I Built this Dollhouse for $105 using just a Few Tools

The problem I have had in the past, when building dollhouses, was getting the main walls of the dollhouse cut out.

I don’t have any big power tools for carpentry and the dollhouse walls need to be perfectly straight and have perfectly squared 90-degree angles at the corners.

One day, it occurred to me that I could use the cutting service at the local Home Depot to have a dollhouse cut out. This is a great service; they give 3 cuts free and charge $1 per cut for the next cuts.

It took a lot of thinking and figuring to make the cutting plan that I would need to take to Home Depot for the saw operator. I used Adobe Photoshop as an aid to scale down the parts and see how they would fit on a 4’x 8’ piece of plywood. I used my original dollhouse as a guide for the measurements.

I took photos at each step while buiding the dollhouse, and wrote instuctions as I went. I do not pretend to be a great carpenter, and I explain things in a girlie way. This may not be the best way to build a dollhouse, it is just my.
The cutting plan works, the dollhouse parts fit together perfectly.
I am happy to share it with you.You can download it here.

I think everyone who wants a dollhouse should have one. It was with that thought in mind that I decided to create this website.

The dollhouse plans are all mine. I used the dimensions from my original dollhouse. The plans for the original dollhouse were adapted from house plans of a real size house that we had built
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The only change I made from my original dollhouse is the height. My original dollhouse has ceilings 8 inches high, I realized too late that for a dollhouse rooms higher works better. The plans for this dollhouse has rooms which are 9 inches high.

Interior of English style dollhouse
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Interior of American style dollhous
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American style dollhouse

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English Style Dollhouse

This English style dollhouse (above) has doors that open to reveal the inside of the dollhouse, the roof can be hinged so that you can use the third floor.This style of dollhouse has, in my view, two advantages. First the interior of the dollhouse stays clean because you can close it up.
Second, the back of the dollhouse can sit flat against a wall and doesn't need to be turned or moved at all., so it does't take up so much space.
The reason I built my original dollhouse, was because I could not find a kit like this in my area.

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Photos of the Interior

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