In this inspirational guide to shops, cafes and restaurants, the leading British writer in the dolls' house field concentrates on design and decoration and, with numerous photographs and clear instructions, shows how to achieve realistic and stunning effects in period and modern settings. The book is packed with ideas for dolls' house enthusiasts, and there are styles to suit all tastes and budgets: traditional shops based on styles from the sixteenth century to the present day, as well as store departments to set in room boxes, Victorian pubs, traditional and modern cafes and restaurants, and much more, extending the potential of the dolls' house hobby. It features: ready-made shops; tools and equipment; practical advice; decoration; assembling a shop or room box from a kit; simple shop and cafe fittings to make inexpensive materials; traditional specialist shops; clothing stores; food stores; continental shops; English and French cafes; Spanish coffee lounge; Sydney cafe bar; Thai, Indian and Japanese restaurants; and Chinese tea house.