Vintage Barbie Doll Houses

There are many vintage Barbie doll houses dated as far back as the early 1960s. A popular style vintage dollhouse called Keystone even today dates as far back as circa 1940. Mattel Corporation released the first Barbie doll house in 1962. This original vintage doll house was a tribute to mid-country style. It was furnished with vintage sleek armless couches and a hi-fi television console for Barbie to enjoy. There were 1960s style indoor rugs and vintage furniture like lamps, tables, and details such as lampshades. The original Barbie dollhouse also contained a 1962 vintage record collection.

If you think you own a vintage Barbie doll hous e, or are interested in finding the value of one, you should first identify its structure and it Barbie doll house parts to make sure it is vintage in nature.

A great source for identifying your doll house to make sure its vintage and to assess its value is a book called: Barbie Dolls Furniture and Structures; by Marl Davidson. You can find explanations and examples of vintage dollhouse structures and which furnishings belong to a particular model.

The styles of vintage dollhouses have changed with different eras and so did there furniture and decorating themes. Mattel even made all there vintage Barbie doll houses wheel chair accessible since 2002, originally to accommodate Barbie’s best friend Becky who was bound to a wheelchair.

Today, Barbie Dollhouses have moved away from there vintage country style and have been replaced with beautiful Victorian dollhouses , three story glamour dollhouses , and even studio apartments for Barbie to live.

Vintage Barbie Dollhouses will always be popular collector items that can be enjoyed for many years to come.