Modern interiors make for an unusual doll house design.
As any doll house enthusiast knows, traditional doll house designs tend towards the antique, not only in house design but also in the decorating of interiors and the selection of furnishings and miniature objects within. Creating a more contemporary doll house design is therefore a good way to be original, but also more challenging in that it requires a hobbyist to think outside the box and look a bit harder for appropriate miniature styles.
Instructions
1. Choose an era for your dollhouse's design. Select an exact date, or just a decade, and use pictures from this time as a guide while you decide design the interior, exterior and items inside the house. Also, use this date to decide which modern items you will place in the dollhouse by checking to make sure the items you choose to include were invented by that time.
2. Select a style of modern or contemporary architecture. For the most quintessential contemporary look, consider designs that are similar to those of Frank Lloyd Wright or inspired by this type of aesthetic. This will mean large, open spaces and horizontal lines and planes, with large windows and rectangular vertical planes being emphasized. (For some inspiration, see Resources for images of modern architecture.) Consider building your dollhouse from preexisting wooden box pieces, since much modern architecture is based on these types of shapes.
3. Plan your space around some modern furniture. Look to some potential sellers to see what you have available before you decide organize your space with it. Modern dollhouse furniture can be difficult to find; antique (especially Victorian) is more prevalent. Find modern furniture options by looking to specialty dollhouse sellers, especially online. Also, look at auction sites with private, individual sellers, including artisans who specialize in more unusual doll house fare.
4. Determine what kinds of modern lighting options you can use in your doll house. Find modern-looking dollhouse lighting in the same places you find modern miniature furniture. Avoid ornate fixtures like floral bulbs, chandeliers, or lights shaped like candles, and look for lighting made with more basic shapes, like plain bulbs, flat panels, or pendant lights.
5. Adorn the walls with miniature photos, posters and modern art. As with the smaller product items, make these by printing miniaturized versions of the images using a computer printer onto glossy paper.
6. Choose some miniature books, magazines and packaged products with which to adorn your house. These will enrich the atmosphere while giving the house a clear feeling of modern times. Plan for any items you like; modern labeled items like this are easy to make using a computer printer and photo-editing software with minimizing capabilities (simply glue the miniature, printed labels on small cardboard boxes or miniature books), so use whichever items you like.
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