On hunt for gorgeous doll’s house which is affordable

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The one I love and know my child would love is £499 in John Lewis

https://www.johnlewis.com/le-toy-van-palatial-doll-house/p110885808

anyone seen similar please ? I want something beautiful. Keep looking on local gumtree as well.

https://sylvanianfamilies.co.uk/buildings
Loved these when I was kid, i had a house and numerous animal families, when I moved, I gave my house with all is furniture and most of my families to the little girl who lived next door. Would love to have some of these again even now I am old.

Not at all, I bought this for my late mother when she was 75. She’d always wanted one as she loved miniature things. I’ve inherited it, it’s too good for my young granddaughters to play with yet, they have one of the Asda dollshouses for now
Don’t leave it too long though, it’s quite fiddly, I ended up having to decorate this one as DM’s fingers were too arthriticky

It’s a small world Bath best toy shop online or go to Bath

Yet another vote for ASDA.

That seems extortionate. Certainly kids don’t care about money as it’s the love that’s gone into choosing gift. In fact my daughter had two expensive dolls houses and never played with either of them leaving them like new
so ended up selling! I loved an old second hand dolls house my family painted and did all furniture themselves! Try eBay etc and get second hand put special touches that are relevant to your child’s favourite colours, likes etc.

We had the Lottie tree house. DD wasn't bothered but I had a lot of fun!

I bought my little girl this one and it far exceeded my expectations.

You would need to buy additional toys and furniture to play with.

www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/fashion-and-dolls/doll-houses/sofies-wooden-doll-house-with-furniture/p/238812?srsltid=AfmBOookKx8_9fS6N4HGn4BZRnDK-sg4vBjiY-0Zbm-2ylvgq5LjDTVtMEw

Look on Gumtree

I've had dolls houses for decades, 1/12th and more recently 1/24th, plus a vintage Triang 1/16th, children's scale. Seriously addictive hobby and I will not tell you how much I've spent, but it is a great hobby. Look on Marketplace and a secondhand Sid Cooke house would be a good choice. Miniatura and the Kensington Town Hall Dolls House Fairs give a good indication of the serious end of the hobby, but some great houses to start secondhand. A picture of my Cottage house follows

My 1/12th cottage rooms

We have this one - it's lovely.

Ooh, I’m also on the hunt for a lovely doll’s house! My little one is obsessed with them, but I’m trying to find something that’s not going to break the bank. Have you looked on places like eBay or Facebook Marketplace? I’ve found some really great second-hand ones there that are still in great condition.
I also came across a few affordable options on websites like Argos and The Toy Shop. They tend to have some really nice ones that won’t cost a fortune. Maybe worth checking out?
Would love to hear what you find—there’s something so special about a doll’s house, isn’t there?

This brand is excellent - https://www.tenderleaftoys.com/collections/wooden-dollhouses?srsltid=AfmBOoobhmFIs7v70GRUc7GpWmeUxPvrUtXzng667tkwIwYFDduY2G7v

Its not as expensive as Le Toy Van, the quality is gorgeous. We got the biggest but I now realise that was more for me, than my DD. I do wish I had gotten the medium sized ones. Although not played with every day, it has a central role in our household and we decorate it for Christmas (mini trees and lights), and other holidays. I searched charity shops for months and had no luck, and found ebay postage too expensive when all things were considered.

Where are you based OP?

We got DS a beautiful one from Argos. Three storey, nice rooms, £50 about 3 years ago. No way would I pay £499!

Agreed. We've got this one and have loved it for years. It's a good size and on offer at the mo. direct.asda.com/george/toys-character/kids-toys/wooden-toys/wooden-light-up-dolls-house/050222166,default,pd.html?cgid=D30M1G1C13&shareProduct=true

The Playmobil Victorian dollshouse is currently on offer.
https://www.playmobil.com/en-gb/large-victorian-dollhouse/70890.html

i bought it for myself about four years ago but I had to accept the children would play with it too! I have banned them from it at Christmas though as it’s mine to decorate!
can highly recommend and they last too - my DSIL has hers from when she was a child so it is about 35 years old and in great condition.

I gasped, it's so beautiful! 😍

Sorry! I disappeared and just checked back and saw all these replies. Thank you, reading thread now x

Edinburgh

Just would like to show you my rustic hand made adult dolls house. Just a hobby.

Just wondered if any one likes my rustic hand made adult houses. Its just a hobbie.

They're really good! How long does it take you to build them?

Lots and lots of hours . I make every bit y self from scratch . I made a hagrids hut from harry potter. And a dools house shop owner painted it for me as im not that artistic

I was going to say this, the best ones are ones built yourself. Start small. Lots in charity shops too