Customer Reviews

Kidkraft Dollhouse Bookcase

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We just got this for our three-year old daughter - it's very cute! It will do double duty as her room is not large enough for both a dollhouse and bookcase.

My husband put it together in about 45 minutes, it went together easily and the directions were pretty straightforward. The colors are great, not too pastel but not too bright either. The size is good in that it holds a lot of books.

As a dollhouse, there is one word of warning. It is not large enough for the larger twelve-inch (Barbie) sized dolls. The furniture might fit, but the shelves aren't high enough for the dolls to fit. We're using it as a more miniature dollhouse instead.

KidKraft Dollhouse Bookcase I purchased this dollhouse/bookcase for my Grandaughters (Ages 2&4) It has increased their imagination skills and their attention spans. Loved the pastel colors and overall construction.I personalized it by painting Catalina and Della's Cottage on the roof. The only problems were the visual instructions were not clear and it was a time consuming project. Suggestion: When attaching bottom purple strip to the side frames, glue the dowels before inserting to sides. Do Not drag on carpeting. Overall it is a great alternative and safer for small children rather than those flimsy, plastic dollhouses that are in the toy stores. Also the shipping and delivery time was fast.

Bought this for my 3-year-old for Christmas. I thought she'd be thrilled with it as a dollhouse more than a bookcase but I really didn't get that response. She actually liked stacking her books in it! It's relatively sturdy and holds lots of books in a small space (although larger books need to be turned on their side). Great addition to her bedroom for fairly inexpensive price.
Only negative...my husband wasn't happy with larger than expected amount of time it took to assemble.

I researched several house-type bookcases for my daughter and ended up getting this one for her 2nd birthday. I put it together myself in about 1-2 hours. It was NOT hard to do and we all LOVE this bookcase. I like that the hinges don't slam close and pinch her fingers. She's not really tall enough to use the top lid yet, but I like to store things there. The shelves are a great size for almost all of our books except the very tallest 2-3. She really enjoys opening and closing the bottom door and putting things in there. I thought we'd use some of it for a dollhouse as well, but now realize we have WAY TOO MANY BOOKS to do that! But that's a good problem to have! It was pretty smelly (off-gassing) for the first few days, so I recommend doing what we did and leave the pieces in the garage for a few days before or just after assembling it. Great bookcase and a great price.

I ordered this bookcase/dollhouse for my 2 year old grand daughter. It is a big hit with her. The bookcase is very solid and goes together very easily. The pictures for instruction on assembly tell the story; pay close attention to the photos and you will not have any trouble determining which part fits where. Even the numbers on the pieces match with the instructions, so check that too. Use a battery powered screw driver. NOT a drill!! just one of those $10 black and decker type screwdrivers. Assemble this on a table top and you won't have any troubles. I used a card table in the garage and it worked perfect for assembly. Do not over tighten any of the hardware either. It took me 45 minutes to assemble and that's with grandma taking photos too!

I bought it for my daughter since her room is a bit small and there's not too much room for a dollhouse AND a bookshelf. Since this is both it saves her a lot of room for her other toys and furniture. I put it together myself, it was pretty easy, just time consuming, it took me about 30 minutes and the instructions were easy to read and when I was done my daughter loved it!! She even enjoyed putting her stuffed animals and her books in it. I like how it has a door in the bottom where they can put extra things and also the roof lifts up and you can put stuff in there too, like hidden stuff if you want! It's great, it's a great size for children and I LOVE it!!

I know other reviewers said this item was very hard to put together and it had poor instructions, but my husband put it together in about 30 minutes with a little electric screw driver. It was shipped very quickly and all the pieces were intact, they even had a kit to attach it to the wall to make it safer. It is sooo cute and I can not wait to show it to our grandaughter for her birthday.

This dollhouse bookcase doesn't serve as a bookcase for us. We put our daughters toys in the cubie shelves and it's a great way to display her things so she remembers she has them and we don't have to worry about her knocking over 10 things when she grabs something because of the "walls" that make nice cube areas for storage. The montessori teachers at her school would be proud of how we've organized her things with this dollhouse "bookcase". I highly recommend this product. It beats a toy box hands down. I only gave it 4 stars because it did take me 2.5 hrs to put it together due to somewhat cryptic instructions. I did finally figure it out though.

my daughter (who is 4) loves this. She keeps her dolls and miscellaneous toys on it. It's sturdy and nearly as tall as her. I think it would also make a fun dollhouse as well as bookshelf, and for the price I paid for it, it's cheaper than a lot of other bookshelves and dollhouses. Great item!

I had been looking for a fun bookcase for my 2 year old daughter Natalia's bedroom. Most are really made cheaply & not worth the money. This one is cute & has painted windows & compartments that make it fun for her. She loves it. The only thing negative is that it leans alittle on the carpet. As far as putting it together, I read the other reviews & thought I was giving my husband a problem job. As it turned out he & Natalia put it together in less than 2 hours. It also has alot of storage room.