European village shops lend themselves to interesting dolls houses when they combine a shop along with living quarters to display family life. A small dollhouse collection of specialty items can be displayed along with a vignette of period life. This facade would allow for a variety of interesting displays in a simple to frame building.
A Common Victorian Shop Front with a Separate Residential Entrance
From Lesley Shepherd, About.com
This bookshop on Lewes High Street shows a plain front which can be modified for a dolls house or model building to produce a shop with living quarters above.
This bookshop shows a plain front which allows for a dolls house shop and living quarters combination.
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