Lighting is a simple way of transforming your dolls’ house into a spectacular home.  From crystal chandeliers and modern, elegant wall lights; to freestanding table and floor lamps and practical outside lights, the possibilities are endless – and illuminating your dream house is easier than you think ! (more…)

Lots 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.

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Proper illumination adds to the overall décor of your doll’s house that can emerge as truly an exquisite creation if done correctly. Consider the following points when you think about lighting ideas for your doll’s house.

Consider if you need to use two separate doll’s house lighting circuits – one for each side – if you are using a lot of lights this might be a good idea. You can then make use of a lower watt transformer and fewer socket boards on each circuit, minimising the possibility of an electricity fault. Also, if a fault does take place it will be easier to locate.

Concentrate on one room or area at a time when lighting up your doll’s house. If you start with one room and then move on to another, you can systematically light up your entire doll’s house it and decorate it. Begin with the ground floor rooms of your doll’s house. It is important to work out where your lights are going to be placed before you decorate your doll’s house so you can cover the wires.

A true epitome of beauty and luxury, a doll’s house fully decked with furniture, upholstery, curtains and other accessories – to enhance the overall look and feel – is indeed a collector’s pride.

We give you some basic steps to follow before you start illuminating your dolls’ house. If you follow the steps below, your task will be much simpler, don’t rush straight into it.

Step 1: You should consider the lighting aspect at the planning stage itself, when you begin to visualise your dolls’ house.

Step 2: Even before you actually build your dolls’ house, you should be ready with ideas for how you want to light it.

Step 3: While doing the dolls’ house lighting, you should first of all, decide the precise location of all the lights in your dolls’ house.

Step 4: You should work out whether the lights will be on the ceiling or on walls. Also, work out whether they will be free standing or table lights.

Step 5: You don’t need to purchase all the lights at the planning stage and all in one go. However, you need to be aware of the quantity you’ll be using and where they will be placed.

Step 6: You need to be aware of the level of lighting that will be right for your dolls’ house. Consider where the dolls’ house is situated in your own home as to how much lighting you think it will need.

The world’s most expensive dolls’ house is more expensive than the average home in the UK. It is a replica of a private palace in London, Spencer House, and was created by specialists in Bath for an American collector.

It is worth more than £200,000, including over £3,000 of carpets and £1,000 of lighting and measures 7ft by 5ft.

The actual Spencer House was built in the 1750’s for an ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales – the first Earl Spencer.

The dolls’ house has featured in several large dolls’ house exhibitions around the world including the renowned annual Kensington Dolls’ House Festival in London.