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Dollhouse Miniatures – Replicas of real life

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Ornament1Lots of dolls house fans and collectors look for inspiration in their own homes to decide on the interior decorations of their miniature houses.

While decorating, pay attention to small details which will produce surprisingly authentic results. With a little effort the ambience of your miniature dolls’ house can even have the same look and feel as your own home. Your dolls’ house can be used to create any atmosphere you wish, from happy and bright to even dim and gloomy if that’s what you wish. Even though many aspects go into crafting these scenes, interior design plays a large part.

Dolls’ house designing can be taken to such a level as to be considered an art form. Your imagination and creativity will bring life to your decorating project. After you have selected the lighting, furniture and furnishing, you can look for ornaments and art objects to set off your room. Small details like choosing the ornaments, the small pieces of furniture or the paintings that will go with your design are an important part of the design process.

The Dolls House Emporium has a nifty collection of real-life miniature objects for you to select from. You can even pick up small objet d’art like shapely china pots to delicate figurines. How about a dignified Mozart bust in a classic alabaster or perhaps some exquisite jardinière with delicate motifs? Select the kind of accessories that will complement your room. Take time to make each room of your doll’s house exactly as you want it and watch your vision grow.
 

Furniture Choices – DIY or Ready Made

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

FallfrontbureauThere is such a wide array of exquisite furniture options to choose from, it can be difficult to choose.

Many doll’s house furniture items mirror real life examples such as our detailed bureau with pigeon holes and drawers. You may also opt for a versatile linen chest in classic ‘mahogany ‘ finish; superbly crafted lightwood nursery set, or highly useful kitchen unit, with opening white cupboard. Any of these will make your doll’s house look refined. These are not just decorative pieces either but will add immense value to your doll’s house as conversation starters and focal points.

Of course there are also options to build and varnish or paint your own furniture and even to build it using things such as the Mini Mundus kits. With such variety you create your own vision in your dream house without having to move home!

To search our website for products simply type in the product name i.e. ‘chest of drawers’ and let the website do the rest of the work, then you can just choose your furniture and wait for the little parcels of joy to arrive.

Tips for buying dolls’ house furniture

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

ChairHere are some useful tips for buying dolls’ house furniture. To start with, keep in mind the era or style you are creating while looking for your furniture. If you are styling your dolls’ house in a Victorian fashion then look for furniture with carved and mahogany finish or go in for the ready-made sets advertised as Victorian.

Make sure you plan out the room and try to keep to the furniture you planned. Miniatures are addictive and you can never finish collecting more and more but start by getting your main key pieces of furniture and then you can add further miniatures and accessories as you wish.

Always measure your dolls’ house rooms before you get the furniture you are eager to buy. Make sure that the furniture will fit your house. If you are buying furniture for children’s dolls’ houses keep the style simple and brightly coloured.

When you are buying furniture for your dolls’ house, think of it as buying furniture in your own home. There has to be a chosen style and there has to be a budget. Of course, if you are buying for a child’s dolls’ house then the style may not be as important.