The kitchen is perhaps the most enjoyable room to add furniture to in
your dollhouse. Not only are there lots of options to consider, but once
you are done, there are a lot of accessories you can add! As you are
choosing furniture for your kitchen, here are a few questions to
consider:
1.How much room do I have? Some dollhouses have areas for a very big
kitchen; other dollhouses will not have very much space. If you have
plenty of room, you may want to fill it with counters, islands, and
maybe even a breakfast nook. If your kitchen is tiny, just stick to the
essentials (a sink, a set of cupboards, and perhaps a refrigerator).
2.What "look" am I going for in the kitchen? Your kitchen can have a
modern, classic, polished, homey, or rustic look, just for example. Some
kitchens come with marble counter-tops. Other Kitchen Sets
have beautiful, bright hand-painted décor. You may want your kitchen to
look "lived in", or you may want something more sophisticated. Explore
several different types of Kitchen Sets; you may be surprised at what you like best!
3.What furniture items do I want in my kitchen? You will probably want
either some cabinets or a kitchen hutch (or both!), along with a sink
area. You might want to have a kitchen island, a built in area for
certain appliances. You may want to have a kitchen table and some chairs
or benches, especially if you do not have a separate dining room in the
dollhouse. If you are buying a kitchen set, keep in mind that some sets
have individual pieces that can be places wherever you want or need
them; others include a few attached pieces with less options for
rearrangement.
4.What appliances do I want in my kitchen? Options include a
refrigerator or an icebox, an oven, a microwave, a toaster, or a
dishwasher. If there is no separate laundry room in your dollhouse, you
might be interested in having a washer and dryer in a corner of your
kitchen. This question is highly dependent on what era your dollhouse is
representing; a 1930s kitchen would look very different than a 1990s
kitchen. (And, if your interested in a completely different time period,
you may be looking for butter churners and brick-oven stoves!)
5.What kind of colors and materials do I want? Some Kitchen Sets are
made all out of one kind of material (for example, everything is made
out of wood, or all the pieces are plastic); others have a mixture (for
example, wooden cabinets with a plastic refrigerator). The most common
type of material in a kitchen set is wood, either painted white or
stained a certain color (oak, maple, walnut, pine, cherry). There are
many types of hand-painted Kitchen Sets either plain (all painted blue or black, for example), or decorated. You can purchase Kitchen Sets that
are very simple in terms of style and materials, or very polished (you
can buy furniture with marble countertops, stylized cabinets, or padded
chairs). Just keep your desired style and your budget in mind as you
shop around.
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