Living room furniture ideas

Living Room : Whether you have a two-room cabin or a 15-room mansion, a living room is a must for your dollhouse. There are more options for dollhouse living room furniture than perhaps any other room in your dollhouse, due to the variety of styles, fabrics patterns, and material types available. Take your time to explore several types, since dollhouse living rooms really help define the personality of your dollhouse.

Using Oak : Oaks defining quality comes from its grain, and makes dollhouse furniture appear more realistic. It has a lighter color that you will find coordinates with many classical or traditional dollhouses. Oak is a great choice for living room furniture as the wood beautifully accents the fabric pieces. Oak is a great pick for a traditional or modern dollhouse, but the material does lend itself to be used in most, any style.

Porcelain : What is the first thing that you think about when you think of porcelain? The simple truth is china, and the reason is that porcelain was first discovered around the 600s in china. It has been the material of choice for plates, potter, dishes, and "china." Fortunately for the miniature enthusiast it also works extremely well with dollhouse furniture. You will see most bathroom sets are made from porcelain creating a beautiful white, glazed color.

Metal : Quality furniture does not always have to be made out of wood; there are many great pieces that would not be available if not for some great metal artisans. Dollhouse barbecues are an excellent demonstrations of fun metalworking in this hobby; I mean what doll could resist getting the ol' burgers on the grill. You will find the biggest selection of metal dollhouse pieces in the outdoor category, but some feature collections like laundry room are ideal for this medium.

Kitchen : There is a huge range of dollhouse kitchen sets available, from a few simple appliances to deluxe, everything-included kitchens. If you are not going to have a separate dining room, be sure to get a table and chairs-they are must-haves for dollhouse make-believe 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

Unfinished Furniture : If you found building your own dollhouse to be a fulfilling and liberating experience, consider purchasing furniture kits or unfinished furniture. Furniture kits include items you put together yourself that will look like their picture once they are completed. If you want to assemble the furniture yourself, buy a furniture kit; completed items will appear as they do in the picture.

Materials: Wire : Looking for a nontraditional design? When traditional materials do not lend themselves to a particular piece of furniture wire is used. , you will see wire designs of furniture that would be very fragile with would perform magnificently with wire. Wire is most commonly found in wicker furniture, furniture accessories, or in outdoor dollhouse furniture.