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As I learned immediately after accepting the dollhouse challenge last year, dollhousing can be a very expensive hobby.  In fact, I was really discouraged by the prices at first.  So I wanted to share with you some things you could do for a lot less money.  Everything listed below is under $35.  From two small houses to themes for room boxes that you could make out of shoeboxes or wine crates (both free!).  So here we go:

 

ITEMS YOU CAN PURCHASE:

 
2 room dollhouse kit, for under $25.


It has one room downstairs and a loft on top. How cute would this be as a shop or cafe downstairs and a studio apartment upstairs?

Here is a very similar one, only bigger with 4 rooms. It’s under $35.

You could do it up classic painted lady style as shown, or leave off the gingerbread trim and paint it modern colors.

How about a vintage travel trailer? Under $25.

This would be so cool as a food cart. Or a vacation camper. Or maybe a “van down by the river” type of place?

A pool table set for around $20. 


A game room room box would be a fun project. Unless you don’t like games.  Or fun. 

A dollhouse pool for under $15.


 
It would be so fun to take a make a pool house next to this.  A narrow shoebox on it’s side would be the perfect size, too. 

Tall bookcases with moulding.  Under $20. How cute would a miniature library be?  Unlike many dollhouse bookshelves, these are almost 8” tall, so they would be almost ceiling height.

Full disclosure: Some of these products are affiliate links. If you purchase from these links, I could be compensated by Amazon (Woo hoo!! But NOT at any cost to you). I have not purchased the items featured, but I promise, I would only feature items that I would purchase. It comes down to this: either way, I was going to showcase items for you that could get you started on your dollhouse/mini project for under $35.

 

ITEMS YOU CAN DIY:

The structures, themselves: Dollhouse furniture and accessories:
  • Dollhouse from a cardboard box
  • Dollhouse from shoeboxes
  • Electrifying the dollhouse by Tiny Fixation
  • Grommeted curtain panels by Tiny Fixation
  • Curtain rods with interchangeable finials by Tiny Fixation
  • Demi globe ceiling pendant by Tiny Fixation
  • Dollhouse sofa from scratch by Tiny Fixation
  • Wall mounted faucet 
  • Lots of tutorials and ideas at 1 Inch Minis

For more inspiration and a great collection of dollhouse tutorials and ideas, I highly recommend checking out Monica’s Pinterest board.  Monica has a fantastic collection of DIYs and dollhouse inspiration.  You can also follow the Undersized Urbanite Pinterest board for additional tutorials, inspiration and current participants progress. 

This page will be continuously added to and updated, so if you’d like to check back for updates, you can bookmark it or check back from the “Resources” link on the Undersized Urbanite dollhouse contest page. 

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  1. onshore

    November 21, 2012 at 8:08 pm

    Thanks for the links, especially the pintrest ones. So much inspiration in one spot!

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  2. Theresa Swain

    April 8, 2020 at 9:53 pm

    Very helpful ! Thinking about a new hobby

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It was $94 for the whole thing. 
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