Habitat cardboard fire station and doll’s house

Just as I’m coming to end of my period of mourning for the Habitat Brighton store, they go and appoint Polly Dickens (ex Conran Shop and Anthropologie) as creative director and get me all excited about the spring/summer collection. The full range of goodies will appear online at the end of the month, but to [...]

Miniio dolls houses

I have to admit an irrational dislike of most modern dollhouses. I don’t know whether it’s because most of them are so twee or whether it’s because I’ve got the best one ever at my mum’s, handmade for me by my aunt and uncle, oh, aeons ago. But I have to say my opinion is [...]

Hot shop: Hello Bubba!

Hide my credit card! I’ve happened upon yet another haven of fantabulousness in Hello Bubba. The online boutique was created by Natasha Fellas who previously worked in the fashion industry. It’s all about the brands here and, boy, have they got some good ones.  Donna Wilson, Coq en Pate, Lucky Boy Sunday, Anorak, April Showers, [...]

MoMa Modern Play House and Family

I can’t get enough of the New York Museum of Modern Art‘s products – its pop-up and paper-cut Christmas cards have long been favourites of mine. So imagine my joy on discovering these little treasures. Perfect for your aspiring architect (although not recommended for the under-3s) the play house (RRP £13) consists of six nesting boxes [...]

Hot Christmas Buy: Plan Toys Eco Dollhouse

I first saw this amazing eco dollhouse by Thai toy maker Plan Toys (I featured their garage yesterday) a few months back and it finally became available in the Autumn. Plan Toys are well known for making eco friendly toys from sustainable wood with non toxic paints, but they have upped the ante on their [...]

Janod Work Bench & Doll House

I paid a visit to Lula Sapphire a couple of days ago, to go behind the scenes and see how the store that inspired me to start this blog is preparing for Christmas and became very enamoured with Janod’s beautifully crafted and hand painted work bench and dolls house. If you’re thinking about going for [...]

Get the Look…Living Etc’s Kids Playroom

Elli writes… Living Etc magazine is a permanent fixture on our coffee table at the moment. We’re at the fantasizing stage of doing up our kitchen where we find lots of things we love but can’t afford and then spend months scaling back our ideas… But it’s a fun way to pass the time! Enough about [...]

Momoll FarFar Playbarn

Natalie writes… I’m quite the fan of contemporary Swedish toy brand, Momoll. I featured their ‘jigsaw’ of quirky hybrid Enzo animals a few weeks back and they’ve shown up again in the minimalist FarFar Playbarn. Made in Switzerland and lacquered in non toxic paints, the ten piece barn has a roof that opens up on [...]

Chalet Dollhouse by Plan Toys

Natalie writes… I am a huge fan of ethical Thai based toy maker, Plan Toys who make brilliant wooden toys, especially for pretend play from sustainable rubberwood, with natural paints and finishes. I’m also a huge fan of dolls houses and have recently become re-obsessed again. I swear I’m looking for the bambino…not me… This [...]

Hot Toy List for Toddlers – Dolls Houses

Hase Weiss Puppenstuben Doll’s House This dolls house is made from birch plywood. Each room is separate and is available in one of four pastel colours. The beauty of this modern modular creation is that it can be rearranged as one house or even a whole street. Measures: 45 x 70 x 24.5 cm depending [...]

Cardboard Dolls House

Kat writes… I love a dolls house and ToddlerGeek could well end up with five or six if I can’t control my impulses! This dolls house is made from cardboard which makes it light and collapsible. I like the layout of this house, wide open rooms with Georgian windows over two floors with an attic [...]

Maileg Mouse House

Mice are not the type of thing that I’d normally rave about… but I’m fascinated by the Maileg Mouse House. Aside from the fact that it’s effectively a dolls house for a mouse, albeit a doll mouse…, I think this is a beautifully crafted, unusual toy for imaginative play. It was nominated for the Formland [...]

Liliane Doll Villa

I am still gaping reeling from the humongous pricetag on this dolls house…£966.76! Jaysus! Designed by Dutch designer Liliane Limpens, the Liliane Doll Villa is full of lots of details and includes 6 chairs, a couch, dining table, bookcase, kitchen counter, swing, wardrobe, 2-person bed, 1-person bed, crib, desk and pc-table, bathroom furniture, shower and [...]

Kidsonroof cardboard doll house

Well this gives whole new meaning to eco homes… This fab Kidsonroof cardboard doll house is made from ecological, recyclable cardboard. Aside from the super bright turquoise colour, it’s just like a real house and even has an attic. Being made of cardboard, it’s nice and light which makes it portable. It comes as a [...]

Plexiglas Ding Architect House by Momoll

When she’s old enough to appreciate one, I’ll definitely be getting my bambino a dolls house. Until then, I can but admire from afar… Momoll, the creators of this very stylish modular house, specialise in concept toys with a Scandanavian design influence. It has yellow and orange plexiglass panels which along with the other wood [...]