Craze For Doll Houses

Girls are always associated with playing with doll houses. The earliest ones were of clay, stone, wood, ivory, leather and  wax. Wooden paddle dolls were discovered in Egyptian tombs. A major part of the world’s population is crazy about dolls so  much so there are doll collection is a hobby and some collectors are willing to pay a huge sum for the really antique dolls  or limited edition ones too. Those who collect such dolls also keep doll houses and collect even miniatures dolls to fit in  them. Some people build their own from scratch and decorate it. One can purchase a kit or buy a ready made doll house.

There  are many stores that specialize in this filed and one can also find clubs where they discuss and share advise on how to build  doll houses. Some doll houses have empty rooms so that the collector can finish off each room in the doll house as per their  choices. Wall paper, borders, flooring and even carpeting, is done by the collector. Miniature chandeliers too can be used to  light up the rooms. Dollhouse furniture is also available or can be made as per the owner’s choices. A whole range of  accessories too are used to decorate the doll house. Stuff like area rugs, lamps, pictures in frames, food, dishes, toys,  wine bottles, cabinets, bedding sheets, quilts, tea pots, decorative pillows, blenders, tiny glasses for martinis, pots and  pans, rolling pins some of the modern ones also have modern amenities like microwaves, air conditioners, refrigerators and TV  sets.

There is no end to how one can decorate or put a limit to the number of collection when it comes to doll houses and  doll collecting. People who are into this hobby can spend hours nay days or weeks looking for that perfect piece of object  they wish to acquire and make part of the dollhouse or doll collection. They really are willing to pay huge sums for these  pieces of toys. Doll collecting and doll houses are not really so expensive that one can not take part in, usually people  start of with their own and then go on to acquire or there are those that build from scratch. There are many ideas on how to  decorate the miniature dolls and doll houses, one just has to let loose their imagination to partake in the joy of this  hobby.