In the late 2000s I kept a personal mom blog called Nest Bliss. I reviewed books, wrote about the house and the girls, and was even in the Wall Street Journal. These posts are from then: light, young, a mom in her late twenties. I have edited them to stand on their own.
I have wooden doll houses on the brain. Check these out -
Pottery Barn Kids - Augusta Doll house $34.99 Ava has a similar
house but with more realistic wooden people that you can manipulate. She loves it a ridiculous amount. It was a gift from her Aunt Brenda ;)
PlanToys The Green Doll house with Furniture
$180 This one has lots of cool teaching features about Eco-living. Probably would be a little confusing for Ava considering I struggle with using re-usable grocery bags... still it is open from all sides for easy play.
Maxim Design by You Doll house
$93.02 Cute, open, but lacking some style.
Plan Toy Contemporary Doll House
$107.99 Modern but pricey for the size. Seems to be a case of form over function.
Plan Toy Chalet Doll house with Furniture
$206.99 Expensive - but open, stylish, comes with furniture, large, has stairs, gender neutral.
Branford Limited Wooden Doll House $??? But then I found this one and even though I have no clue how much it is all 50+ 5 star reviews say it is an awesome value.
It comes with all that furniture and the car! It is out of stock but people were reviewing it in January 2010 so I am guessing it will come back in.
It even has a door that opens and closes... hmmm I am thinking it is about $200 - just a guess though.
I will keep you posted. Update: Spoke with a rep and you can only buy it at leaps and bounds and only at Christmas time.
She said she expected they would carry them again in Fall 2010. Update: You can order them October 2010 through December 2010 for $200 - pretty good I think.
Posted about ours here . I had a wooden doll house, did you?