Dollhouse Furniture: Hand Painted

Dollhouse furniture is known by, and revered for, its detail and quality. Hand painted furniture adds a tremendous value to your dollhouse furniture, giving them more depth and style. If you enjoy artwork and detail make sure to invest in some hand painted dollhouse furniture.

Great Porcelain Dollhouse Furniture

What is the first thing that you think about when you think of porcelain? The simple truth is china, and the reason is that porcelain was first discovered around the 600s in china. Because of its simple color and shine it has dominated dishware as the preferred choice. Fortunately for the miniature enthusiast it also works extremely well with dollhouse furniture. The most common areas that porcelain is found in dollhouses is in the accessories and bathroom furniture kits.

Dollhouse Furniture material: Pecan

Pecans anyone? Seriously the wood is fit for dollhouse furniture. In fact, Pecan wood is one of the most popular choices in dollhouse furniture today. Pecan wood is very light in its color, but don't let that fool you into thinking that it is a more delicate wood it actually rates right up there with mahogany. This type of wood is also a favorite with furniture manufacturers and thus is the default for dollhouse furniture making today. We recommend putting this furniture in any style home including modern or Victorian.

Using Wicker with Dollhouse Furniture

When you really want to have some detail in your dollhouse it is time to consider wicker furniture. It is the result of interlacing branch, wire, vine, or bamboo around a furniture frame. Most wicker furniture is made with wire, but there are some very ornament pieces put together with fine strips of wood. Wicker adds a modern look and appeal to your dollhouse furniture set and we would recommend that it complements contemporary or traditional dollhouse kits.

Dollhouse Modern Furniture

Do you enjoy a modern look? Modern dollhouse furniture is molded after contemporary designs. Modern design works very well together, and especially when coupled with a modern style dollhouse kit.

Kitchen Dollhouse Furniture

There is a huge range of dollhouse kitchen sets available, from a few simple appliances to deluxe, everything-included kitchens. You will definitely want to have a table and chairs in your kitchen if you are not planning to add a separate dining room to your dollhouse. There are a lot of great accessories, from cookingware to food, available for your dollhouse kitchen, so keep in mind that you will need enough space to show these items off

Dollhouse One Inch Furniture

When you buy a furniture item, you want to make sure it will fit correctly in your dollhouse.Dollhouse scales help you know you are getting the right size. At Dollhouse City, unless the title of the furniture item tells you it is ½ inch or ¼ inch, the item is built on a 1 inch scale.

Most dollhouse furniture, like most dollhouses, are built on a 1 inch scale (also known as 1:12 scale). Every inch of dollhouse furniture is equivalent to twelve inches of real furniture. So a 2 inch tall dollhouse coffee table would look like a 2 foot tall coffee table in reality. Other scales include the half inch (1:24) and quarter inch (1:48) scales.

For example, a dollhouse dresser that is 4 inches tall represents a 4 foot tall real dresser. There are other scales, but they are less popular and common