A doll's house to die for
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (345869)
Rockingham, Australia
February 13, 2025 5:35pm CST
This exquisite dolls’ house was in the Collie Museum that we visited recently. Isn’t it lovely? The ‘doors’ that have been opened to reveal the inside have windows with lace curtains. Everything is so tiny.
I have a friend who is buying kits and making miniature ‘scenes’ although not a full dolls’ house. I didn’t know you could do this but I wasn’t tempted to go looking for kits for myself. I have enough ‘stuff’ lying around.
I tried to take close-ups of individual rooms but hopefully you can see some of the detail here.
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@lilacskies (2332)
• United States
13 Feb
I always liked doll houses. Dolls, not so much. They creep me out. Puppets and clowns too.
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@lilacskies (2332)
• United States
21h
@JudyEv Dolls, clowns, puppets. Feels like they are alive, staring at me, and waiting for me to leave the room or sleep so they can walk around in peace. Yikes!
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@JudyEv (345869)
• Rockingham, Australia
6h
@lilacskies I hope you are never too tormented with them. 
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@snowy22315 (185036)
• United States
14 Feb
It's's amazing how much detail can go into those
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@snowy22315 (185036)
• United States
14 Feb
@JudyEv I used to know somebody who's hobby was doll houses. I saw a couple of creations. I don't remember though if he bought or made all the little pieces
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@allknowing (140482)
• India
13 Feb
What is noteworthy is that you took pictures of every detail in there.
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@Juliaacv (52172)
• Canada
14 Feb
That is such a lovely detailed doll house.
I remember I did not have an actual dollhouse, but would use my double bed as the entire house.
I fashioned furniture from small boxes and items that I would find around the house.
I remember having a little square box from pressed foundation powder of my mother's for the television, and it was a huge tv and I remember thinking how lucky my doll was to have such a nice big tv. 
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@andriaperry (118219)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Feb
I would have loved this as a kid.
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@BarBaraPrz (48467)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20h
Hmm.. nice big chimney but no fireplaces... My tin dollhouse has 2 fireplaces (painted on the walls) but it lost the chimney long ago.
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@BarBaraPrz (48467)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1h
@JudyEv I noticed that later. I thought it was a bookshelf though. (Can you tell I like books? )
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@much2say (57080)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Feb
I would have loved this as a kid! My dad found a trashed metal dollhouse like this and brought it home for me . . . but there was absolutely nothing in or on it like this. I have seen such "kits" . . . some are quite intricate - but yah, I need to work on my own house first .
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@JudyEv (345869)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Feb
I would have loved a set of stables rather than a dolls' house! 
@changjiangzhibin89 (16843)
• China
14 Feb
Lovely dolls ! My granddaughter is crazy about Collectible Figurines and has bought a lot of them online.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16843)
• China
1h
@JudyEv Maybe the Beswick china horses have appreciated in value.
@FourWalls (71268)
• United States
21h
That is simply amazing. Too detailed for my poor old hands, but kudos to the people who make them.
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@JudyEv (345869)
• Rockingham, Australia
6h
It would be fun to make one but beyond me/us now and what would we do with it?
@RasmaSandra (82385)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17h
If it made any sense I would even love to have such a house to rearrange even now, I love all kinds of doll houses,
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@JudyEv (345869)
• Rockingham, Australia
6h
I can understand that and I reckon I'd enjoy rearranging things too.
@Marilynda1225 (83707)
• United States
22h
That's a beautiful dollhouse. Certainly makes Barbies dreamhouse look not very warm and inviting.
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@Marilynda1225 (83707)
• United States
6m
@JudyEv you're right! I bet it would be fun to start from scratch and create your own dollhouse. I don't have the patience now but just the idea is intriguing
@Beestring (14902)
• Hong Kong
14 Feb
That is a lovely dollar house. I would love to have it even I am an adult now. :)
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