Because a doll's furniture is very light you can easily found the perfect arrangement in a matter of seconds. Here are a couple of placement strategies that may be of benefit to you. Two simple layout strategies is first the triangle, and second is the square. In order to use the triangle design you will need three major pieces of furniture for the room, imagine that they form a triangle and place them accordingly. The next example is that of the square, take four pieces of furniture and arrange them so that they make a square in the room. The five pieces square is the same but one piece, usually the most prominent is placed in the middle. The square and triangle layouts are the most common, but do try many other shapes like an ellipsis, octagon, or even a bell curve.
Putting contrast in your layout
Contrast is the idea of putting to opposing colors or ideas next to each other. Using contrast works well to move your eye to a certain location of the room, or in a predetermined pattern. Contrasting colors are identified on a simple color wheel: They are the colors that are opposite each other. And remember, one can put too much contrast in a room very easily. In order to prevent yourself from creating a mess, focus on setting up one contrasting element in the room and no more.
Sizing to Your Advantage
There are three major sizing elements that you will need to deal with in interior layout with a dolls room. Here are the sizing elements, there are three: Miniature scales, size of room dimensions, and comparative size. Miniature scaling refers to the fact that dolls and their furniture come in different sizing patterns. Meaning, look up the miniature size of your dollhouse kit, if it is one inch scale then you need to buy one inch furnitureThe second size element, sizing up the room, means that you are not getting furniture that will not fit in the room. Take out a ruler and measure the square inches of the room and compare it to your incoming furniture dimensions. Lastly, the final point is the size of the furniture as it compares to other pieces around it. Smaller pieces will get less attention than other pieces, and the larger pieces should be the ones that you want everyone to look at.
Floor Plan Design and Preparation
If you fail to plan you plan to fail. A plan ensures that you are getting exactly what you want, and helps you avoid wasting time. With miniature design a plan of action will consist of a floor plan and budget. A floor plan is a drawing, picture, or print of a dollhouse room that you would like to coordinate. There is a plentiful supply of examples of good room designs both online and offline. Make sure that you are taking notes of great rooms that you see. Take these notes and modify your plan. Now budget those items that you are interested in and try hard not to go over it. It does not matter how great a miniature is, if it makes you overspend you probably will regret it when you need that money for other items. If you find a piece of furniture that is over your budget apply your patience and save until you can purchase it.
