Modern Living Room Designs


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Modern Living Room Designs for your Mini Mansion. The decor of some decades is simple. They could be decorated in the post-war style. The fashion of that particular day was one of having large living room picture windows, plain doors, gas convector heaters, and fashioned in the latest styles.

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Modern Dollhouse Living Room Designs

As your doll's living space takes shape you begin to realize that just about anything can work in your miniature environment.

So don't limit yourself to what you have seen already done by others. If your living room designs seem a bit out of the ordinary, whatever you do, do not despair over that fact.

Simply allow yourself the privilege of being original and unique and always rejoice in your own creativity.

There is, as they say, no one like you.

So your doll house living room designs should be expectantly no different.

Rooms Depicting the 1950s and 1960s

The decor of this decade is simple. They can be decorated in the post-war style. The fashion of that day was one of having large living room picture windows, plain doors, gas convector heaters, and fashioned in the latest styles.

As always once you start with a particular style and furnishings... stick with one main choice of style format throughout your living spaces no matter what.

This way you will always wow the people you show your collection to.

The wow factor is one of your rewards for having created what you want anyway. So don't switch from design to design whatever you do. It all will look sensational in the end if you stick with it.

Choosing Colors / Patterns from any Era

Choosing the right colors and patterns for a set era should be done with care. You of course want to create something that can and will be passed down through your generations, in your family network.

You know in the 1950s and 60s... if this is indeed your choice of decor... this is one era at least that does lend itself to choosing different pieces of furniture.

Basically it was an era where if the family could not afford to renovate, which was the case in a lot of homes at that time, then you would find new mixed with old because of the times.

"...people could not afford to completely re-decorate and furnish in the new style so modern wallpaper and a new 'free-form' coffee table might be found with the old upholstered living room suite, perhaps disguised with new covers in a modern print." Quote from Making Dolls' House Interiors: Decor and Furnishings in 1/12 Scale by Carol & Nigel Lodder.

So if you do tend to want to mix eras this may be one particular era you can get away with, by mixing and matching and still come out able to say this is my mini mansion from the 50s and 60s.

This is a great idea for those who do purchase items just because they thought it was cute...

One of my own habits.

Get caught up in the Excitement

With your living room environment you will find it easy to get caught up in the excitement of choosing those "just right" furnishings, wallpaper, flooring, curtains and small accessories.

Determine now that you will have this mindset: My choices are wonderful... and as I build my dollshouse, it is truly taking shape one room at a time.

The following pictured Four Living Room Furniture Sets are examples of what you could find available on our Toy Shoppe Online. Click any picture for names and suggestion details today.

Dollhouse Miniature 4-Pc. Emerald Green Queen Anne Living Room Set

Dollhouse Miniature 4-Pc. Emerald Green Queen Anne Living Room Set

Dollhouse Miniature 3-Pc. Carolina Living Room Set

Dollhouse Miniature 3-Pc. Carolina Living Room Set

Dollhouse Miniature 6-Pc. Ashby Sectional Living Room Set

Dollhouse Miniature 6-Pc. Ashby Sectional Living Room Set

Dollhouse Miniature 5-PC. Mahogany Living Room Set

Dollhouse Miniature 5-PC. Mahogany Living Room Set

A Basic Living Room

Your basic living room. The living room has more furnishings in it than any other room. These are a good group of beginning furniture to use as a learning starter group. All of your furniture so far could have been in 1:12 scale. But even if it were not you could simply study the design of each piece and go from there into other furniture sizes. Making sure of course to measure sufficiently to design your own pieces. Yes a bit more effort but way more fun.

Barbie for sure would appreciate an all new, original living room suite.

More miniature living room furnishings...

No Complications Necessary

Living room designs for your doll's home don't have to be complicated. It is a basic skill I teach here At the Doll House, for instance.

One of the simplest methods of designing for your tiny collection is to look about you in real life and miniaturize what you see.

If you feel you do not have the talent necessary to miniaturize all you see in your own life here's what I suggest.

Make a basic outline of the living room you want to copy, where to position the furniture, then with this in front of you begin choosing the furniture you want from a good supplier.

Rest Between Design Stages ...

If you are tired of your design after it is completed in one stage. Take a rest before trying the next design area. That rest will give you much needed energy in tackling your next set of goals in creating. Also use this rest period to study more ideas for your mini world with Home Designer. It will be rewarding time well spent in a new direction.

Just like Your own Living Room

(The illustrations in this section have to do with using the scale calculator found here.)

Window Drapery

Dollhouse Window Drapery.

  • Make what you have in your living room. Drapes the style in your living room for your miniature dwellings are possible if you put your mind to it. Let's say you have decided to make your own dollhouse draperies. What do you do?
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Correct Measurements make your Work Worthwhile

  • Start by measuring your draperies. The ones you want to shrink. Next go over to my calculations page found here to begin designing your dollhouse window drapery. Enter your full size measurements in the very first boxes.

    Enter as much detail as you want. Example: feet, inches, part inches. Or just use foot measurements to keep it even. Remember the best thing about minis is the fact that they only have to look the part basically.

    Unless of course you are hugely talented or entirely picky. I am some of each to tell the truth. Most likely you are also to some degree. But of course in the end, if it looks the part we are satisfied.
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  • So next calculate the measurement to be whatever size mini you have. Playscale. 1:12 scale. 1:24 scale. With playscale every two inches equals one foot. With 1:12 scale every inch equals a foot in real life. And with 1:24 scale it is every half inch equals a foot.

    Remember to measure and convert every side for an accurate finish to your work. In other words leave nothing up to guess work.

    Don't know your mini scale? Use the calculator and measure in reverse. Measure your dollhouse and then estimate what you think it would be. Then select in the second measurement box below, the full size scale. Are the measurements realistic in real life?

    Enter the calculations for several different scales and play back and forth until you are satisfied you have the right measurements regarding your dollhouse window drapery.

Selecting your Material for Dollhouse Window Drapery

  • This is where it gets interesting. Going shopping is always interesting. Pay a visit to your local fabric store. Here in Canada we have Fabricville but you go to your favorite place or maybe even Amazon.

    However you will probably want to handle the fabric so choose your local fabric shop. Select fabric that is thin. The thinner the better.

    What if you don't find the color you are looking for? Choose white and plan on painting it with fabric paint. Where there is a will you know the rest....
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Finish with Excellence

This fabric as well can be of the cheaper designs. Dollhouse essentials do not always have to come with high price tags.

Study the Style and Finish

  • After studying the design of your own drapes imitate the look for your dollhouse window drapery. Put whatever you see into your design. Continue this exercise until you have the look you want.

    And again it is all about the look that satisfies you. When you have reached that satisfied goal you're done and now have your completed drapes.

Visit our Toy Shoppe today for living room designs .. and books .. to upgrade your present knowledge, find designs or ready-made goods.

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