Dollhouses Are For Boys Too!

You read that correctly. "Dollhouses" aren't just for girls. If it makes the gentlemen feel better, lets call them "playhouses" with "pretend people".

Mr. Z is obsessed with anything in miniature that looks real. I am too. When I was little, I had an ugly brown industrial metal shelf, and the bottom shelf was a Barbie studio apartment of sorts.
Now, I lean away from the brightly colored plastic pieces with no texture.

I have been combing the web for inspiration. My favorite (seriously, I almost cried when I saw the care and thought that went into this dollhouse)  is from Nicole's Making It Lovely blog. Tour the house HERE.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinklovesbrown/6518122981/in/photostream/lightbox/

                                       Also loving how thrifty chic The Busy Budgeting Mama made hers!

http://www.thebusybudgetingmama.com/2012/01/diy-dollhouse-my-craigslist-before.html

And this link from Shelterness has me swooning!! There are some amazingly creative people out there! So now I am scouring ebay, thrift stores, and anywhere else for playhouse things!

Did you have a dollhouse as a child? Do you furnish dollhouses as a hobby for yourself or for your children?