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Mahogany Wood

When looking at wood material for dollhouse furniture mahogany is a great pick for its strength and scratch resistant nature. Mahoganies natural color emanates a beautiful antique look that will add greatly to your dollhouse eye appeal. Because of the beauty of the pieces and the quality of the craftsmanship these mahogany pieces draw the eye and really add to the imagination in playing with the dollhouse. Most antique mahogany pieces were made in the 1700s, and these dollhouse furniture replicas would fit great in any Victorian dollhouse kit.

Understanding Dollhouse Scales: Inch Scale

Dollhouse scales tell you that the you are buying the right sized furniture for your dollhouse. On this website, all furniture is built on a 1 inch scale unless you see inch or inch in the title of the item.

The most common scale for both dollhouses and dollhouse furniture is the 1 inch , or 1:12, scale. Every inch of dollhouse furniture is equivalent to twelve inches of real furniture. For example, a dollhouse tub 5 inches long is built to represent a 5 foot real tub. There are other scales, but they are less popular and common

So a 2 inch tall dollhouse coffee table would look like a 2 foot tall coffee table in reality. There are other scales, but they are less popular and common

Making Sense of Quarter Inch Dollhouse Scales

To make sure you are getting the right sized item, check the scale of the furniture. If the scale is half inch or quarter inch, it will say so in the title; all other items are on a one inch scale.

Dollhouse scales show how many inches of dollhouse furniture correspond to a foot, or 12 inches, of real life furniture. So, a 1 inch dollhouse sofa represents a 6 foot real sofa. Other scales include the 1 inch (1:12) and half inch (1:24) scales. If you are not sure which scale your dollhouse corresponds to, simply measure the height from floor to ceiling on the 1st floor of your dollhouse. If it is between 8-12 inches, it is most likely a 1 inch scale.

Half inch scales will have heights between 4-6 inches; for a quarter inch scale, there should be 2-3 inches between floor and ceiling.

Laundry and Sewing Dollhouse Furniture

One place that brings a lot of notice in your dollhouse is a laundry or sewing room. Laundry rooms usually imply a more current time; sewing rooms are a little more old-worldly picturesque. Both allow you to place a few accessories in your home (such as a box of thread or an ironing board) that will delight anyone who sees them

Children's and Nurserys Dollhouse Furniture

No room in your dollhouse will be more sweet or nostalgic than a childrens room or nursery. You can decorate the childrens room to look serene or lively, and the accessories available will enchant you (such as teddy bears, a copy of The Cat in the Hat, or a dolls dollhouse). Depending on how you style it, childrens rooms can be lively or tranquil places, and you will love the childrens toys you can add (miniature picture books, little wagons, and even a dolls dollhouse.

Dinning Room Dollhouse Furniture

Dining rooms will help to make your dollhouse look extremely elegantand/or extremely fun Most dining rooms are quite formal, but hand-painted and rustic dining room sets have a flair and personality thats all their own. Dining rooms are one of the best areas of your dollhouse for playing pretendwhether children are pretending to serve a meal to visitors or you are showing off an adorable tea set

Kitchen Dollhouse Furniture

The variety within dollhouse kitchen sets is enormous: you can purchase just two or three necessary pieces, or you can choose a luxurious roomfuland everything in between 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. Some of the most fantastic dollhouse accessories belong in the kitchen (such as cookie tins for the cabinets and a gallon of milk for the fridge), so make sure you have room to exhibit them