Tim Boyle, co-founder and design principal of Brinca Dada, a New York toy company that specializes in modern dollhouses and contemporary furniture miniatures, shares Renfroe's foresight.

Bebe Ventura, 70, a retired interior decorator in New York, has nine modern dollhouses as well as a miniature houseboat and Airstream trailer. “You can lose yourself for hours in your miniature ...

Working on the dollhouses was a nice change from the ultra-modern work the two design for Axis clients. "Mid-century modern is very much a part of me," she said.

Newcomers are shaking up the once-fusty dollhouse scene, decking out tiny abodes that could belong in the (mini) Hamptons ...

Norm’s Dollhouse in Centennial has been an institution in the Front Range dollhouse and miniatures community for nearly 39 years. On March 15, it will close for good.

If something were to happen to us and we were turned into mini versions of ourselves, Honey I Shrunk the Kids-style, we hope we have one of these mid-century modern dollhouses at the ready ...

Unlike the predominantly male collector base for other types of miniatures like model trains and railroad sets, antique dollhouse enthusiasts overwhelmingly tend to be female.

The modern idea of miniatures—the dollhouse—has a history dating back around 450 years. They began life as educational pieces to teach young, noble women how to manage households (so progressive).