Dollhouse Miniature Calla Lillies

Spring is here and embellishing your dollhouse porch with Springtime accessories will help bring the vibrancy of the season indoors.

Every patio – big or small needs seating, and a miniature rocking chair is ideal.  Nothing says “lazy days ahead” like a large chair beckoning for us to sit down in and raise our feet! Purchase an unfinished rocker and stain it a color to match your dollhouse’s architectural style. Also, consider placing a small table or upside down planter pot to hold your dollhouse books and a mini glass of lemonade.

To ensure your doll’s reading doesn’t have to stop once the “sun” goes down, you may consider adding a miniature lantern for evening reading. Whether placed on a table top or hung for a hook, this rustic lighting piece gives your dollhouse porch a charming appeal.

Color is the cornerstone of any porch in the Spring. Your dollhouse should be no exception! Consider a couple of dollhouse hanging flower baskets or a window flower box filled with colorful blooms. Small pots of flowers such as Calla Lillies, Tulips or Roses bring the bright colors of the season to your mini porch scene.

Lastly, don’t forget about more practical seasonal accessories such as miniature garden tools or a watering can to complete your porch scene. Hang these on a hook outside your dollhouse or place them inside of a miniature planter.

When you’re indoors this Spring, these special touches will help remind you of the sunny days to come. When the season comes to an end and you’re ready to decorate for Summer, you can easily store them away.  The best part is Spring will return, and your miniature Spring porch accessories will once again have their chance to shine.

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.

Town Square Miniatures Poster Bed

Decorating the dollhouse bedroom is often the “icing on the cake” for many dollhouse hobbyists. There’s so much to consider in a typical bedroom, and coming up with all of the right miniature accessories for the bedroom in your dollhouse can be both fun and challenging.

As you begin to consider what may work with your project, don’t forget to think about several factors. The period that you plan to model is important. While a modern home has running water and plumbing, a Victorian home may not have.

Scale must also be considered. Much of what we offer is in 1:12 or 1:24 scale, and that’s the scale many hobbyists work with, but it must remain consistent throughout your home. While most dollhouse bedrooms end up looking quite different, more often than not, they include most of these top five items depending on the time period you’re emulating.

1. Dollhouse Bedding Set: Even those working with some of the earlier historical periods must have a bedding set to match. After all, everyone needs a bed and the right linens to top it off. For years, most bedrooms included a quilt on top of the bed, and many of those are available as well. Most of today’s bedding sets include accent pillows and dust ruffles, so if you’re modeling a modern home, adding accessories like these to your dollhouse bedroom is an absolute must.

2. Dollhouse Jewelry Chest: The lady of the house often has a number of jewelry items she must store somewhere, and a miniature jewelry box or chest is an excellent addition to any bedroom atmosphere. While there are a number of different choices as you choose the right dollhouse jewelry box, you’ll likely want one with a number of features. Opening doors, pull out drawers, and even hinged lids are all commonly available, and they can help to add a level of realism to the bedroom.

3. Dollhouse Clothing: Every dollhouse bedroom must include garments, and your dollhouse, no matter what period you’re working with, is little different. Fortunately, there are lots of options here as well. From miniature bathrobes, shirts and dresses to other accessories like hats, shoes, purses, and even belts, you’re certain to find options that will work out with your dollhouse. As you begin to add clothing items, though, you’ll want to consider dollhouse clothing hangers to help round out the package. You may even want to add an armoire or wardrobe to hang all of those clothes.

4. Dollhouse Lamps: While this addition depends a bit on the period of history you’re working with, even those modeling history before electricity will want to add kerosene lamps or gas lamps to help give an air of authenticity to the project. If you’re moving forward with something more modern, consider a working miniature lamp or even a lighted ceiling fan to help bring brilliance to your dollhouse.

5. Miniature Picture Frame: Sure, they may seem a bit mundane, but you see them throughout real homes, so why should your dollhouse be any different? As with almost all dollhouse miniatures, there’s much to choose from here as well. Whether you want your dollhouse to display fine art or family photos, you should be able to find the pictures and the frames you need.