Did you like to play with dollhouses when you were little? It seems like every little girl did.
Back in December, Diane at Saturday Finds (a wonderful blog) posted about an old Sears catalog she had, and she included photos. In one, was the dollhouse I had as a child. You can see it here, if you scroll down to the dollhouse picture. It's called the Colonial Mansion. I spent many wonderful hours playing with that dollhouse. I had the furniture and little family too. Of course, I wish I still had it. Don't we all wish we'd kept certain toys from childhood?
The dollhouse I'm showing today is one I've had for several years. A friend gave it to me when she was moving out of state and didn't want to move everything. I played with ones like this too, when I was a little girl. I wish I had more of the furniture for it, even though it's just simple plastic furniture.
I love all the bright graphic colors in this little dollhouse, and the details are wonderful too. The rugs, paintings on the walls, etc. I always wondered why they never had any staircases though!
What kind of dollhouse did you play with when you were little?Blessings,
Marcia
44 comments:
Sigh... Precious memories...
Wylie
Oh, that is so cute, I think my city cousins had one because I have seen this one before. I never had a doll house, but oh how I wished I'd had one. Never had a bike either..we were just poor farmers I guess~ it is so cute, they just don't make them so cute anymore do they! Come say hi :D
I didn't have a doll house when I was little, but my girls have had them. They have loved them and played with them a lot. My little one still does!
Mine wasn't so colorful, more gray. I think the best part was the furniture. It was always so special to buy extras at the store.
What a cool thing to have Marsha! I love it, wish I had mine too! Mine had pink plastic furniture, and that's about all I can remember. Hugs, Cindy
I enjoyed playing with a doll house that looked very similar to the one you're showing. Such sweet memories!
Smiles,
Carol
I didn't have a doll house.
Blessings, andrea
Hi Marcia.
Oohh what a beautiful doll house you show us..
I had some one when Iwas a little girl.a big dream come true one christmas when I got it..
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I never had a dollhouse! I've always thought they were the most wonderful things. Everyone else had one. My parents were never impressed with what everyone else had. Darn!
Hi Marcia! Oh, I had a dollhouse that looked just like this one, except it had a red roof. The inside wasn't as colorful as the one you're showing and yes, I sure wise I had it. I played with mine for hours just like you! Thanks for the memories.
BE a sweetie,
shelia ;)
Oh!!! : )
My doll house was made by my dad! It was a Christmas gift! I wish I had it still too!
Leanne
Hi Marcia,I never had a doll house when I was a girl,other than some handmade ones I made myself from boxes but,I would have loved one such as this one...still would...I think I will be on the look out for one. Thanks so much for sharing yours...the nursery is my favorite room....blessings
I never had a dollhouse when I was a child. This post makes me think I missed out!!!
Gloria
Marcia, We have more in common than our names ;) I love these tin doll houses, I have my childhood one (lost the furniture), the one from my stepmother's family, the one from my husband's family and several boughten at auctions. They are displayed in my craft/sewing room and bring back such wonderful memories of simple times when toys were played with imaginations and not all electric and virtual gadgets.
Wonderful post!
This is such a great post! I love all the doll house photos. It made me think that for some of us, maybe that was our first plunge into home decorating?
Good morning, Marcia! Thanks for your kind visit--you're so nice to me! Thanks for sharing about your picture that you altered--would love to see what you did!
LOVE the dollhouse pictures! I had that very one! With each photo as I scrolled down, I thought, "I remember this!" Thanks for the fun memories--wish I still had it!
Hope you're having a wonderful Sunday with your family!
That is very similar to the Dollhouse my sister Carrie
AKA Cottage Cozy and I had when we were young girls, I have a scar on my finger from tripping over it when we left it on our staircase and did not take it up to our room. Ouch a nice cut from the metal edge of the upstairs patio wall. We played with our house for hours. In fact our Uncle John just sent us a picture of us girls and the doll house is in the back. I will do an update on my Blog and include it! oxox, Diane
I had one very similar to the one you show. It was made of metal and everytime you moved it it was kind of noisy. I was looking at the dollhouse kits at Hobby Lobby the other day. They have a ton of accessories too. Not too expensive with the great coupons...Mimi
I did not have a dollhouse of my own...but cousins and friends did. I loved them! Would love to have one again...although, space is an issue! Thanks for stopping by...
I loved those pictures. I had a Barbie Dreamhouse - but that was it! And I loved it!
What a sweet doll house. I had one similar to this one. you may be interested in checking out the dollhouses I have on my blog. They are created from the houses in the stories Anne of Green Gables.
http://dreamingofcastles.blogspot.com/2009/07/looking-for-home-for-these-wonderful.html
OH I forgot to mention... thanks for stopping by and looking at my SILVER.... Happy Silver Sunday!
Hi: Those are great memories. Thank you for your kind words on my blog. Look forward to getting to know you. Blessings, Martha
This is so so lovely and does bring back sweet memories...my best friend had one like this. Love it! Happy week to you.
Lucky you, Marcia, for having a doll house like this! I guess it was every little girl's big dream to have one! Instead I played doll house with a paper box that had the top cut off, and it was even big enough to make a home for my teddy, so I felt it was great!
How nice to have you as a follower at my blog! :-) Yes, you should come to Scandinavia some time for a visit, I know you'll love it! :-)
About the Liatorp cabinets and shelfs you do have it in IKEA in the US as well: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/search/?query=liatorp
Have a great week my friend!
Hugs,
Cathrine :-)
Oh my goodness, Marcia...as Diane told you...we had one of those too...it seemed like we shared many of our most prized toys! We are only a year apart and shared a bedroom throughout out life. We never minded sharing our dolls and games and toys! We loved that dollhouse...it was well used and much loved! Thanks for taking us both down memory lane!
Fondly, Carrie
what a wonderful doll house! I think i have never seen a house like this in Norway :)
The kids are playing with playmo house and a sylvannian family house, but my sister got the doll house we had when i was little..
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Hug from Norway
Sweet doll house. I never played with one . . . . I tried my very hardest to not be girlie in any way *s*
I adore this doll house. What a great treasure. I just adore tiny little things like this. It certainly brought a smile to my face. Perhaps you could take a picture of this toy and send it to the IRS and tell them it belongs to one of your many children! Big smile. I still chuckle at your story!
Blessings,
Debbie
I guess I was deprived I didn't have a dollhouse. Lots of barbies though of which I have none now. I think my mother gave them away! boo hoo!
I have a friend that has an old wooden doll house that I so covet. I don't need it but it's soooo cool.
Looks like a mini haunted house!
xo,
Carole
Wow, your post brought a rush of wonderful memories! My dad made me an amazing dollhouse with real carpet and a hinged roof for storage. It was huge. Though I still have many dolls from my childhood, I really wish I still had that dollhouse. It didn't make it onto a moving truck (and we moved every three years or so when I was a child.) Thank you for the pictures - I think I played with ones like the photos too. Wish we could jump back in time, just for a little while... Miki
Love the dollhouse, Marcia. It's in such wonderful condition! I just found one yesterday for my booth that is a one-level, but same manufacturer. It's not in near the condition that yours is. and I'm really laughing about the audit. Isn't that crazy? Doesn't the govt. have anything more constructive to do? I'm so glad they agreed with you!
hugs,
Debra
What a lovely little dollhouse. I could move right in. I think I had a doll house at some point in my childhood but truly can't remember. I seem to have scattered memories from growing up. Yesterday I did a post about my Baby Beans -- I still have her from the very early 70's. Have a great day and stay warm! :) Tammy
I never had a dollhouse when I was little. Which may explain why I really want want now! My daughter also didn't have a dollhouse because she really didn't like to play with dolls (so another missed opportunity there). I keep looking for one!
Manuela
What an adorable doll house & what good memories you have of playing with houses. I must have been a strange little girl that never played much with dolls. Maybe that's why I like my wood shop now????
I never had one as a kid but I am fascinated by them now. My daughter has one and we play for hours. I love the old vintage tin ones like shown here. Thanks so much for dropping by Beach Vintage. xx
Oh how I loved my doll house! It was metal like that one, but the front was more of a red brick pattern. I saw one in a flea market in the Amish Country and they were asking a small fortune for it! My daughters' doll house is hiding up in the attic because they both outgrew it far too quickly, but I can't bring myself to get rid of it. :)
I don't remember what my dollhouse looked like, but it was metal and I had plastic furniture similar to that.
Oh my goodness- I had to squeal when I saw these pictures, Marcia- I had one just like that!! It was a hand-me-down from one of my older cousins, and most of the furniture was missing or broken, but I did have enough to play with. I was always fascinated by the tiny lamps that went with the couch! *LOL*
Oh my gosh, this was MY playhouse, too!!! I loved it!! Thanks for sharing!
Big TX Hugs,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents
I could get down on the floor, lie beside this GORGEOUS doll house and play FOR HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT A TREASURE YOU HAVE!!!!!
~Judy~
I had a dollhouse that was very similar. I loved it. My Mom either gave it away or threw it out. Thanks for posting the photos, it brings back many happy memories!
Love,
Susan and Bentley
xxoo
I loved dollhouses when I was little. I remember one Christmas it was all I wanted. Just a dollhouse. Christmas morning I woke up with my 5 siblings and there was absolutely nothing under the tree for me!! But I was a brave girl and was determined to not let that affect me. After all, with so many children in the home one could get forgotten!!! It wasn't long though when my parents instructed me to go to the livingroom which I did only to find the most magnificent dollhouse ever. That was a memorable Christmas for sure.
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