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.

Miniature versions of popular products like makeup and toys are growing in popularity. Consumers are drawn to the collectability, affordability, and stress-relieving aspects of miniatures.

I have a bookshelf that has miniature books, yet alas, no print inside; similarly a toy-box with little toys, but they cannot be removed. The youngest children always try.

Lena Dunham’s film Tiny Furniture explores her mother Laurie Simmon’s miniature art. The age of Dollhouse 2.0 is upon us. “What miniaturists are doing is making worlds, not just scaled ...

The Syracuse, N.Y., native - who began his design business in San Francisco in 2002, uprooting to Minneapolis in 2005 - began creating miniature models of his full-scale contemporary-furniture ...

Bridget Sue Lambert (bottom) arranges dollhouse furniture in her apartment and studio in Washington, D.C. Lambert uses miniature furniture and dollhouses to stage and photograph scenes.

Dolls and miniature toys are visible through the curtained windows. Her parents, Mary and George, are buried in front of the little house. The Victorian Dollhouse Grave in Connersville, Ind.