Miniature Dollhouse Kits- Some Research And Insights For You !

Lizzy · 2020-02-05T14:33:14Z

Buckle up, because we are going for a long ride around the world to do some research on miniature dollhouse kits. I never even knew there were so many different dollhouse kits until l I looked them up on Amazon, AliExpress, Google, Banggood, and last but not least: Etsy! I have found 11 different brands and companies selling these, so let's dive straight into things. Check out the 7 best DIY miniature kits here on the market. This blog post contains affiliate links from Amazon, no extra charges for you. 1. Robotime What can I say? This is 1 of the many companies out there for miniature dollhouse kits, but I looooove it! ( GUYS! I know not a lot of men don't like dollhouses or miniature world (although I know some pretty good miniature artists out there, especially wooden furniture)! But if you are into model building, there are some pretty nice 'male' things out there! ( I do not want to shame the women though, because I sure would like to make some of these ;-) ) : Look at the zeppelin, the rover, the robots, my hands are itching! I also think they look fantastic for children or teenagers to do, don't you? ) These are all to be assembled together without glue. Robotime also has 3D puzzles, robotic dinosaurs, and even DIY music boxes, everything looks very cute to me. What we want here though, I presume when you are reading this blog post, are the dollhouse kits. Well, it is my birthday soon and when the family asks what I would like to have, I am definitely going to ask for one of the dollhouse kits. I have some room left in my hallway, and I want to plan a 'miniature' street. (where it will be safe from my 4 cats ;-) ). I would like to start out with what looks the most amazing to me, which is the " DIY Dollhouse Kit-Cathy's Flower House with LED light DG104 ". I will surely keep you informed on where I ordered it, how the quality is etc! UPDATE: I finished the greenhouse, take a look here! Plus a little video of it on my Youtube channel:The scale of these dollhouse miniature kits is 1:24. Not suited for children, unless accompanied by adults! Batteries included. Materials: wood, cloth, paper, and metal. Check out the mini kits from Robotime here. 2. Bohs furniture Bohs is a company that sells all kinds of toys and I found 1 miniature furniture set kit. It is an assortment of 34 dollhouse furniture set in wood, like a 3D puzzle. Instructions should be included and the pieces are glued together. The scale is slightly smaller than 1:12, so keep that in mind if you would use these in your (self-made) dollhouse. Recommended age: 6 years and up. Check out this dollhouse furniture kit here. 3. lovelnUSA Check out the 7 best DIY miniature kits here on the market. Researching this company, it looks like it is a company that makes all kinds of things for crafting, like scrapbooking. The only miniature furniture I found is this one, so it doesn't look like they are specialized in dollhouse kits, but maybe it is worth mentioning. This set is made from balsa wood. Glue or cutting is mostly not needed, but some parts do need some glue (not included). The scale is 1:20, so it doesn't fit in easily with other miniatures or dollhouse kits. Check out this dollhouse furniture kit here. 4. Rolife versus Robotime? Honestly? I don't get it. The dollhouse miniature kits from this company, look the same to me as the first one that I described: Robotime. Right? Just a few of them are different. Confusing? Yes! If anyone knows if it is the same company, please let me know! Edit: Someone on my Facebook group told me that both Robotime and Rolife are mentioned on the miniature kit that she bought, so ' Rolife ' could be a part of Robotime, like a series. Anyway, it looks like Rolife IS from Robotime! Sorry for the confusion! Here's a picture of 'Dora's loft' from Rolife : And, in the meantime, I made another kit from Rolife, called 'Miller's garden'. A few exceptions here and there, this one was much easier than 'Cathy's Flowerhouse', for sure! I wish I started with this one ;-). For this kit, I made an expanded walkthrough video on my Youtube channel. People tend to ask me a lot of questions about these kits, so I am planning on always filming the procedure from now on.Check out the 7 best DIY miniature kits here on the market. 5. Cutebee One word: CUTE! They really put the right name on their products! ( I have written a more recent, very expanded review about Cutebee, by the way ;-)) . At Cutebee they have: - The usual 'room boxes', meaning: square dollhouse miniature kits like Robotime has (look at this gorgeous "Rose garden tea house" and "Coffeehouse". Both in scale 1:24, made from wood, paper, fabric, and metal. Suitable for ages older than 8. Batteries and glue are not included. It is impossible to mention the sizes, because each miniature kit has different sizes, mostly around 20 cms. But ALSO: - Bigger dollhouse kits with multiple 'layers', added bedrooms, etc. These are larger, not all the same sizes...

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Christine

Apr 17, 2021 11:24 pm

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Hello,
Regarding names like Flever and Rylai, my impression is that they are resellers who buy wholesale quantities of basically the same kits from the chinese Manufacturer. If you look at the ones on Amazon, you will see the same basic kit from several sellers, some at ridiculous prices.
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Apr 18, 2021 1:06 pm

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Hello!
Yes, this is an older blog post of mine, in the meantime, I have seen what you are saying now, so thanks;-)
This is the reason why I don't recommend buying from Amazon for these kits, usually, they are cheaper straight from Azia, like on AliExpress.
Happy crafting!