As hobbies go building, decorating and furnishing dolls’ houses may initially seem one of the rarer ones, but the bustling market of dolls’ house magazines, and shops in every corner of the world selling a range of miniatures, would seem to suggest the exact opposite.  In talking to our customers we have found that one of the most important considerations when choosing a hobby is ensuring there is the opportunity to engage with others who have the same interest – which is why many people choose dolls’ houses as their hobby! (more…)

Tomorrow morning from 10am for approximately 2 hours, the website will be closed for maintenance. We are moving the hosting of the website to a new server. What this means is that the website should work slightly quicker for you all and it will allow the web team to make some needed upgrades and improvements on the cogs and levers that allow the website to work. We also hope that it will allow them to add more sparkle and functionality in the future.

Whilst the website is down, why not join us on facebook, twitter and even on our very own forum to talk about this great hobby!

You can still order your favourite bits and pieces, just give us a call;

From within the UK call 080 00 11 44 11

From overseas call +44 1332 912989

Social Media. Two not very big words which mean a whole world of interest on the internet. Some of you will know that The Dolls House Emporium now has a fan page on Facebook and that we also ‘tweet’ a couple of times a day on Twitter.  Both these sites allow us to converse with you, our customer, in a way we haven’t been able to before. Rather than us (and most other retailers) in the past saying ‘Here’s what we’ve got, come and buy it’, you are now in a position to say ‘Actually can you do it like this, deliver it on Friday and what if it doesn’t fit after all?’ and we can react accordingly.

This is awesome.

The possibilities for these mediums to allow a better relationship between all customers and all companies are unprecedented. Eventually I believe it will lead to much greater consumer power and for the good companies out there, that won’t be a problem.

It’s going to be a very interesting journey along the way, I am sure it will be fraught with danger and excitement. So become a fan and/or a follower, engage with us, talk to us, we’re listening! I hope many more of you will join us!

There are so many people blogging about dolls’ houses and miniatures right now we find it a bit hard to keep up sometimes.

Whilst poking round Twitter yesterday we came across this lady and then across her blog about creating a haunted dolls’ house. It looks like Carmen is creating something really special here and we can’t wait to see more progress, there’s heaps of photos too!

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Yes, we’ve done it, we’ve joined the new millennium and taken a step into the world of Facebook and Twitter. We’ve been on YouTube for quite sometime,  but we’ve been a bit nervous of Facebook and Twitter, all this new-fangled technology can be a bit daunting when you like solid things made from wood, but we’ve taken a deep breath and dived in at the deep end with a Facebook page and Twitter profile.

So, if you would like to become a fan on Facebook, just search for ‘Dolls House Emporium  and there we’ll be. If you’d like to hear us ‘tweet’ use the search facility on Twitter with the term ‘Dolls House Emporium’ to find us. We’d be delighted to share our journey with you into this social adventure!

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