Thursday, March 13, 2014

Barbie 1998 Family Cottage - Update

Dear Readers,

Do you remember how excited I was about the blue 1998 Barbie Family Cottage?  It was not a complete playset and I was missing a few of the original furniture.  Well guess what ...

TA DAAAAAAAA!


I found the chair and the crib in different Ebay auctions.  The crib was part of a bigger lot but I saw it immediately and I knew it must belong to the cottage!  It looked exactly like the crib I have seen on the picture of the original box (the picture of the box is from Amazon.com).


And when I received it, I placed it in the empty storage space intended for the crib and it was indeed a perfect match!


The chair was less difficult to find.  I hesitated to buy it at first though because of the price but I eventually caved in because I have not seen any other chair like it on the market.


The crib is a little snug for Licca-chan's little sisters but they insisted on trying it :)


I tried to take more pictures but as soon as I got Miki-chan and Maki-chan out, my baby girl was all over them.  So I could only take the picture above and that was it.  My girl calls them "baby" and she loves playing with the cottage!


Don't you just love it when you find the missing pieces to your playset?  Now I am on the hunt for the missing bench and baby seat ^_^






14 comments:

  1. Hello from Spain: great pics. I like your house. I have that same house but for years. Keep in touch

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    1. I think I remember seeing the house on your blog! I think it's a great little house to play with :)

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  2. Congratulations to your found furniture - you have had good luck :).
    The house looks very nice, it remembers me of one of my old Barbie houses (Mine was pink, but the making was almost similar). It's very charming :).
    Many greetings,
    Kyra

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    1. I do like the old Barbie dollhouses. I think they had quite a charm that no longer exist.

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  3. Great news, Jane Cherie! You must be thrilled to almost have the complete set now! Yippee! xo Jennifer

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    1. Oh yes I was surprised at first to see the items still floating around for sale! It was a good feeling :D

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  4. A wonderful addition ! Your going to have to start filling the place up with printies..and foods..and jars..and rugs..and.....

    hugs, js

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    1. Thanks Jane! I think the house will become my daughter play house though because she really loves the sounds and the revolving center! She is all over it as soon as I take it out of storage.

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    1. Thanks Danzel! It sure looks cozy and I love the family feel :)

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  6. Where is the chair stored in the house?

    I just bought this doll house on ebay (mint in box!) Haven't received it yet though.

    Would you be interested in pictures of all the accessories (plates, glasses etc) that come with the house?

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    1. Lucky you! Congrats on your purchase! The baby chair was missing. Thanks for offering to show the accessories but it won't be necessary as I am not planning to buy the rest to complete the house :)

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    2. Thank you :)

      I mean the large chair for the computer, where do you put it when folding up the house? Is there a space for it, like there is for the crib?

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    3. I don't know for sure but it fits inside once the house is closed. I put it behind the central rotating unit.

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