Welcome
to the hobby of collecting dollhouse miniatures and collectible
treasures, a hobby enjoyed by enthusiasts of all ages. Some
miniatures are designed especially for children, but most
collectors are adults who enjoy interior decorating, recreating
history, fine furniture reproductions, and collecting and
crafting miniatures. Today, the miniatures market provides
affordable miniatures for all age groups!
Interior decorating is the focal point
of the dollhouse miniatures hobby. There are a multitude of
miniature items available to decorate dollhouses and roomboxes,
including beautiful printed wallpapers, plush carpeting, furniture,
draperies, building supplies, electric lights and household
accessories for every room in the house. Everything in the real
world is available in miniature!
Have you always
wanted a Victorian or Country dollhouse with gingerbread
trim? Or, are you a collector of small items for wall displays
or curio cabinets? You can create displays one room at a
time, buy items for theme displays, select items for a special
glass case, collect dolls or start your 14-room dream dollhouse
today.
Custom-made miniature displays can
become a priceless, personal gift for friends and relatives: a
wedding day vignette, a reproduction of grandma's sewing room, a
40th birthday remembrance, a beautiful wall display case (filled
with collectibles), or a dollhouse for Christmas for that special
grandchild. Give a gift that will never be forgotten or hidden away
in a closet! For your next special holiday or event, think of giving
a miniature.
Scale is important in miniature
collecting. Miniatures are exact reproductions of full-size items,
proportionately reduced. Scale is expressed as 1/12th scale or 1" =
1'. One-inch scale is employed in most of the miniatures featured in
shops and catalogs.
It's easy to convert
scale in this hobby, simply substitute inches for feet.
Thus, a five-foot long table becomes a five-inch long table
in miniature. Miniatures are available in even smaller scale
than one inch, look for half-inch and quarter-inch scale
too.
Start your miniature collection today.
You can build everything yourself using kits, or purchase ready-made
furniture and accessories. Stop by your local miniatures shop and
look over the world of miniatures. A world you'll learn to love and
enjoy for the rest of your
life! |