In buying a doll house kit, you should not immediately buy one the moment you see it just because you like it. More importantly, prior to purchase you should know the scale that you will need. Without this crucial consideration, you might end up being disappointed like many people who didn’t have prior knowledge on how dollhouses are scaled before finally purchasing one.In other words, you should bear in mind that doll houses don’t come as a “one-size-fits-all” line of products.
Also, it is equally important to know that most of the doll house kits are not proportionate and are not scaled for most of the popular dolls on the market.
For a little girl, it is common that she will wish for a doll house from her parents or grandparents and the latter, of course, can grant the wish of their little girl. Thus, in order not to ruin the great mood brought about by the purchase of the doll house, it is really important that before buying one, this question should first be considered, “What is the size of the dolls that will be used with the house?”
A scale of 1″ to 1′, or 1/12th are what most doll houses are made of; and the ones scaled to 2″ to 1′, or 1/6th are the most common doll house that are being used by little girls for their play. So the doll won’t really fit in a normal doll house. The standard doll being on the standard scale of 1” to 1’ it will stand 12 inches tall in a world that is too small for her; or in other words she will live in a 6 inch world.
If this is the case, it won’t just be the doll house the doll won’t fit into, but the little girl playing with the doll and the doll house will certainly have a difficult time in placing her doll inside the furniture no matter how hard she tries.
However, there is good news for this and it is that there are already available doll houses that are scaled to fit most of the popular dolls just like the KidKraft doll house. You just have to make sure that you share this information with the person that you are dealing with.
The price range of the doll scale line of doll houses range from about $100 to $500, This might be expensive for some, but the doll house will surely make your little girl happy. Some of these doll houses also come with furniture, while others don’t. However that shouldn’t be an issue because there is a lot of furniture that can be bought from different toy stores.
As stated above, before you buy a doll house make sure you know if such a doll house will be able to accommodate the size of your daughter’s dolls. On the other hand, there are also those doll houses that are already scaled to work with standard dolls, so you won’t need to worry whether the dolls will fit these particular doll houses. The Alexandra, Annabelle, Estate (which is spectacular and pricey), Townhouse, Savannah, Victorian, Chelsea, Country, Designer and Majestic Mansion are some of the doll houses that can cater to the size of standard dolls.