| Living Room | | | | an inch of dollhouse furniture equates to a foot of |
| Any dollhouse, large or small, is not a dollhouse | | | | real furniture; so a 1/2 inch tall dollhouse coffee table |
| without a living room. The array of material types, | | | | would look like a 2 foot tall coffee table in reality. To |
| styles, and fabric patterns available makes living | | | | figure out which scale your dollhouse uses, figure out |
| rooms the most diverse of any room in the | | | | the height from floor to ceiling of one level of your |
| dollhouse. Examine as many living room sets as you | | | | dollhouse. Heights from 8-12 inches translate to a 1 |
| can-this room will make a big difference in identifying | | | | inch scale. |
| the characteristics of your dollhouse | | | | Heights between 4-6 inches indicate a half inch scale; |
| | | | heights between 2-3 inches indicate a quarter inch |
| Green is not usually thought of as an option, but it | | | | scale. |
| has some great qualities for your dollhouse. A great | | | | Black |
| reason for choosing green dollhouse furniture is that | | | | Instead of a natural wood finish, if you choose black |
| it adds variety and mixture that not only stands out, | | | | dollhouse furniture, it will pop out more. Most black |
| but helps other pieces and designs look unique. There | | | | dollhouse pieces have colorful artistic work. The black |
| are more green furniture options than you might | | | | look grants it an Asian look for your dollhouse |
| think and they come in a variety of sets, rooms, and | | | | coordination |
| designs. | | | | Oak |
| Walnut | | | | Oak wood has a very fine grain that lends itself to a |
| Where many trees grow fast and tall walnut wood | | | | more realistic piece of dollhouse furniture. Its natural |
| grows slow and firm. Its color is softer than | | | | color is lighter and fits in well with a traditional or |
| mahogany and fits traditional dollhouses very well. It | | | | classical style dollhouse. The lighter color fits well as a |
| is seen in most bedroom and kitchen sets as the | | | | great color accent to fabric dollhouse pieces like |
| material of choice. Walnut's characteristics also lend | | | | sofas and chairs. In the end oak is a great choice for |
| themselves well to dollhouse furniture because of its | | | | any dollhouse for its grain quality and style. |
| durable scratch resistant nature. | | | | Hand Painted |
| Making Sense of Quarter Inch Scales | | | | We ooh and aha over dollhouse furniture because it |
| To make sure you are getting the right sized item, | | | | is immensely detailed. That is why hand painted |
| check the scale of the furniture. If the scale is half | | | | furniture is so desired, it adds class, uniqueness, and |
| inch or quarter inch, it will say so in the title; all other | | | | style. This popular choice is not likely to fad with time |
| items are on a one inch scale. | | | | and many generations will enjoy the quality and |
| Dollhouse scales show how many inches of dollhouse | | | | craftsmanship that when into a hand painted piece of |
| furniture correspond to a foot, or 12 inches, of real | | | | dollhouse furniture. |
| life furniture. With the quarter inch (1:48) scale, 1/4 of | | | | |