General Chat

Following on from the discussion on Hayley's thread when Valeriepicked up that I said I'd been reading Dolls House magazine and said she was a dolls house fan, how many more dolls house owners have we got out there?

I wish I were, I always loved doll's houses.

Gill

Me too Gill. Just don't have the room...and probably not the money either LOL.

I would love a victorian dolls house but can't afford one,,,,, boohoo, sob!

I never had one, but have loved to have.

We don't really have room we only have one sitting room and a kitchen in the cottage so I have one on the sideboad in one fireside alcove and the other on a unit OH made in the other alcove the 1/ 16th Triang waiting to be renovated is in the bedroom on top of the bookcase but then I wouldn't bee without them although definitely no more.

I wondered if this would pop up again May Blossom but can't join in now as have to go and eat maybe catch you later ?

I love dolls houses !!!!!!!!!!
Val

I have my Triang one up in the loft somewhere. It must be about 55 years old now. It has been packed away for more than 40 years!

Elisabeth
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I'd love one-plenty of space ,but no money.

I have a big dolls house 53 years old.My dad was a carpenter and he made mine.I would not part with it for anything.My mum gave it away when i was at school one day when i was about 14.I went and knocked at the neighbours door and got it back. Annie

Oh made my Victorian/Edwardian one, , I drew what I wanted size etc., and style and size of rooms and he lovingly made it . I'm still awaiting a wash house at the side to be made, have got a mangle, clothes rack zinc bath, ironing board etc., all waiting he'll get around to it soon.

I had one just gave it away a few weeks ago - was sick to death with not having anywhere to put it. LOL
It has gone to a good home - a not well off family down the road and they were so delighted with it, so I feel pleased that someone is getting enjoyment out of it.
Tina xx

I had a lovely large one in the late 40s early 50s made by my Dad. I ,loved it. It disappeared one day when in my late teens an I realised Mum had sold it. Never knew who to. didn't think much of that at the time but looking back it was what they did then, Toys seem to have been on loan not our property!

Ann
Glos

Possibly made some child's dream come true Tina, lovely.

Yep, better to give than to receive.
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I didn't have a lot of toys when little because of the war. Between Christmas 1938 and New Year 1939, I started to be ill with meningitis and was in hospital until July 1939. I'd had a doll for Christmas an wanted it with me in hospital when I was getting better, but because it was an infectious disease couldn't bring it home so was without a doll and the the war started and none to be had. Afer the war and as soon as poss Mum gotme Pedigree baby doll but I had a toddler sister who dropped it on hard surface and broke the ear off. by then I was 12 and considered myself too old, but when in my 60's started collecting expensive to me, porcelain dolls, costing between £60 and £200 each,one is a double jointed repro of a 1911 doll, I have ten baby and toddler size and half a dozen smaller ones , one a repro bebe , then I stopped collecting dolls no where to put them they are in the bedroom on shelves, then went onto dolls houses and of course the porcelain doll families are much smaller and are housed.

Tina, my Oh has four teddies and my daughter 50 next week loves teddies her OH has bought her threeSteiff ones lucky her.

We had one when I was little that had belonged to my Mum when she was a girl. As there were two of us girls in the family my parents had an "extension" built onto the dools house.

I always loved playing with it (but my sister didn't that much) so when I had 3 daughters I always hoped that mum would pass it on to me.

She didn't, and kept it at her house where my girls played with it when we visited.

Now it sits in her garage and is never played with - such a waste!

Frances

PS. Have been thinking about buying one to sit on our landing for the grandchildren to play with (not for me, you understand, lol!)

My Grandad made my dolls house for my 7th birthday in 1956. It even had lights that worked! Sadly it was sold when I was about 10 or 11.

OH made one for our eldest daughter (still up in our loft!) and then made her daughter one 5 years ago for her Barbie dolls. It was enormous, but daughter and I had so much fun decorating it and furnishing it.
Sadly that had to be demolished when they moved house, but Santa brought grandaughter a 1:12 scale house last Christmas. It is beautiful and I love playing with it. It even had a lit Christmas tree and a wreath on the front door. As she is only 9½, most of the furniture and dolls are Playmobil, but as she gets older she will get more adult furnishings. She has picked them from a catalogue already & I can't wait :o))

Sue
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Hi all Lovely to hear all your dolls house stories, we built our own house (full size) and I made sure I had a workshop and enough space for all my houses and shops. I also collect teddies ( miniature ones and have about 250. Between dolls houses and bears my house looks like a toy shop !It's an adult one though !!!
Val