Melissa & Doug Classic Heirloom Victorian Wooden Dollhouse [White]

It arrived on time. Very heavy and lots of pieces. Read the directions before you begin and have everything laid out. If you pre prepare it goes together very smoothly. On Christmas my Granddaughter played with it all day. It is a very sweet entry level dollhouse. My granddaughter is 3 years old so we need sturdy.

I have always wanted a dollhouse, HOWEVER, had no desire to deal with assembling. I am more interested in interior decoration than construction. This was a great first step, pretty easy to assemble by myself and easy to flip into the desired house with a bit of dollhouse wallpaper and bookbinding paste (had to change the hideous attic duck wallpaper and loud bathroom wallpaper) and chalk paint on the exterior (from playskool pink to modern grey).

I have bought this dollhouse as a Christmas gift for my granddaughter. I have not opened it yet but buying a lot of Melisa and Doug toys over the years I am sure I will be satisfied.

Loved the ease of building it. Did not even use the instructions. Very simple project, elegant results.

Great product - well loved and received by my kiddo. Wonderful father-daughter project!First the good!- Construction is very easy! Any functional adult or a teenager can build this house.- Excellent instructions! (and I don't think I've ever said that before!) Not too wordy, lots of good pictures, easy steps... I seriously don't think I could improve upon them!- Fit in finish is spot on! All of the holes aligned and everything came together tightly. I am impressed!- Assembly requires only one tool! A Phillips screwdriver (I'd recommend a #1 tip instead of the more common #2).- Construction time was exactly 1h 15min, with my kiddo "helping" me. I've never done anything like this before, but I am mechanical.- House looks nice, like the picture.The bad:- Minor issue: two of the panels were mislabeled that cause a bit of of confusion. L&M panels. Not a huge issue.- Biggest problem is the material. Every panel is made effectively from pressed cardboard. The only wood parts are very thin roof shingles. If this thing gets wet, its done. It's pretty strong, but probably at least half as strong as a plywood house would be. In their defense: the material is likely much cheaper to make than plywood and I am guessing that part of the reason that everything came together so nicely is because unlike wood, this material does not swell or warp over time with temperature shifts.This house will not become a family heirloom, but it was a fun project for the two of us and something I hope she will have lots of fun with. Overall, this kit is well worth the money and a good buy.

I would say that I saved a ton on this, eBay sold it for almost 300 bucks I got it for $100 because of a damaged box. Took about an hour to put together but you’re so excited about the end result the hour flies by lol. I love it, daughter loves it. Took me a long time to find the perfect dollhouse that was worth the money! We use her calico critter sets in this and they’re perfect for it!!

This is just BEAUTIFUL. I looked at about a million dollhouses before Christmas, and the level of sweet and charming details with this one is just unmatched. From the floors to the wallpaper to the exterior - it’s all just perfect. I scoured Etsy and Pottery Barn Kids to ensure we got a quality one, but just kept coming back to this because I couldn’t find any with this amount of charm. SUCH a great value. The Melissa & Doug furniture that you buy separately is also amazing - like miniaturized antiques!

We also have the Melissa and Dave lit hen which is great. This took two hours to assemble. My advice is to not use a power drill to screw the screws ; it’s too much torque and strips the screw holes. If that happens, go buy #6 Phillips flathead wood screws( one inch long). That successfully replaced stripped screw holes.