I was wondering if dollhouse scale was different or actually accurate to human scale, as the standard dollhouse room seems to be rather small . I'm trying to make cardstock templates of different mattress sizes just so I can pop one into a house and see what size fits. If a real kitchen is 12 feet square, but a dollhouse kitchen is 8 inches square we have a problem. And the bathrooms are huge sometimes, same size as a bedroom. Bathrooms in real houses are a small fraction of the size of a bedroom
I've found that dollhouse rooms are often too small for 1:12 furniture. You're exactly right about the bathroom sizes, not many real houses would have a bathroom the size of a bedroom!
1/6 is Barbie doll height, it's twice the size of the standard 1/12 dollhouse size - there's a handy table at the bottom of this page that breaks down the scales of different doll brands minimodelworld.com/how-to-make-mini-cardboard-houses-from-shoebox-rooms-to-cardboard-mansions/
1:12 means one inch equals 12 inches (one foot) So 1:24 is actually HALF that size, smaller, one inch equals 2 feet. Barbie is 1:6 scale twice as big as standard dollhouse. A doll's dollhouse would be 1:144 (12*12) I have some 15/16 inch dolls
So the plastic furniture is often, for the 1940-60s tin type, made un the USA and Europe arter the war for children, Wood 1-12 in wood was done by the 1900's, with exact copies of full size quality furniture they were an adult toy, not for kids. Then latter houses, for other collectable toy, here in the USA Barbie and the like, all in plastics!!! Scales didn't matter as much for kids toys as opposed to adult toys!!!!
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So interesting. Thank you
Sue ryder charity shops in the UK used to sell their own dolls furniture so if your in the UK have a look see if they still sell it.
I forgot about Sue Ryder shops but you're right, they used to sell some lovely pieces!
I was wondering if dollhouse scale was different or actually accurate to human scale, as the standard dollhouse room seems to be rather small . I'm trying to make cardstock templates of different mattress sizes just so I can pop one into a house and see what size fits. If a real kitchen is 12 feet square, but a dollhouse kitchen is 8 inches square we have a problem. And the bathrooms are huge sometimes, same size as a bedroom. Bathrooms in real houses are a small fraction of the size of a bedroom
I've found that dollhouse rooms are often too small for 1:12 furniture. You're exactly right about the bathroom sizes, not many real houses would have a bathroom the size of a bedroom!
So 1/12 is like standard Barbie doll height? Askin for myself
1/6 is Barbie doll height, it's twice the size of the standard 1/12 dollhouse size - there's a handy table at the bottom of this page that breaks down the scales of different doll brands minimodelworld.com/how-to-make-mini-cardboard-houses-from-shoebox-rooms-to-cardboard-mansions/
1:12 means one inch equals 12 inches (one foot)
So 1:24 is actually HALF that size, smaller, one inch equals 2 feet.
Barbie is 1:6 scale twice as big as standard dollhouse.
A doll's dollhouse would be 1:144 (12*12)
I have some 15/16 inch dolls
So the plastic furniture is often, for the 1940-60s tin type, made un the USA and Europe arter the war for children, Wood 1-12 in wood was done by the 1900's, with exact copies of full size quality furniture they were an adult toy, not for kids. Then latter houses, for other collectable toy, here in the USA Barbie and the like, all in plastics!!! Scales didn't matter as much for kids toys as opposed to adult toys!!!!
So interesting! Thanks for your comment!