Re: Doll's Houses - the choice

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We agonised over this one, even though we only had 3 or 4 to choose

from! I am nearly glad I didn't know about the doll's house website -

too much choice for me!

We started with a wonderful specialist doll's house shop down the

road, which does beautifully decorated houses and 000's of

accessories with real-life details, but in the end we decided that we

wanted a present for a 3-year old, not for an 8-year old collector.

I wanted her to be allowed to play with it on her own, and I didn't

want to have to be too upset if the paint got scratched, or a door

fell off - so for us it had to be a) not too expensive, and

relatively solid.

So we checked Tridias, GLTC, Letterbox, and a few other catalogues

instead. Was really pieved to find that GLTC's Georgian Doll's House

sells for 79.99 - I bought the same for a little baby girl for 99.99

in !!!

In the end we went for a pure wooden one from Letterbox, which has

brightly painted windows/doors and was £99 I think. Can't remember

what it's called, but it looks quite cheerful. Comes flatpacked, and

relatively easy to put together. Only downside is the windows/doors

are movable - which means they sometimes move when they shouldn't!

Might also have been attracted to it because it looks a tiny bit

Scandinavian with the wooden look... I have to admit I really like

those sturdy wooden doll's house furniture too - nice for small hands!

HTH

Karina

> Bowing to your superior knowledge, Karina and others - I was

thinking

> of buying DD1 a doll's house for Christmas - she is just 3. Which

> one have you chosen and why? They are so expensive that I do not

> want to make a mistake, nor do I want to get something that will be

> too 'babyish' in a years time. Have looked at Tridias and

Letterbox

> ones.

> Did you go to a shop or buy over the net?

> All ideas greatfully received.

>

> Beverly

[Guest guest]

on 25/10/01 03:25 PM, kbholm@... at kbholm@... wrote:

> I am nearly glad I didn't know about the doll's house website

Hmmmmm just 'nearly " glad then Karina

jenni