Small Beauties ; Downsizing Is an Option for Collectors. Sally Hoban Looks at the World of Miniature Homes

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With rumours of property prices rising again and the housing market making a slow but encouraging recovery, what constitutes the 'perfect' house? What appeals to our aesthetic notions of how a house should look? Well, one group of collectors is in the know about small but perfectly formed property. Doll and miniature house designers and makers are capitalising on what has remained a healthy collectors market throughout the recession.

Most of us will never get to live in our dream house, but you can fulfil your property owning dreams through miniature real estate. Whether it's a chocolate box, thatched roofed country cottage with wisteria draped over the door, a three-storey Victorian town house or a rustic Tuscan villa, you can bet that someone somewhere has made a tiny version of it and you can see plenty of examples of these miniature dream havens at the NEC in Birmingham next month.

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Small Beauties ; Downsizing Is an Option for Collectors. Sally Hoban Looks at the World of Miniature Homes

If the idea of investing in a tiny world appeals to you, Miniatura is one of the best dolls house and miniatures shows to visit in the UK, whether you are looking buy your first sm...

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