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1978 Barbie Dream House provides fun fixer-upper opportunity Recently while visiting Oklahoma, I encountered the phenomena known as "Big Trash Day." This is a day when people leave larger objects than will easily fit in a trash can by the roadside for the garbage men to pick up. On this last Big Trash Day, I found a broken vintage Barbie Dream House by the side of the road. The house had been painted, marked with magic marker, and was filthy. Before I took any photos, I cleaned the first layer of dirt off of it. I left the two broken side wings by the side of the road. Maybe in hindsight I should have taken them, too, but I have limited space while we are here in Oklahoma, and the full Dream House takes up quite a bit of room. I opted to only take home the central two-level structure of the dream house.  This is not an article about repurposing or restoring this Barbie Dream House. I don't intend to make it into something new, nor do I intend to restore it to like-new con...

'Really Dahling' bathroom accessories for doll collectors If you love everything dolls, check out the "Really Dahling" collection of bathroom accessories carried by Sears and Kmart. Article & photos at: 'Really Dahling' bathroom accessories for doll collectors (Video) - Nashville Doll Collecting Examiner

Sears and Kmart which are owned by the same company both have a set of bathroom accessories called "Really Dahling" that would be perfect for some doll collectors. The set features rugs, towels, show soap dish, gown lotion bottle, hat toothbrush holder, a selection of fashion shower curtains, and other very doll collecting-looking accessories. Check it out at Sears.com or Kmart.com.