Dollhouse Furniture & Room Items
Dollhouses can be favorite playthings as well as family heirlooms and craft projects for the whole family. They are not just for children, and they can be very simple or huge and complex, with running water and working lights. Once you have a dollhouse, you can make it come to life with specialized choices like accessories, items, and furniture for its rooms.
Which companies make dollhouse furniture?Companies that make dollhouse furniture include Bespaq, TOMY, Renwal, Strombecker, Lundby, Marx, Ideal, and Sonia Messer. Other brands are Dora Kuhn, Chrysnbon, Tootsie Toy, and Town Square Miniatures. The styles range from antique, with choices such as Georgian style china closets to contemporary, with selections like flat-panel TVs or kitchen sets with modern refrigerators and ranges. There are also fantastic and entertaining styles of furniture in bright colors for younger children.
What are the scales of most dollhouse furniture?Contemporary dollhouses are usually 1:12 or 1:18, though there are scales that are larger or smaller. If a refrigerator is 6-feet tall in real life, its dollhouse version would be 6-inches tall if it is 1:12 or 4-inches tall if it is 1:18.
What is dollhouse furniture made of?Dollhouse furniture is made of the same materials that real furniture is made of. These include:
- Plastic
- Fabric
- Wood
- Metal
- Porcelain
- Bakelite
- Glass
- Paper, including wallpaper and miniature books
The first step in protecting your dollhouse furniture and keeping it in tip-top shape is storing it in a clean, dry place. Humidity fosters mold and mildew, the same things that attack your “real” furniture. Keep the house away from heat sources and out of direct sunlight. Check the dollhouse furniture regularly, and clean it now and then with a clean, lint-free, barely-dampened cloth or a lambswool duster. With care and protection, your dollhouse miniature furniture can continue to show off its beauty for generations of use and fun.
What is a roombox?A roombox is a box that is used to display a scale model of the furniture of a particular environment. It does not have to be a dining room or bathroom in a house but can also be the interior of a shop or office building. It can display an exterior setting like a garden and does not have to be realistic. Roomboxes can be made to show the landscapes of alien planets or fairy gardens.