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First of all, there are Dora doll house furniture sets available for different rooms in the house. If you have Dora's talking doll house, then you'll need 7 furniture sets to complete your collection. There's the living room, bedroom, bathroom, media room, Mami and Papi's bedroom and the tree house.

If you want to know which ones you need to buy first, check out your Dora doll house. Unfold the doll house and check out the rooms. When you purchase a Dora doll house, it comes partially furnished and you'll find items like kitchen appliances, a phone, a bathroom mirror, illustrated shelves and a boom box.

The casa itself is already a joy to have for any child, thanks to the built-in sounds: press a family picture frame and you'll hear Dora talk ('Here is my family.' 'Aqui esta mi familia.'), push the door bell and she greets you with a combination of English and Spanish phrases ('Who's ringing the doorbell?' 'Hola! Welcome to my home! Bienvenida a mi casa.') Open the refrigerator and Dora will say, 'I'm hungry. Tengo hambre.' or 'Let's get something to eat from the refrigerator.'

However, you don't have to stop there. A Dora doll house is not complete without a living room furniture set. This pack can be purchase separately and includes a coffee table with a table top that can be rotated, a lamp, 2 throw pillows and a couch that can be turned into a bed. The set is made from sturdy plastic to ensure many hours of play.

Another Dora doll house furniture must-have: Dora's bedroom furniture set. The set includes Dora's twin bed that can be converted into two bunk beds. There is also a nightstand, foot chest, area rug and Dora's brown teddy bear. All items are made from durable plastic except for the rug, which is made from pliable polyurethane foam.

And what's a Dora doll house without the bathroom furniture set? The pack includes a toilet, pedestal sink, bath mat, an area rug and a clothes hamper. The shower, like most Dora doll house furniture can be transformed, too. Simply manipulate the object and convert it into a bath tub. The bathroom furniture set is made with plastic, except for the rug and mat, which are made from polyurethane foam.

Step Two for creating your dream doll house relates to some important practicalities. How much space do you have available? How much building do you want to do? What is your budget?

Once again the key to creating your dream doll house rests with good planning. When we began planning our dream doll house, we started by focusing on the time period we wanted to represent or the theme for our doll house. Now, we need to think of the physical aspects of space.

You may have a dream of creating a Victorian doll house village representing a historical event. But, if this doesn't fit into your apartment, we may need to scale down the goal of having a village until there is a larger space available. Look closely as the space you will have for your doll house and don't forget that you may want to have consistent access to the front and back for re-arrangement of your miniatures and for viewing. The space you have available will help determine the scale of house that you can choose.

Once you have the scale of doll house in mind, you can look at the array of options related to how much building you are interested in doing. Some people prefer to do everything from scratch and choose to get plans and build their doll house. Others prefer to choose from the large selection of doll house kits. Another option is to choose a finished doll house that requires no assembly and comes straight out of the box, ready to add miniatures.

After you have determined the size and decided on whether you will build it yourself or not, you can then find the one that is perfect for your taste and your budget.

Don't forget that you can always scale-up your doll house collection as your available space, budget or interest in building increases. Finding the perfect doll house that fits into your life is much more enjoyable than the frustration of a doll house that is too big for your space or budget.