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Mahogany
Mahogany wood is ideal for dollhouse furniture because it is dense and strong enough to resist most playtime scratches. It is by far the most popular type of wood for dollhouse furniture because of its natural beauty. To be honest, no dollhouse feels complete without a bit of mahogany to add a collectors feel to it. Perhaps mahogany is so sought after is due to the romantic feel, in fact most Victorian dollhouse pieces are made from its wood
Walnut
Where many trees grow fast and tall walnut wood grows slow and firm. Its grain and color are very traditional and fit very comfortable in any dollhouse. Walnut wood is optimal for kitchen sets and bedroom dollhouse sets. Walnut’s characteristics also lend themselves well to dollhouse furniture because of its durable scratch resistant nature.
Oak
Oak wood has a very fine grain that lends itself to a more realistic piece of dollhouse furniture. It has a lighter hue and would fit fine in any traditional dollhouse. The lighter color fits well as a great color accent to fabric dollhouse pieces like sofas and chairs. In any case oak will fit with any type of style, and can even be seen as an offset to other types of wood.
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Pecans are tasty, but did you know that the wood is ideal? This type of wood is growing in miniatures and will soon, if it has not already be the dominate type of wood for dollhouse furniture. It has a soft look similar to walnut or oak, yet it is a hardier
Maple
Though it is not as popular as mahogany, or oak, maple still provides a great creamy or even reddish brown look to your dollhouse furniture. Maple is an extremely dense wood that is used on many indoor courts including professional basketball quarts. If you are worried about scratches rest assured that maple can take them better than even mahogany. Maple is also very versatile and could be placed in any style of dollhouses.
Using Wire with Dollhouse Furniture
Would you like a very detailed piece of dollhouse furniture? Choosing a wire
Dollhouse Furniture: Wicker
When you really want to have some detail in your dollhouse it is time to consider wicker furniture. It is the result of interlacing branch, wire, vine, or bamboo around a furniture frame. Most wicker furniture is made with wire, but there are some very ornament pieces put together with fine strips of wood. You will see wicker appear most commonly in the kitchen or outdoor sets.
Porcelain Dollhouse Furniture
What comes to mind when you think of porcelain? The simple truth is china, and the reason is that porcelain was first discovered around the 600s in china. It has been the
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Picking Dollhouse Metal Furniture
Metal is a great dollhouse furniture medium that can bring some realistic qualities to specific dollhouse pieces. Dollhouse barbecues are an excellent demonstration of fun metalworking in this hobby; I mean what doll could resist getting the ol’ burgers on the grill. Outdoors is not the only place to find metal