The hobby grew into a passion and in 1978 the Nielsens opened Norm’s Dollhouse in 540 square feet of the former ... The store carries thousands of items as fundamental as dollhouse kits, ...

Mayberry Street Miniatures’s DIY Dollhouse Miniature Cuppa Joe coffee-shop kit wasn’t my introduction to a tiny second world. I’d received a Barbie Dreamhouse for Christmas when I was 8 ...

There's not much new in miniatures, of course. Dollhouses of every scale and complexity have been around at least since the 17th century, and they have often been made for, and built by, adults.

Part of the hobby’s appeal is it serves as a relaxing creative outlet, says Samantha Wolov, a 39-year-old photographer and dollhouse enthusiast living in San Francisco.

Who needs Penthouse when you’ve got a dollhouse. When not filming steamy skin flicks, Los Angeles-based adult film actress Lexi Luna gets down and dirty building — and occasionally smashing ...

That dollhouse became the inspiration for a new hobby of putting new life into old dollhouses. "I’d never worked with miniatures, let alone wallpapering, glue sticks, box cutters, saws, but it ...

One dollhouse creator describes her hobby as a 'Covid project turned rabid.' ... using means as diverse as 3D printing and hardcore hobbyist kits that range into the hundreds of dollars.

Stanley and Lynne Moffitt of Scottsdale, Ariz., admit to being “hooked on the hobby” and say that building and decorating dollhouses together has brought a wonderful, new level of fun and ...