Doll House

Dolls are toys for kids that often look-like matured humans. A doll looking like a baby is rarely seen, however, there are dolls that resemble an animal, or a fiction character. There are various materials used for making dolls such as plastic, clothes, rubber, porcelain, paper, etc. Mostly dolls made up of plastic, or clothes are more popular than other material. Over the period of time, dolls have gained immense popularity - so much so, that they are lots of products associated with the dolls that are added by various manufactures including clothes, houses, furniture, accessories, etc. Doll houses have been the most popular product associated with dolls. These are the miniature of the actual houses that are made for dolls. The history of the doll house can be directly traced to baby houses in Europe. These doll houses have even fascinated adults. A doll house can have anything and everything that a real life house can have. Starting from the base, it has kitchen, bed rooms, living rooms, bath rooms, guest room, etc. Most of the times it is fully furnished with fire place, chairs, tables, television, radio, and more. There has not been a particular scale that is followed by the doll house makers. However, during twentieth century three quarter scale, that is 1:18, is more popular measurement of doll houses. One of the most famous doll houses ever designed is Queen Mary's Doll House, in 1924, by Sir Edwin Lutyens. This doll house was designed for Queen Mary and is displayed at Windsor Castle. Few of the other famous doll houses include Fairy Castle, Throne Rooms, Tara's Palace, and Moonim House.