cloudbound Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Does anyone know what this dollhouse is and who its made by? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thresadep Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Looks a lot like real good toy dollhouses but I don't know exactly. Nice looking one you have there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudbound Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 I was thinking it looked rather Real Good Toys-ish myself. It is a craigslist ad nearby and they're asking $200 for it. it looks so much like my two Bellinghams and I love them both. NOT THAT I NEED ANOTHER DOLLHOUSE. What cute little doggies you have there! Looks like one of mine, Spike, the sweetest little guy to ever come out of the animal shelter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 9 minutes ago, cloudbound said: ...NOT THAT I NEED ANOTHER DOLLHOUSE... Who told you that? Not true! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudbound Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 How many dollhouses do you have Holly? I've met so many people who build them to donate for fund raisers. Isn't that marvelous? I have my two Bellinghams (that are my 'keepers), the huge VF800 that I plan (HOPE) to sell, and one smaller hand made dollhouse that I keep here for my granddaughter to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Right now I have the pub (Glencroft), the FL Cracker house (Magnolia), the White Orchid Christmas house, the farmhouse (Washington 2.0); La Casita, the lighthouse and the Bar Harbor Summer Cottage (two Fairfields all of these houses are 1:24). I have sold a couple and given away several. Right now I have a Brimble's Mercantile on the workbench that will be bashed into a home furnishings store with the owner's apartment upstairs, to hold furniture as I make it until I build houses for it to go into. I also have a porch I was gifted and in the workshop I have four houses for rehab and I forget how many unbuilt kits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roseleigh Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I think it's a Dura-Craft farmhouse. It' very nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudbound Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 You're right - that's it. I wasn't really thinking Dura Craft since so many of their floors are the thinner wood. Once you mentioned it though I found lots of photos of the DC Farmhouse online. Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roseleigh Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I LOVE the rounded porch roof. So beautiful. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudbound Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 I know. They did such a nice job of shingling that portion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudbound Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 the height of the dollhouse is 22", so that means subtracting the foundation (1 1/2" maybe?) the height of the rooms is short, 7" is so, like in my Bellinghams. I found that using standard 1:12 scale furniture makes the rooms look cramped. So this one probably calls for 1:16 or 1:24 size pieces. Those are much harder to come by. But it looks like they're got electricity in it - though they make no mention of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I really doubt the rooms are only 7" tall. The attic may be 7" tall, but that's still tall enough to make into rooms. The picture you are showing is of the 2nd version of the Duracraft Farmhouse. The 1st version measured 30" tall and I'm sure the 2nd version is just as tall. I don't know of any dollhouse manufacturer who makes dollhouse ceilings only 7" tall. Even Walmer's small houses (now call Lilliputs by RGT) have 8" tall rooms. I was able to put together one of these houses for a friend once and I can assure you that full size furniture looks just fine in this house. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathi17 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Are you getting the dollhouse Patricia? It really is a beauty! I've always loved the rounded steps and edge of that porch. I really liked a lot of Duracraft's houses, they are a royal pain to build, but some of their architectural details were so interesting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thresadep Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 11 hours ago, cloudbound said: I was thinking it looked rather Real Good Toys-ish myself. It is a craigslist ad nearby and they're asking $200 for it. it looks so much like my two Bellinghams and I love them both. NOT THAT I NEED ANOTHER DOLLHOUSE. What cute little doggies you have there! Looks like one of mine, Spike, the sweetest little guy to ever come out of the animal shelter. Haha..ty! I was thinking same for your dog. Adorable! Back to the dh..I like the look of that. I may have to see if I can buy that kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudbound Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 Ooops - the house measures 32" tall. Apparently the rolling stand that it sits on is 22" tall. Ha, ha. So that makes much more sense. I keep going back to look at the ad but I'm trying my best NOT to buy it. Its so similar to my Bellinghams... I really need to behave myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolli28147 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I can confirm this is the Duracraft fh505. I have the exact same one. There's a pic of myfarmhouse in my albums....although it is not complete.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolli28147 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Also, be forewarned....this house is a behemoth! I love mine, but it takes up A LOT of space! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudbound Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 Have you noticed that there seems to be a dollhouse size that is in between the 1:12 and 1:24? I purchased a simple but very sturdy dollhouse already built for my granddaughter to use when she was here. It came with a lot of furniture pieces that were scaled smaller than my 1:12 size. I ASSUMED that they must be the 1:24 scale. So I went to buy a living room set for her dollhouse (on the cheap I might add - but cute enough wood pieces) and when they got here they were way too small. The eBay ad said they were 1:24 or 'half scale' though. So how do we determine what the slightly-smaller scale pieces are referred to as. I don't want more of the super small which I'm thinking must be the actual 1:24 scale. I just want them scaled a little smaller than normal... I'll take some photos later of the three different sizes I have for comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Overhere the Lundby house is "the" scale, and is oftenreferred to has 16 or 18 scale, so it means that the scale varit depending on Item and dit together visually anyway and will be easier for the small hand to play with. not much help I suppose hugs and good luck finding suitable things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Patricia, I had acquired some of the "1/2" scale furniture sets that HBS sold and when I put them into my Fairfields along with the 1:24 kit pieces I had made, the ready-made ones were MUCH too small to work, and further measurement found them to be closer to 1:32. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudbound Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 Well maybe that's what's going on with the little set I just bought. Really cute though. It IS a bit frustrating though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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