I Want The Best Doll House On Earth!
Imagine having a house of your own as a child! No, I am not talking of a real house, but a large doll house made of wood! Many girls and even boys wish to have such a plaything! As a matter of fact, if a child is allowed to take charge of decisions concerning organization or furnishing and decorating of this play house, it builds up his/her creative skills. The child also learns about family and other people. If nothing else, there could be entertainment with the help of stories involving the people in the doll house.
A doll house cannot be created unless it follows some model that already exists. So manufacturers look to real houses all around the world, for their ideas. Among the many styles of house construction that can be seen globally, a few have captured the imagination of these manufacturers and are more popular. These range from Colonial-type houses to Victorian and Georgian, from American Farm Houses to English Tudor.
A Victorian home is an elaborate two-story home that often came with an attic on the unfinished third floor. Named after Queen Anne who loved things to look regal, Queen Anne Victorian homes had a number of large windows, fancy curved wrap-around porches, irregular rooflines, and towers on the upper corner of the house. On the outside, these homes showcased exquisite millwork and latticework skirting. The open areas under the porches were also finished with the latticework skirting. Children love wood doll house models that are created to look like Victorian homes. The large rooms allow for entertaining and the upstairs contain many bedrooms to fit larger families.
Colonial homes are still extremely popular homes in the east. These two-story rectangle homes offer a lot of living space for the money. Their standard floor plans with the bedrooms upstairs and the living areas downstairs make them a wood doll house favorite.
Similar to Colonial houses are the Georgian homes. The shape is rectangular, but there are borders on either side. These borders consist of very large stone or brick chimneys. The impression one gets is that one side is the mirror image of the opposite side. The living space even here is very large, so there is plenty of space to move around and entertain. Georgian houses are grander colonial houses.
Ask manufacturers which is the simplest doll house to construct, and they will reply, "the American Farm House"! It consists of a main portion in front, which is then extended. The extension is at the back in the shape of a T or an L. This creates a larger living area. The farmhouse is two-storeyed with the kitchen, dining room, living room and bathroom downstairs, and the bedrooms upstairs.
Lastly, we come to English Tudor-style houses. They are really magnificent to look at, and remain a great favorite with children! True, this type of doll house is more expensive than the others, what with all the fancy settings! Again a two-storeyed construction, the living area and guest rooms remain on the main floor, while the bedrooms are upstairs. Why are these houses so special? Well, they have all these trappings to them--timber lines on the stone walls, parapets, cross-hatching near the roof line, huge stone chimneys and narrow windows.
Let your child help decide which wood doll house is right for them. Including them in every decision will allow them to feel as though their opinion matters and it also ensures that they'll enjoy it for years to come. - 2368
A doll house cannot be created unless it follows some model that already exists. So manufacturers look to real houses all around the world, for their ideas. Among the many styles of house construction that can be seen globally, a few have captured the imagination of these manufacturers and are more popular. These range from Colonial-type houses to Victorian and Georgian, from American Farm Houses to English Tudor.
A Victorian home is an elaborate two-story home that often came with an attic on the unfinished third floor. Named after Queen Anne who loved things to look regal, Queen Anne Victorian homes had a number of large windows, fancy curved wrap-around porches, irregular rooflines, and towers on the upper corner of the house. On the outside, these homes showcased exquisite millwork and latticework skirting. The open areas under the porches were also finished with the latticework skirting. Children love wood doll house models that are created to look like Victorian homes. The large rooms allow for entertaining and the upstairs contain many bedrooms to fit larger families.
Colonial homes are still extremely popular homes in the east. These two-story rectangle homes offer a lot of living space for the money. Their standard floor plans with the bedrooms upstairs and the living areas downstairs make them a wood doll house favorite.
Similar to Colonial houses are the Georgian homes. The shape is rectangular, but there are borders on either side. These borders consist of very large stone or brick chimneys. The impression one gets is that one side is the mirror image of the opposite side. The living space even here is very large, so there is plenty of space to move around and entertain. Georgian houses are grander colonial houses.
Ask manufacturers which is the simplest doll house to construct, and they will reply, "the American Farm House"! It consists of a main portion in front, which is then extended. The extension is at the back in the shape of a T or an L. This creates a larger living area. The farmhouse is two-storeyed with the kitchen, dining room, living room and bathroom downstairs, and the bedrooms upstairs.
Lastly, we come to English Tudor-style houses. They are really magnificent to look at, and remain a great favorite with children! True, this type of doll house is more expensive than the others, what with all the fancy settings! Again a two-storeyed construction, the living area and guest rooms remain on the main floor, while the bedrooms are upstairs. Why are these houses so special? Well, they have all these trappings to them--timber lines on the stone walls, parapets, cross-hatching near the roof line, huge stone chimneys and narrow windows.
Let your child help decide which wood doll house is right for them. Including them in every decision will allow them to feel as though their opinion matters and it also ensures that they'll enjoy it for years to come. - 2368
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