Monday, December 22, 2008

A morning to remember

My most memorable Christmas gift as a child was my doll house. It was not just any doll house – it was a Lundby doll house. And for those who know their dollhouses you know Lundby is a little girls fantasy come true.
My house looked similar to this one (before the move- it got damaged – very sad). I loved my house and remember playing with it always.

Eventually the house was passed down from niece to niece and in a couple of years I will give it to my daughter. I will need to repair and restore it….which will be fun (I hope), I’ve started to research a bit on how to it.

Thinking back to that Christmas morning (it is so vivid), I ran down the stairs (we use to set our alarm for 6am Christmas morning – INSANE) to see what Santa brought me. And there it was all set up with the lights on and the table set – it was spectacular!
The memory inspired me to check and see what kinds of dollhouses are out there now – and wow, check it out……

Printed Doll House
From petitflaneur on etsy.com Not only for children, these houses are for anyone who enjoys things in miniature form (like me!!) Modern furniture and detailed wallpaper bring these houses up-to-date.Hand-printed, assembled dollhouses include assembled furniture, made of birch micro-plywood. Houses made of hardboard, which is a pressed wood. All inks are water-based and non-toxic.Available in three colors- cotton candy, creme de menthe, and pigeon blue. In the note to buyer, please specify which color(sheets on bed vary from house to house).

Award Winner I love this modern doll house from award winning designers Wolfgang Sirch and Christoph Bitzer. The simple design is stylish and beautiful.

Smart Design This handmade dollhouse with is made from plywood and wallpaper.This house can be placed on a table or used directly on the floor and what’s really smart is that it is can be cleaned with a damp cloth – hence the wallpaper!

Rainbow Bright This house is a product from Momoll, where the designs are influenced by Scandinavian architecture. The Furnished Plexiglas Ding house is a toy for kids of 2-8 years of age. The Ding house is designed in such a manner that the strong colors are used to stimulate the child’s imagination. The parts of the Ding house are simple to assemble and can be are modular to suit your child’s imagination. The quality of the materials is very good and the concept and designs are new and wonderful.

Ray Ray!!!
The Furnished Ray Ray doll house is an attractive doll house for your little angel. Your daughter will definitely love the doll house and showing it off to all her friends. The design of the doll house is influenced again by Scandinavian designs that are functional and modern.

Art deco at it’s best! This Art Deco Doll's House was built exclusively for Dolly Daydreams. It sold for around $1,380 which included all the lighting, decorations and Art Deco Furniture.

The new and improved Lundby Lundby architect-designed doll houses have been around since 1947 and the interiors have been repeatedly redesigned over the years, in order to keep up with the very latest in interior design. While I love my 1970 something version the Stockholm house (designed exclusively in Sweden), is the ultimate leisure home with its mosaic patterned pull-out pool, pet deck, hot tub on the party roof and many lush furnishings. The house has floor-to-ceiling windows that retract conveniently for play and there are even two working terrace lights to light it up at night. LOVE IT!!!!

If all else fails…. Then this simple low cost is always an option. Grab a Bonde bookcase from Ikea (like this picture I found on Flickr), and voila you have a loft apartment building…..and endless hours of fun too!

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