Doll Furniture Ideas

At least half the fun of owning a doll house is turning it into a doll home. Because when you start thinking that small, it actually allows you to think big. Doll furniture ideas come to you from the most unexpected places, fueling your imagination and presenting fun new possibilities for dollhouse décor or baby doll accessories.

Doll Furniture Decorating Tips While style is typically the first consideration when decorating with real furniture, size is paramount in the world of baby doll furniture. Doll houses and doll furniture are built to a particular scale, the most common being 1:12 or one inch per twelve real-world inches. Playscale doll furniture is 1:6, which is the scale for 11- to 12-inch dolls such as Barbie. The doll furniture you buy or make should fit the scale of your dollhouse and baby dolls. For doll house owners that are mostly interested in play, the best decorating approach is simply to look for the furnishings that would be found in a real house. In the case of baby dolls, furniture pieces such as doll cribs and doll high chairs would obviously be a good start. Baby doll furniture sets are a cost-effective way to get the basic pieces you need, such as doll beds, doll armoires, and more.

Of course if you do decide to make style a priority, you'll find countless options - both handmade and manufactured - for creating a cohesive doll house décor, including rustic, modern, and Victorian doll furniture.

Dollhouse Décor Ideas
We can't all be Lester Freamon, the character from HBO's The Wire who supplemented his policeman's income by making exquisite wooden doll furniture pieces. But by looking at the world with a downscaled eye, you may find do-it-yourself inspiration in the most unexpected places.

One useful approach is to focus on materials: wire, cork, glass, aluminum foil, cardboard, etc. Everyday items could be used as is, cut down to size or refashioned as furniture or décor basics - place mats as doll house carpeting, for example. If you love modern design, try creating an Arne Jacobson egg chair (like the one in the first Men in Black) using an egg carton cup and milk jug base.

Because doll furniture pieces are quite easy to find, you may prefer to complement your furniture with creative dollhouse decorating ideas. Clipped images from magazines can be useful as dollhouse wall décor. Cut-out dialogue panels from old comic books would make colorful replicas of Roy Lichtenstein-style pop art - a fashionable look for a mod Barbie.

Keep an eye on nature also: shells or rare stones present interesting possibilities. Need a sculpture for the living room? Try Art Deco bookends or a bookend modeled after Rodin.