Occasionally Crafty: Dollhouse Furniture
Posted by Valerie Earnest This Christmas, we Santa got my 5 year old daughter a dollhouse. We weren’t planning on getting her a dollhouse. However, there was a great pre-Black Friday deal on a child’s dollhouse online at Amazon. It was normally $150, and I got it for $39 plus free shipping! I couldn’t let that pass by. Of course, then you have to fill it with furniture. Did you know that doll house furniture, even the cheaper plastic stuff for kids, costs around $20-$40 per room? We just didn’t have that in the budget, too. I found this set of wooden doll furniture at Michaels that showed some promise. It sells under the name Creatology, but I also found it online going by Puzzled. I found one in-depth review on it, and that was by a miniature-maker, so I couldn’t really tell if it would be something good for my daughter. Since this whole set 
was only $5 at Michaels, I bought it and set out to put it together. Here’s my review in case you’re thinking of buying it yourself: First off, the pieces come in four wooden sheets. The instructions tell you to punch out all the pieces first. DON’T! They are not labeled at all. I found it easiest to follow by numbering the pictures of the wooden sheets in the provided diagram, then numbering the actual sheets so I knew which ones to use first. 
Next, the pieces are labeled by which parts go together. You work in ascending numerical order: Find all the pieces that have a 1 and a 2, and slide them together. It is meant to be a puzzle, and it surely is! However, I only found a few pieces difficult to assemble. A square of sandpaper is provided. It’s not much. 
You might need more of your own- when you punch the pieces out it sometimes leaves jagged edges. I dry-fit all my pieces to make sure I had the assembly right, then put them together again with wood glue to make it sturdy to last in a 5 year old’s hands. Finally, I stained or painted the pieces. 
Now, her dollhouse is a 1:12 dollhouse. The furniture is more for a 1:24 home (which Creatology also sells). My daughter uses anything and everything in the dollhouse- but the furniture is about perfect for a Polly Pocket-sized doll (though her feet hang off the bed a little.) It looks a little silly in the larger house, but she is young enough that it doesn’t matter. I plan on replacing it with nicer furniture over time. 
With the pieces glued together, the furniture is sturdy. It has some fun parts- like cabinet doors that open and a rocking horse for a baby. There’s even a toilet with a handle! It took me about 4 hours to put together and another hour or so to stain them. Not bad for $5! Bottom line: I recommend this product for cheap doll house furniture, if you are willing to invest a little time to make up for the money you’ll save. Note- I am not compensated nor have I been asked to do a review on this product. I simply saw a need for more information about it, and wrote to fill that need. This is my honest, unbiased opinion only. She loves it!
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