Doll Houses and Accessories

Every girl at some point in her life has had dolls to play with, dolls have been part of human life since the beginning. The  earliest ones were made of clay, stone, wood , ivory, leather and wax. Wooden paddle dolls were discovered in Egyptian tombs.  A significant 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.