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We find it and try it before you go out and buy it
Find It
When you’re living with two little girls that are obsessed with all things girly, you have lots of dolls. There’s Disney Princess dolls, Barbie Dolls, Little People dolls and baby dolls. They come in all shapes and sizes and it seems you can never have enough dolls or places to put them. Then you have the dollhouse – the Barbies need one, the Princesses have a tent, the Little People have their variety of castles and farms and then there are the little figurines that have been homeless for the last three years.
Good news for the little figurines (also mostly Disney Princesses) we found their version of the Barbie Dreamhouse…the Pottery Barn Westport Dollhouse. Not only is it absolutely adorable and in good shape, but it was only $20!
Try It
It was just sitting there, in a massive church garage sale, practically begging for us to take it home with us. Bailey and Gigi were parking the car so I knew I had time to check it out and look for a price tag before Bailey saw it and had to have it. How much was I willing to spend? Then Sienna started squealing and kicking, trying to jump out of the Tula on my back and I knew we wouldn’t be able to walk away empty handed.
When I saw Bailey running full steam ahead, shouting, I got a quick glimpse at the price tag and breathed a sigh of relief. It was definitely worth $20 so with two super excited kiddos, we flagged down one of the volunteers, paid and loaded it in the back of the Escape.
In the car my Mom reminded me that she had some old furniture from my old dollhouse and she would go through it and find the least breakable pieces that we could stock it with. $20 and we already had furniture? Score! We got it out right away and the girls immediately grabbed a handful of princesses and started lining them up to show them their new palace. They haven’t stopped playing with it since.
Would we buy it?
I am a little on the fence on this one. It is absolutely adorable and unlike the plastic or cardboard ones you find all over the place, this is going to last a long time. I absolutely detest the cheap plastic doll houses…you can find them for super cheap but that’s what they look like, super cheap. I want something that the girls can play with for years and could be passed down to their babies some day. Something that isn’t a total eyesore in our house.
I love the overall aesthetic and quality of this house, but the original price tag for this is $199. That’s awfully expensive for a doll house, but the amount that it has already been played may be worth the high price. If you can find this for less at a sale and it’s in good shape, it is totally worth it. If I had to choose a doll house for two girls as a big statement gift than yes, I would definitely shell out the $$ for this one.
Buy it (or something similar)
We have the Pottery Barn Westport Dollhouse but they have a lot of other really cute options on their website. I also found a few on Amazon that I like:
