The Character of Your Dollhouse Starts with the Flooring



Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2007

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Many dollhouse enthusiasts are excited about tiny furniture or lighting in dollhouse rooms, but choosing the right flooring can also have a big impact on the look of the house. Flooring can enhance the lived-in look of a dollhouse and add warmth as well as character. Of course, knowing the options helps. Different types of materials give your rooms a completely different feel and can either add to or take away from the overall look. Locating supplies is easy, as discount dollhouse wood flooring, carpet, and rug suppliers offer plenty of choice. Do your research though, and choose wisely. Picking the proper flooring for each room is just as important as selecting the right miniature furniture for your small world.

There are many options for floor covers for dollhouse rooms. Carpet is one, though be sure to choose a carpet that doesn’t fray when cut and that the color you choose blends well with the room décor you have in mind. Adding a throw or embroidered dollhouse rug or placing an area carpet over a wood floor enhances a lived-in look. There are some beautiful oriental and patterned carpets on the miniatures market to make your dollhouse décor stand out.

The options in hardwood flooring have gone beyond simple slats as well. Now, discount dollhouse wood flooring, carpet, and rug suppliers offer parquetry in styles that are just as beautiful as what you might have in your own home. Patterns fitted together create stars or patchwork squares of light and dark wood. Interlocking frames and sub-assemblies for a more professional appearance are also available. Most wood flooring options come in either strips affixed to paper backing for easy installation, veneer sheets you can scribe into slats yourself, or wooden strips you can cut and glue into place.

An interesting type of flooring is a stone floor. Stone floors are good for greenhouse rooms or capturing a sense of the outdoors to bring it into the dollhouse rooms. Creating a stone floor is as easy as using clay and a rolling pin to achieve the thicknesses of flooring you want. Once the clay is rolled out, you can apply a flagstone tile sheet to imprint the look of individual stones or use a scribing tool to design your own freehand stone flooring design. A touch of paint replicates grout joints nicely.

For kitchens and bathrooms, no-wax linoleum or tile flooring is certainly a choice that shrinks real life into miniature size. The vinyl sheets are easy to cut with an Exacto knife or scissors, and patterns range from tiled to marble to solid colors. Vinyl flooring also offers options such as brick or hexagonal tile patterns. Some patterns of tile floor rival the best real-life mosaics for color and design. 

It is always best to lay down flooring in a dollhouse when the electrical considerations have been taken care of. Run your wiring for lighting before you install flooring. Put your wallpaper up first as well for a better look and nicer job. When you are ready to install the dollhouse flooring, make sure the surface area is clean and free of dust. Lastly, use the proper adhesive so that the flooring will not lift or curl.

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