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Dollhouses, dollshouses by manufacturers

For a list of translations for the word dollhouse, see dollhouse

Celebrities own dollhouses, and they are featured in movies as well as commercials, and in newspaper articles - see celebrity dollhouses

See also dollhouses built by oneself ( one of a kind dollhouses, as opposed to commissioned professionals who are showcased on this page), how to make a dollhouse and dollhouses redone.

How would you go about shipping, mailing or moving your dollhouse? See mailing minis

 

vintage dollhouse


"Leksvik" Dollhouse Half timbered Elizabethan  1/12 scale

 Interior with lights ON
Exterior Finished Beautiful Etsy house_closed
 
 
 

 

 

Wiki pages for different dollhouse manufacturers:

refer to Newt's blog for an extensive list of dollhouse manufacturers and vintage products.

Arrow

Artply

Barton

Bliss

Blue box

Celerity

Doll's House Emporium - see blog for Jocelyn's Mountfield

Duracraft

Earth and Tree

Greenleaf

KidKraft

Laubre - see Starfire's Chateau

Lego

Lilliput

Lisa

Lundby

Marx

Melissa and Doug

Mobilia

Real Good Toys

Renwal- manufactured in New York, New York and produced dollhouse dolls and furniture from 1945-1956. These are now collectors items. 

Triang

Walmer - bought by Real Good Toys in the '90's. Plum Pudding

 

Sites for Vintage Dollhouses

Antiques in Canada - from McKendry.net

Bombay House - once sold by the Bombay furniture company, no longer being manufactured. This is Maureen H's dollhouse

CMAG Cabinet of Curiosities - Flickr album by the Shopping Sherpa

Dollhouses Past and Present 

Shopping Sherpa - Triang,  Tomy, Brio, Lundby,

My Vintage Dollhouses - and other treasures blog

Old Dolls House Gallery - Antique and Vintage dollhouse Collections from KT Miniatures

Parade of Homes - by Shopping Sherpa

Paul Keleher's Flickr album

Playing House: Contemporary Dolls' Houses 1957 - 2007, Canberra Museum exhibit

Vintage Dolls - Marx Colonial Dollhouse

 

Dollhouse Builders

Alessio Miniatures 

Brian Frost Dollhouses

Custom Dollhouses by Liz

Kendrew Dollhouses - can't find direct link, this is to Elly in Amsterdam's blog

Little Dollhouse Company - master builder does commissions

Little House Realty

Mulvaney and Rogers - one-twelfth scale architectural miniatures and doll's houses

Owen's Deluxe Dollhouses 

Paul Davey Dollhouses - specializing in weathered effects

Sid Cooke Dollhouses

 

Tips

  • make a paper doll in the scale of your dollhouse .Take it with you when shopping to compare sizes and scale

 

Other links

10 Amazing Dollhouses

16 Poppyfield Drive -  was designed by Keri burbridge with whitledge burgess in mind and built to my spec by Anglia Dolls Houses. It is   inches wide x 57 inches high33 rooms, halls & corridors, 36 working sash windows, 17 fireplaces, 58 light fittings with at least 100 bulbs13 hand stitched rugs and decorated with minis from 5 continents 

At the Dollhouse - Wonderful site full of info about history, design, and building dollhouses

Casas de Bonecas - Pinterest board by Roberto Nunes de Oliveira

Considerations when Choosing a Dollhouse - Dollhouse and Miniatures Library

Dollhouse Styles - 1890 to 1990

Dollhouse Designs

Dollhouse Workshop - links to some specific house builds, general techniques and repairs

Dollhouses - Pinterest board by Krista Cosentino

Dollhouses - Pinterest board by Rita Safruck

Dollhouses by manufacturers in Nukkekotiwiki

Dolls House Architecture - by Peter Mattison

Greenleaf Gallery - pictures of completed dollhouses

Gulf Bay House - check out the unusual construction of this house.

History of Dollhouses 1890 to 1990 - by Jennifer McKendry

Holiday Dollhouse Museum

Lita's Houses - a variety of finished houses

Little Lessons - a Fascinating History of the Dollhouse - from Smallisimo

Mackenzie Childs-inspired Dollhouse

Modern Dollhouses

Modern Miniatures -  by Ray W

Museum of Miniature Houses - Flickr Photostream

Pinterest Gallery of Dollhouses - collected by Ronda Vallejo, awesome variety!

Pinterest Cottages to Mansions - by Kate West

Steps to Finishing a Dolls' House - from About.com

Tips and Techniques - from SP Miniatures

Tynietown - Susan Grimshaw wrote articles for Nutshell News and other magazines. The site contains her very interesting collection of antique doll houses and miniatures, describing  in great detail how she restored them. It also includes her wonderful contemporary collection of well known artisans since the 80’s til now, informative auction reports and some show reports (notebook tab). Straightforward and experienced opinions.

Vintage Dollhouse Plans - from Stello's Mini Stuff

             

 

 

 

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