Victorian Dollhouse

I have a 3 and 5 year old and did tons of research before deciding on this dollhouse. Huge thanks to the other purchasers who posted photos and wrote detailed comments. Like the woman who painted hers pink, I also purchased the basement floor, the Le Toy Van furniture and painted/wallpapered mine. It exceeded my expectations in quality and took very little time to assemble (maybe 30 mintures). Painting however was a major project. Since this was present from Santa I couldn't risk my kids finding it at our house, so I painted it at my mother's house. I did not have to sand it, but I did prime it and then did 2 coats of blue paint + two coats of white for the trim. If you know anything about painting, cutting trim is the hardest part and this dollhouse is all trim. I completed the project in about a week, but it was a lot of work. Now that it's done I adore it and am so glad I invested the time. I highly recommend it - just plan accordingly or inlist your husband! Also, I purchased the dollhouse in Nov '12 from this seller on Amazon and it was $179. Plan Toys no longer makes the basement floor (I called the manufacturer) but I eventually found it on a Canadian website. I think basement add a lot to the charm, but I think it would be really cute without the basement if you put in a table or even built some sort of storage base or put it on casters so you could roll it around. I purchased all of the Le Toy Van furniture from YoYo.com (which is now owned by amazon) for 60% off...the have random sales that you just have to watch for. The quality of the Le Toy Van stuff is incredible and so sweet. I just didn't like all the painting inside of their dollhouses so wanted this dollhouse from Plan Toys. This is something I'm certain my girls will be passing down to their girls in 30 years. It's timeless and every little girl's dream.

Originally posted at plantoys.com