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1:12 scale is sometimes called one- inch scale and means 1 foot (or 12 inches ) on a real item that has been scaled down to 1 inch . If you measure the ceiling in your house and it’s 10ft, it would be 10in in the dolls house.
How can you check the size of the furniture you need for an antique house or toy dollhouse ? Standardized sizes for modern dollhouses include 1:6, 1:12, 1:16, 1:24, and 1:48, while antique houses are often a custom size .
Craft Stripwood or Scale Lumber Most of the stripwood used for miniature furniture and building projects is basswood or Tilia (lime) wood, both used for their fine grain and strength .
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Larger Common Scales In the other direction, 1:6 is the scale used for fashion dolls such as Barbie and Blythe. This scale is twice as large as the standard dollhouse scale , called Playscale or Fashion scale . Do NOT let that confuse you, Barbie is a 12″ doll, which DOES NOT WORK with 1:12 furniture.
One-twelfth scale ( 1:12 ), sometimes called one inch or one inch to the foot scale is a representation of larger items where one unit of any size is equivalent to 12 inches of the same size (one inch = 12 inches (one foot).
1:12 scale
1: 12 scale is a traditional scale (ratio) for models and miniatures, in which 12 units (such as inches or centimeters) on the original is represented by one unit on the model. The scale is popular for dollhouses, especially those aimed at adult collectors.
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Dollhouse Play offers many benefits for young children, and is enjoyed most by children beginning around the age of four when the ability to imagine pretend situations develops.
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The KidKraft Majestic Mansion is just that — a majestic mansion that has four stories, eight rooms, and 34 accessories to keep your children endlessly entertained. Measuring 52 inches wide, 14 inches deep, and 53.62 inches tall (that’s over 4.5 feet!), the Kidkraft Majestic Mansion is the ultimate dollhouse.