Dollhouse Basket of Green Beans

Just as with a real home, the dollhouse kitchen can serve as a beautiful focal point and a center of activity and detail is essential. Your overall goal is to recreate the world of your choice in miniature, and in real kitchens, fruits and vegetables are often part of the overall picture. Dollhouse vegetables and fruit selections are fairly easy to work into the overall décor. Here are a few tips that may help.

Scale Remains Essential – You’ve worked hard to keep all of your dollhouse miniatures in proportion, and the fruits and vegetables you choose shouldn’t break this rule. Generally, fruit isn’t half the size of your kitchen stove, so as you begin shopping for items such as miniature dollhouse bananas, consider the scale you’re working with. Most dollhouse enthusiasts stick with the one inch scale (where each inch equals a standard twelve inches) because it’s the most popular scale.

Style Must Be Considered – As you began building your dollhouse, you probably decided to incorporate a certain style. Some hobbyists work with Victorian era styles while others prefer a more modern look.  If you’re modeling a period and a season, you’ll need to remain consistent there too. For example, say your dollhouse works with an English Tudor summer style. You will want to choose fresh fruits and vegetables that would be available during that season and time period. Potatoes, for example, were only available in very large estates during this time period, so unless you’ve created a very large dollhouse in this period, they’re simply not appropriate. Additionally, consider how and where you would like to display your miniature produce. In a farmhouse, it was common practice to store vegetables in baskets, bins or wooden crates.  A more contemporary dollhouse would include fruits and vegetables stored in the refrigerator or a fruit bowl on the kitchen counter.

Don’t Forget About Aesthetics – Sure, you may not spend much time thinking about how real apples will look on your own kitchen table, but do take time to analyze your dollhouse vegetables and fruits and where you might put them in your dollhouse. Consider the size, color and texture of the miniature fruit or vegetable and the overall effect it will give your miniature project. If you’re not sure a bowl of oranges will give your dollhouse kitchen the visual impact you’re looking for choose another fruit or vegetable you think will look amazing.

Dollhouse vegetables and fruits are the perfect way to accessorize and bring an additional level of realism to your miniature kitchen, but there are several aspects to consider before you make your purchase. Take a moment to browse our extensive collection of fruits and vegetables. With lots of choices for almost every period and style as well as cute accessories like dollhouse vegetable bins, you’re certain to find the ideal produce for your kitchen.