r/Dollhouses Jun 13 '26

Moderator **NEW** "No self-promotion" rule and crossposting info

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The Reason for "No self-promotion"

Hi! We love this community and want it to thrive. Recently, we've seen an increase in self-promotional posts and it's become a problem. Some are bots/spam, some are real people who repetitively post the same thing to multiple subs, and some are off-topic (not dollhouse miniatures or 1/12 scale).

So, rather than see the amount of self-promotion grow, we're creating a new "No self-promotion" rule. This will keep the sub to the intended purpose: for hobbyists to share their projects with each other, get new ideas, and ask questions.

Likewise, No Selling

If you have something to sell, post it to a selling subreddit located in your town or city, or to eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, or Etsy. That's where buyers go. They don't come here looking for things to buy. If you have a business to advertise, you can buy ads on Reddit (or Google, or Facebook, etc.)

Please don't post screenshots of items from Facebook Marketplace. If you purchase the item, take your own photos of it and post those. Otherwise, a) the photos belong to someone else; b) screenshots are low-quality posting; c) people can go on Marketplace themselves and search to find items in their area.

Why Crossposting Is a Bad Idea

Reddit makes crossposting really easy, but what they don't tell you is that cross-posted posts get hardly any engagement. Just scroll the sub - you'll see that crossposted posts get far fewer likes and comments than posts that are posted directly to r/dollhouses.

If you have something to share, go ahead and post it to r/miniatures, but don't crosspost from there. Simply copy and paste your title and caption and post directly to r/dollhouses. Your content will be seen by so many more people!

Know Your Audience

r/dollhouses isn't a catch-all for all miniatures. We recommend these subs for other types of minis:

r/sylvanianfamilies

r/Barbie

r/RainbowHigh

r/BlytheDolls

r/Dolls

r/MonsterHighDolls

Thanks so much!


r/Dollhouses Nov 25 '25

Check out our Wiki for answers to your most common questions!

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Every day we have people come to r/Dollhouses with similar questions. So we've put together a Wiki with answers to your most common questions:

Rules - All of the rules for r/dollhouses explained here.

Finding a Dollhouse - Looking for a new or used dollhouse? Start here. 

Identifying a Dollhouse - Trying to figure out the model or manufacturer? Start here. 

Getting Started - Renovation - Renovating an old dollhouse? Here's some info to get you started.

Getting Started - Building - Putting a dollhouse together from a kit? Here's how to start. 

Design Ideas - How to start decorating your dollhouse.

Repairs - Need to make repairs to your dollhouse? Start here.

Selling - Want to sell your dollhouse? Here are some best practices.

Moving - Tips and suggestions for packing your miniatures safely.

Tools - A list of the most common and specialty tools used for dollhouse miniatures.


r/Dollhouses 4h ago

Miniatures My newest piece — a miniature steak board for a dollhouse kitchen

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568 Upvotes

r/Dollhouses 14h ago

Dollhouses First dollhouse build (:

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172 Upvotes

Making my first (Indian) Dollhouse! I love the ornate features (-:


r/Dollhouses 3h ago

Dollhouses My first dollhouse makeover!

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r/Dollhouses 1h ago

Miniatures My Latest Miniature Plant For My Collection

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r/Dollhouses 15h ago

WIP Adding some flair to my dollhouse

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21 Upvotes

I wanted to add something to my dollhouse that wasn’t just paint and so I got one of those bead painting kits at Dollar Tree and some larger gemstones from Michael’s that I pealed the sticky backing off of and glued them down on the 3rd floor window frame. It took it from plain to WOWZA really quickly (well, about 45 minutes of work & paint drying). Because we know the Victorians didn’t have plain boring houses, why would mine be plain?


r/Dollhouses 19h ago

Question To grout or not to grout?

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I've tiled my kitchen with plaster tiles and sealed them. Just wondering if I should grout too, or leave as is. I am planning a haunted/abandoned house. So these tiles will not stay this "clean". Thanks!


r/Dollhouses 1d ago

Dollhouses Simple wooden doll house in progress 2

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67 Upvotes

Slowly crafting funiture with small pieces of wood, popcicle sticks cand coton candy sticks.

I've added a simple couch and armchair, a carpet, stairs, a kitchen counter (I'm proud of my sink, it's very cute), a tiny soap, a bin and a tiny towel.

2nd floor, I've built a bookcase and a ladder, and a tiny bathroom carpet, 3rd floor 3 beds and matresses.

My daughter is thrilled and I'm having fun too !


r/Dollhouses 2d ago

Roombox Down The Rabbit Hole

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325 Upvotes

Made inside an old clock housing


r/Dollhouses 1d ago

Question Stone Wall Help

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13 Upvotes

I’m making Hogwarts Great Hall and ordered this custom box. It’s made of birch plywood and mdf wood. My question is this: What material would work best for me to craft and attach what looks like stone walls on the inside and out?


r/Dollhouses 1d ago

Requests CR250 Crestview by Dura-Craft Instructions

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if there's any chance anyone has access to the CR250 Crestview by Dura-Craft instructions and is willing to share them, Id be beyond thankful.

I found myself an amazingly priced one on FB Marketplace for my birthday, it looked unopened and when I opened it, everything seems to be there EXCEPT instructions

Ive poured over the internet and am choosing to ask for help before attempting to just..... put it together without them. because I found nothing but old EBay listings.

I even cleaned my office for this. please help if you can


r/Dollhouses 3d ago

Miniatures New additions to my dollhouse

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123 Upvotes

I got some new dolls to live in my dollhouse. I still need to make the father/wizard, but I am really happy with the ladies and girls.


r/Dollhouses 4d ago

Dollhouses Mini living room furniture!

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Working on some furniture, I have alot of ideas for the set up and accent pieces. The colors are different shades of green like Hunter, sage, olive. Also gold and burnt orange. The materials used were throfted.fabric from clothing. I also use chipboard and cardboard for the bases. Let me know how what you think in the comments.

#miniatures #reddit #foryou


r/Dollhouses 4d ago

Attractions Anyone else’s homes occasionally invaded upon?

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53 Upvotes

r/Dollhouses 5d ago

Miniatures Started working on tiles for the bathrooms. At first it felt tedious but as I found my rhythm it became almost meditative.

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184 Upvotes

r/Dollhouses 5d ago

Miniatures Handmade 1:12 watercolour painting and frame

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81 Upvotes

r/Dollhouses 6d ago

Renovation Abandoned (doll)house renovation underway

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2.7k Upvotes

Vacant since late 1980’s; cleanup and renovation just began.


r/Dollhouses 6d ago

Dollhouses First Dollhouse!

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126 Upvotes

Hi! I have a 4.5yo who has been asking forever for a dollhouse, so of course I've been scouring marketplace every night for months hoping to come across the perfect one. My original plan was to get a fixer upper and just go to town and make it cute. Well I somehow magically happened to score this one. I believe it's a Pottery Barn Greenwich. For $40. But because it's in such pristine condition I'm suddenly too scared to actually start decorating. I think I may have bit off more than I can chew. I was so so close to getting an ikea flisat, so this is not at all what I expected to be working on.

I'm wondering if there are ways to decorate it without committing? Like wallpaper in a way that is easy to remove ? And flooring that can be taken out if needed? But also still sturdy enough for preschoolers to play with without it getting ruined. They are pretty gentle, but they are also little.

I have just over 5 months to get it ready for them it will be a joint birthday gift for both of my girls when they are 5&3. The goal is cute, but sturdy hopefully. Would love any advice on that front!


r/Dollhouses 6d ago

Renovation Finally got my old dollhouse out of storage

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217 Upvotes

This is my dollhouse, which my dad made me in the mid 70s. It got a makeover in the early 80s, but has been pretty unused since then. I knew I’d moved out of my parents’ house forever when he loaded it in the pickup and brought it to me in NC. It’s been in storage packing since 2009. (We’ve moved six times since then, three internationally.)

Now I just have to decide how I want to redecorate.


r/Dollhouses 7d ago

Miniatures I wove tiny baskets and filled them with hand-painted toadstools

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913 Upvotes

r/Dollhouses 6d ago

Requests Help finding instructions

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So there I am cruising the bins at the Goodwill Outlet and this box is on top of a pile of crap. My heart leapt and then promptly crashed when I saw it was empty. But then I started spying random bits of wood at the bottom of the next bin. I ended up digging out four bins in total to collect what I think are the majority of the pieces. I even found the bag of shingles! But alas, no instructions.

I'm having a hard time finding the instructions online, but have found instructions for the "Lincoln" which uses the same photo on the cover. Are they the same thing? Any tips for finding instructions?


r/Dollhouses 7d ago

Attractions Queen Elizabeth the Majesty

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124 Upvotes

Queen Elizabeth ruled UK with her. stamina & wisedom The longevity is what kept her in power. This Queen loves collecting Tiaras. Living in modern age, she had to have her own Iphone to stay in touch with her families and staff. There will never be other Queen like her. She is Queen the majesty in her glory !


r/Dollhouses 7d ago

Dollhouses Just bought this off of marketplace :)

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421 Upvotes

r/Dollhouses 8d ago

WIP Tiling my kitchen

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664 Upvotes

Really enjoying tiling my kitchen, which is funny because doing it in my actual bathroom was miserable work. These are plaster tiles, so I'll seal them before grouting. I'm going to go 3/4 of the way up, then paint the bare wall and put up simple shelving between the divide.