We have all been there. The walls are up, the roof is on and the house looks complete but somehow lacks something. Dollhouse accessories are the little things which can be added to give your miniaturist house some personality and finish off the inside of the walls of your house to give it a real home feel. Miniaturists working with wooden dollhouse kits will find that the small details and accessories are some of the most enjoyable parts of their work. The dollhouse structure gives you the walls, roof, doors, and windows, but it is the miniatures you add as accessories that reveal who lives in the house, in what era it was built, and how much care the builder has taken with every detail. There is no end to the choices when it comes to completing your miniature house. The details can be added at your leisure as you continue to design each room. Often the best time to add dollhouse accessories is when you are between projects and working on other things. Why Dollhouse Accessories Matter So Much There are many things that are looked at when evaluating the completion of a dollhouse. So many, in fact, that most people use their sense of sight and typically look at the dollhouse from up close. It is the many small details, the dollhouse accessories, which give the impression of a very complete and finished miniaturized house. Dollhouse accessories add scale to a miniaturist’s world. For example, a door with a working knocker and a window with a flower box below it immediately conveys the size of the interior of the house. Be it an elegant Victorian mansion or a quaint country cottage, the dollhouse accessories chosen will ensure that your miniatures believably recreate life in miniature. Also, each person building with the same dollhouse kit can create a house completely different from another. This is based on choices like paint color, trim, etc. of the various dollhouse finishing pieces. These miniatures are best constructed in a slow, detailed manner, to build up to a room box, half-scale house, or a full 1-inch scale miniatures’ home. Every piece added to the house builds up to another chapter in the home’s story. Exterior Dollhouse Accessories That Shape First Impressions The exterior of a dollhouse makes a great first impression. Most exterior miniaturized details such as shutters, chimneys, gingerbread trim, and roof shingles form a border around the mini house. Door hardware, for example, is one of my favorites to add to a dollhouse. The details on a door, such as a knocker, a set of pulls, or even a row of house numbers in brass, will instantly make a plain door into a beautiful welcoming entrance to your dollhouse. The window details, flower boxes, shutters, and decorative window hoods all add to soften the lines of a house and can be painted to add color to a house’s exterior. Adding a little greenery to a flower box can immediately make a house look lived-in and be very impressive to visitors of your dollhouses. Siding and shingles also add much detail to a dollhouse by giving the roof a textured appearance. These can be left unfinished and painted or stained to achieve the desired look. A weathered gray would be very suitable for a seaside style house while a warm wood color would add to the country farmhouse feel. Many of the exterior dollhouse accessories, such as a porch, a covered patio, or an outside basement step, form the roofline of your dollhouse. Roofline details such as gingerbread trim along the eaves of a Victorian or a chimney rising from the center of the roof of a farmhouse add so much to a simple dollhouse roof. Add a weathervane to the top of the chimney, and your simple roofline has been transformed into a real focal point for your miniature scenes. Interior Dollhouse Accessories for a Polished Finish Finishing off the interior of a room with the relevant trim and molding will complete the room and define each area. Some examples of interior trim are baseboards, crown molding, and fluted door and window trim. They cover the joints where walls meet floors and ceilings. The type of trim used can be particularly effective at giving a room a specific character and can be as simple as a strip of baseboard around the floor to create a fully furnished room. While the above pieces aid in completing a house’s interior, there are many more interior dollhouse accessories that can be used to provide a more polished interior, defining each room’s character in the process. This can be done by using crisp white molding to complete a bright farmhouse-style kitchen or by the use of stained wood trim to complete a warm library or Parlor. Often the simplest of features can have the greatest impact, and none are easier to implement than a single strip of baseboard to a room otherwise devoid of finish. There are many different decorative pieces which can be added around a room in a dollhouse. These could be wooden finials, brackets or even turned posts which can be placed in the corners of a room, on a mantelpiece or even on a landing. Each of these pieces will add an extra touch of realism and also a lot of interest to a room in a dollhouse. These features include the doors, stairs, and railings, which give the impression of connecting from room to room and even with the outside of the house. Even lighting within the house is added at this stage. Our Favorite Dollhouse Accessories from the Collection We love Dollhouse Parts & Accessories! In addition to finishing the details of completed Dollhouses, the various pieces in this collection also make great enhancements to wooden dollhouse kits. Here are a few of our favorites that can be used to enhance your wooden dollhouse kits with very little effort! Dollhouse Window Flower Box Kit This simple kit of dollhouse accessories can be used to add flower boxes to the windows of the Imagination House dollhouse as well as to many other 1 inch scale dollhouses. The 5 parts of each flower box are pre-cut from white pine and simply assemble together. Each window box is 3 inches wide by 5/8 inches deep by 5/8 inches high. The parts are shipped unfinished so you can paint, stain, and add whatever mini flowers you like. 1 Inch Scale Brass Working Door Knocker This little door knocker makes a big impression as a small detail that adds character to the front of your home. Made of real brass, this little door knocker will add a touch of elegance to any of your exterior doors. Each piece is about 7/8″ x 5/16″ and comes packaged individually for your use. Dollhouse Crown Molding Trim Dollhouse Crown Molding Trim: This Crown Molding is used to complete the ceilings of your 1 inch scale dollhouse. It is made from unfinished white pine and can be painted or stained to match the trim in your dollhouse room. The Crown Molding is 11/32″ deep x 15/32″ tall x 23″ long. Each piece is sold individually. Pairing Dollhouse Accessories with Wooden Dollhouse Kits These items usually come to you unfinished, so you can easily paint or stain them to match the color scheme of the rest of the items for your miniature dollhouse. Painted or stained items will give the cleanest look when used as dollhouse accessories. Think about the style of your home. Victorian homes go well with gingerbread detail, fancy windows, and brass accessories. New England colonial homes are typically finished with simple shutters, dentil detail, and classic doors. Try to use accessories that go with the era of your home. Scale is also very important for a quality and realistic miniature house. Our dollhouse accessories are all made in 1 inch scale, also known as 1:12 scale. So, we can guarantee that all your miniature house accessories will match perfectly with your miniature house. Mixing scales can cause your rooms to look a bit messy. There are so many different ways you can customize your dollhouse using the spare parts that you have lying around. For example, you could top a plain post with a wooden ball. Or you could use a strip of stripwood as a hood for a window. These are just a couple of examples of the many different ways that you could add your own personal touch to your miniature home. No matter what you are building, we hope that you will find the right miniature dollhouse accessories here to complete your little wooden house. Visit our Dollhouse Parts & Accessories collection. Frequently Asked Questions 1. What are dollhouse accessories? Dollhouse accessories are the small finishing pieces that complete a miniature home, such as doors, windows, shutters, trim, molding, shingles, and hardware. 2. What scale are most dollhouse accessories? Many dollhouse accessories, including most in our collection, are made for 1 inch scale, also known as 1:12 scale. 3. Can I use these dollhouse accessories with wooden dollhouse kits? Yes. Our accessories are designed to customize and finish wooden dollhouse kits, and many product pages list the kits they work with. 4. Do dollhouse accessories come painted? Most wooden dollhouse accessories arrive unfinished, so you can paint or stain them to match your home.  5. Should I paint dollhouse accessories before installing them? Yes, painting or staining before installation is usually easier and gives a cleaner finish, especially for small trims and window pieces. 6. Which dollhouse accessories make the biggest difference? Door hardware, window boxes, shutters, gingerbread trim, and crown molding all have a big impact because they're the mini details people notice first. 7. How do I choose accessories that match my dollhouse style? Pick pieces from the same era as your house. Victorian homes suit gingerbread and ornate doors, while colonial homes suit simple shutters and classic molding. 8. Can I add dollhouse accessories after the house is finished? Yes. Many accessories, like door knockers, flower boxes, and chimneys, can be added at any time. Interior trim is easiest to install after decorating. 9. What glue works best for dollhouse accessories? Many builders use tacky white glue for wood trims and parts. For items you may want to move, a removable adhesive wax works well. 10. Are dollhouse accessories suitable for children? Our dollhouse accessories are recommended for adult hobbyists and children ages 13 and up.