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Dolls house that isn’t pink?

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MessyBun247 · 17/11/2018 14:03

DD2 will be almost 3 by Xmas. I’d really like to get her a dolls house to last her for the next few years at least. So many of them seem to be bubblegum pink though!

Can anyone recommend a good dolls house preferably in neutral colours? TIA

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MotorcycleMayhem · 17/11/2018 14:03

There's a great wooden one in Lidl at the moment. Not pink.

MessyBun247 · 17/11/2018 14:05

Oh really? Would never have thought to look in Lidl for toys! Do you have any idea of a price? And whether it comes with people/furniture?

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NoWittyNamesAvailable · 17/11/2018 14:05

Asda have one thats not pink

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doyoulikecarrots · 17/11/2018 14:08

Aldi currently have a white one but with pink windowframes I think.

bookmum08 · 17/11/2018 14:09

Pretty much all wooden dolls houses are plain colour that you can paint yourself. Seriously! Where are you seeing all these pink ones?

naicepineapple · 17/11/2018 14:15

Try Ikea maybe? They tend to have plainer, wooden toys. My 2yo ds loves playing with my old dolls house at my mums thinking of buying him a wooden one for home but also getting him a train set so maybe not

MotorcycleMayhem · 17/11/2018 19:21

Apologies for the source, but it's this one: www.thesun.co.uk/money/7637053/lidls-wooden-toy-range-is-back-and-it-includes-a-50-kitchen-and-40-dolls-house/

We bought the pirate ship for my nephew for Christmas

MyOtherProfile · 17/11/2018 19:23

Pretty much all wooden dolls houses are plain colour that you can paint yourself. Seriously! Where are you seeing all these pink ones?
Funny... I've never seen a dolls house on sale that you paint yourself but I have seen plenty of pink or white ones. We had a lovely white one from Mothercare. And I saw the Lidl one today and thought it looked very nice.

BathFullOfEels · 17/11/2018 19:27

I’ve just got a plain wooden one for my dc who will be 3 soon. I’m planning on painting it cream before his birthday and hopefully he’ll get a couple of years play out of it then we’ll hand it on to my niece. We got it from woodentoyshop.co.uk , most of the dolls houses on there are white/ cream or plain wood.

Believeitornot · 17/11/2018 19:27

You can buy dolls house kits which you construct and decorate yourself. I did this for the dcs a few years ago - was great fun choosing carpet and roof tiles etc

something like this in unpainted

graysor · 17/11/2018 20:17

We recently got this hape one for dd. It’s not at all pink.
www.amazon.co.uk/d/Dolls-Houses/Hape-HAP-E3401-Season-Dolls-Furnished/B005QZLBXO/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ref=plSrch&keywords=hape+dolls+house&dpPl=1&dpID=51ZdIEggT3L&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&tag=mumsnetforum-21&ie=UTF8&qid=1542485778&sr=8-3

We both love it. I think there’s a Melissa and Doug one that’s quite similar too. It’s pricey, but really nice.

Isitmybathtimeyet · 17/11/2018 20:18

Sue Ryder shops sell wooden dolls' houses that come in a variety of colours and styles.

Angelinthenight · 17/11/2018 20:20

Kidcraft have cute ones & they do last for years, they do cost a bit but they do cheaper ones aswell x

Perfectpeony · 17/11/2018 20:25

Would you consider building one for her? Or buying something plain and decorating if you didn’t want to do it from scratch. That would be a special gift. Smile

I recently got one of those wooden advent calendar houses from hobbycraft. I have painted it, and bought some extras like dolls house roofing which you can buy on amazon etc. great fun if you were up for a project.

MessyBun247 · 19/11/2018 09:38

Thanks for all the suggestions Smile

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Ewanthescreamsheep · 19/11/2018 10:00

Try Babipur, they have brands like Plan, Hape etc.

Zimbabwebadgers · 19/11/2018 10:03

Look on Facebook market place. Last Xmas it was overrun with doll houses

HellenaHandbasket · 19/11/2018 10:08

Look at Plan toys, they're awesome

IJustLostTheGame · 19/11/2018 12:05

I got a dolls house kit from eBay a couple of years ago for dd.
She wanted it painted.......
Pink!
Hmm

Echobelly · 19/11/2018 12:09

There's this Fisher Price Little People one at Asda:

direct.asda.com/george/toys-character/electronic-educational/little-people-big-helpers-home/050468263,default,pd.html?cmpid=ppc--ad-------_-dskwid-s92700038898634394_dc&gclid=Cj0KCQiA28nfBRCDARIsANc5BFBM6RtRqTQylAWvR_OldAfO18ZlS-MhZB3yZG3WsF201Kx4nDWAorQaAifBEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

I got an older model Little People house with loads of figures are a charity shop when DD was about 6 and DS (7) still plays with it - it's been one of my best buys!

CarrieBlu · 19/11/2018 12:11

We have the light up one from Asda - it’s amazing quality (and huge!) for the £!

Petitprince · 19/11/2018 12:49

Another vote for the Hape one

ABoozedMoose · 19/11/2018 13:33

Blue: www.argos.co.uk/product/8369860