Monday, November 1, 2010

About Victorian Dollhouse Furniture

When it comes to deciding which furniture to select for your dollhouse, you will find that there is a large selection of Victorian dollhouse furniture to choose from. In the Victorian age, which lasted from 1837 to 1901, a great mix of styles came together. The styles that influenced this era came from the Baroque, the Gothic, the Rococo and the Neoclassical. Therefore Victorian dollhouse furniture can have a variety of looks.

The heavy curtains and upholstered sofas were mainly kept in a dark green or a dark red. The timber the furniture was generally made of mahogany. Victorian dollhouse furniture you can buy these days are exact replicas of these heavy and often carved pieces of furniture.

It was very important for people in the Victorian age to have their houses full of beautiful furniture in order to show their status of wealth to their friends and acquaintances. Dining rooms would have a large dining table with straight-backed chairs, often with velvet upholstery. Again the colors dark green and dark red were dominating. The library, where the men would gather after a meal, had heavy and large book cases and display cabinets where people showed off their collection of books and ornaments. There is a variety of Victorian dollhouse furniture for living rooms, dining rooms and libraries available to make your dollhouse look authentic.

Bedrooms in the Victorian age had carved beds made from mahogany timber but also from rosewood. Dressing tables and chest of drawers were part of the bedroom. Mirrors were not only part of the bedroom but also displayed in many other areas of the house.




The Dollhouse Company is a one-stop shop for everything you need to build a doll house. From dollhouse kits, furniture and accessories to finished dollhouses and how-to books.

A large variety of Victorian dollhouse furniture including accessories such as fine china, cutlery, vases and many other miniature items that were used or displayed in the home during the Victorian ages is available to purchase from our online shop.

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