Customer Reviews

The Doll House Decorator: The Complete Guide to Do-It-Yourself Furnishings for Dolls and Dollhouses

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My Mother gave her copy of the book to my granddaughter who is 8 yrs old. Now she can't wait to get home from school to work on her latest project for her dolls or doll house. Sometimes it is a Mother-Daughter project but not always.

i found this book by chance in waldens. i have always had a fascination with miniatures and dollhouses, maybe because of my modest childhood. however, my interest in miniatures was sparked by the discovery of this book. boulton does an excellent job with explaining the miniture making process. as always, the DK company provides clear and colorful illustrations on making miniatures. i love this book and would recommend it to anyone who is an advanced miniaturist or novice.

I first got this book when I was 8 and still love it. Every time I look at it I find somthing new. It has very good instuctions and is good for all ages. All the projects are with very available, inexpensive things. I'm very happy I have this book and it is very fun to put into use.

I was 11 when I was given this book by my parents. That was all it took for me to become completely obsessed with creating these little worlds of tiny people. Granted, this isn't the most sophisticated of all books on the subject, but it is extremely accessible. Now, 14 years later, I still have most, if not all, of the furniture I made by using patterns from this book. The materials are inexpensive and very easy to find - on a child's allowance I was able to do a lot. This is still, hands down, my sentimental favorite.

I completely disagree with "A Customer" who posted on 8/15/2002, I thought the ideas in this book were great! Everyone creates on a different level and she gave some very good ideas in which the patterns were true to form. I used many of the pattern templates in her book and although I didn't always use the materials she suggested, the end result was still awesome! I would completely recommend this book to any and everyone, whether you're a professional miniature hobbyist or a beginner.

The instructions are clear and the text is charmingly written. This would be nice for a child making dollhouse accessories for play, but it is too basic for the serious collector. The projects lack polish and sophistication.

I bought this book for my mom and she was very happy to receive it. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys making most of the accessories themselves.

We haven't spent a lot of time perusing it yet, but upon a quick skim this book looks great, wonderful ideas, instruction and pictures.

I was disappointed over the quality of the minatures featured in this book. They seemed way too amateur-ish and uninventive. I feel the author could have tried a little harder in making more creative and sophisticated designs rather than boring, suburban-lazy type she displayed in this book. The designs reminded me of those ugly crocheted blankets you see in the typical housewife or granny's home. It's a great hobby with alot of potential; unfortunately, the only people who take it up have no sense whatsoever of aesthetics.

The up side of this book is that it includes alot of color photos and detailed instructions, if you are inclined to make these dull pieces at home.