Sarah's World of Dolls

Outfitting Your Child's Dollhouse With Miniature Dollhouse Furniture

Miniature dollhouse furniture rivals that available in upscale furniture stores in terms of both style and quality.  Some of the most popular dollhouse miniatures are now made with woods like mahogany and oak, so the furniture will last as long as the dollhouse.  The number of options that are available makes decorating a dollhouse a fun activity for both children and parents, and the durability ensures that these pieces will remain collectors items for years to come.

For the most realistic looking furniture, seek out hobby and toy stores that offer scale miniature versions of traditional furnishings like tables, chairs and sofas.  These tiny replicas are often exact copies of commercially available models, allowing children the opportunity to recreate their homes in miniature.  When one refers to pieces as being to scale, it means that they are proportionally the same as their full sized counterparts.  If they were to be blown up, they would be completely functional and look totally natural in one's home. 

Specialty miniature dollhouse furniture is available for each room in a dollhouse.  For example, the bathroom in a doll's house may be equipped with everything from a ceramic claw foot bathtub to a small wire towel rack.  Modern furnishings, like sleek geometric chrome faucets and stark white porcelain sinks will make even these small bathrooms look ready for a feature in a home decorating magazine, while finishes with Victorian styling give a quaint, old world feel to any house.  Most of these pieces are sold fully assembled, requiring no work beyond placing them into the dollhouse. 

The kitchen is another room that is a great deal of fun to furnish.  One can now find a full line of appliances that is sized for use in dollhouses.  From blenders to stand mixers, one can provide their miniature doll everything he or she needs to create a multi-course gourmet meal.  Adding these tiny, intricate components will make the house far more life-like, and can exponentially increase your child's enjoyment, even as she grows. 

For the parent who enjoys do-it-yourself projects, dollhouse kits are available that allow one to do anything from making their own house to creating the furniture that will be housed within it.  Parents should keep in mind that most of these kits are designed to be either made by adults, or by older children under close adult supervision.  In order to make the house structurally sound and the furniture hold, it is necessary to use strong hobby glue, which should be used with care.  Also, most kits contain tiny components that may be a choking hazard to the youngest users.

Adding miniature dollhouse furniture is a fun part of readying a dollhouse for use.