theminifacesofewan.com