Recycled

Before suggesting some alternatives to wood doll house, it is important to recognize the reason for the renewed interest in wood dollhouse. In addition to the incredibly versatile for collectors and lovers there is an important new trends. Recycled wood products are environmentally friendly. Given the time in which we live, this is a particularly attractive option.

I can not promise that the alternatives are environmentally friendly. Medium density fiberboard (MDF) is a popular building material, but as we seek alternatives to wood MDF we find as a “timber” to leave.

There are composite materials made of plastic by 50% and 50% organic material such as wood sawdust or other recycled wood fibers. PVC has been little used in building dollhouses. Most commonly made of plastic material. Plastic is mostly used by manufacturers, but some enthusiasts prefer to work with plastic for the construction of the doll house. As an amateur, it is entirely possible that your introduction to the doll’s houses in the form of a simple structure was made of a shoebox. In my research for this article, I came across a detailed analysis of how to build a dollhouse out of milk cartons.

Another material that is sometimes used in the construction of doll house is made of metal.

Some fans have bamboo, cork, eucalyptus, and even building materials used. There are also dolls houses made of glass, rubber, polymer clay, paper, ceramics, stone, cement, cloth and papier-mâché built. In fact, some of these houses are remarkably complex and very pleasant.

The bottom line on alternative materials is that dolls houses can be constructed by many artisans’ shops. Obviously some are easier than others to work, but if there is a material that you are uniquely qualified to work with, so do not be afraid to use it to build a doll house.

Some of the most remarkable and unique dollhouses were built with alternative materials. They reflect a high degree of creativity, imagination and craft.

The use of alternative materials denies the restrictions necessary to traditional work from prefabricated kits. In fact, working with alternative materials to stimulate creativity and result in a masterpiece of a kind.

If you are new doll houses as a hobby … there are so many directions you can take. The options for how you are involved in the trade manifold. You can use a more conventional route and stick with wooden doll houses, which were developed by others.

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