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Thank you to our customers

What a suprise this morning when I opened the post - A thank you from one of our customers via the Paul o Grady show on Radio 2 - who ever you thank you what a nice touch.

WEBSITE NOW LAUNCHED

OUR NEW WEBSITE: www.dollshouseman.co.uk

SHOP NEARLY COMPLETE - NO MORE TOYS!!!

Yes its true no more toys in our shop just Dolls Houses!!!

ANOTHER RESTORATION BY OURSELVES

Our latest renovations/restorations

BEFORE AND AFTER

Here you can see one of our latest renovations of which were done by ourselves. We now have clear time in four weeks to do more renovations, but please remember that we do get busy and can not do one overnight or within a week.

More Items In

NEW HAND MADE ITEMS FROM DENISE

We have many new items made by Denise now in stock. Items including Nursery chairs, suites, mirrors, books and lots more including two original paintings!. All at great prices you are sure to find that unique item for your house or that specail gift.

BANK HOLIDAY OPENING TIMES

Please note this weekend we will be closing at 4pm on Saturday and will not reopen until Tuesday at 10am.

HAND MADE ITEMS ARRIVING NEXT WEEK

Hand made items will be arriving next week, items from wallpaper, cabinets, shop accessories will be here at fantastic prices and even better workmanship. They are all unique items and really need to be looked at. We pride ourselves on giving our customers an excellent serice and with these items we are again giving you the opportunity to have something special inside your house.

Wall Art by Maddie and A William Morris Suite by Denise.

DOLLS HOUSE CLUB???

We are in the process of looking into starting a Dolls House Club in Furness, if you have any ideas for this or are interested in this then please get in touch.

Many Thanks

WORLD CUP SPECIAL

To celebrate the World Cup next month we are offering a fantastic offer.

Order any Dolls House for Christmas before the World Cup starts and if you correctly choose the winning team then you will receive a massive 50% discount on the price. This is an offer definatly not to be missed.

A ROUGH GUIDE TO OUR PRICING

Building & Decorating

Children's House to be built -No Charge

(If bought from ourselves)

Building only from a kit -£50 to £200 (Depending on the size)

Wallpaper & Carpet -£15 per room

(Price includes standard wallpaper & carpet)

Wallpaper, Carpet & Mouldings -£30 per room (Price includes standard materials)

Lighting only - £7.50 per room (wire not copper) (Price does not include lights)

All the above - £35 per room

External Decoration - £30 to £50 (Depending on the size) (Price does not include materials)

Renovation

Tidy up of House - £30 to £70 (Depending on condition and size) (Stripping & Cleaning)

External Decoration - £30 to £60

(Depending on condition and size) (Includes Stripping & Cleaning - does not include materials)

Internal Decoration & Lighting - See above for charges plus £5 per room for Stripping & Cleaning

Advice

Free of Charge

Valuations

We can offer you a current valuation of your property whether it is for personal or insurance purposes. A small charge will be made for documentation purposes.

Sale of Your Old House

We are more than happy to sell your house for you. We will suggest how to sell it (condition) and a reasonable valuation. It will be shown on our website and our blog, when we have room in the shop it will also go on display. (Please note we do not purchase any house or pay out any money until it is sold or paid for in full).

For more information please contact us.

SHOP COMPLETED BY END OF MAY?

Hopefully our shop will be completed by the end of May. As you will know Rhubarb and Custard are solely selling Dolls Houses and accessories from April onwards. We are in the process in the completion of several houses, decorating the exterior and fitting new lights. We do envisage the shop will be completed by the end of May with more accessories, electrics and wallpaper. We are hopefully putting this shop in a position where people will travel just to come to our shop. We will have hundreds of styles of wallpaper, hundreds of accessories and furniture to choose from - we will also have an order service where we will promise your items to be delivered within 10 days.

Why buying from Rhubarb and Custard is better than the Internet

PRICES

Relatively the same – some Internet sites can be cheaper by £10 although postal charges actually make them more expensive. Rhubarb and Custard are always the price the Dolls House Emporium suggest (where most of all our Dolls Houses are from), we also offer the same monthly offers as they do. We also offer a 5% discount on all new houses if payment is paid in cash and everytime you purchase a house from ourselves, whether new or vintage, you are then entitled to 10% discount on all dolls house purchases from then on.

HOUSES

We sell the best houses on the market and through our showroom models you can see the quality that they are. Through the Internet you cannot see what quality they are. We have a large range of houses and also offer you the chance to purchase vintage houses that have a lot of history behind them.

DELIVERY

Internet deliveries can take up to 28 days, although most are around 5 days. You can pay extra for next day delivery putting up the price even more. Rhubarb and Custard houses are delivered within 3 days and at most times can be delivered on the next working day.

ADVICE

Rhubarb and Custard offer free advice on all areas of dolls houses, we give you tips and the best way to make this hobby an enjoyable one. We give this on a one to one basis and do not charge for this, we even can show you examples of what is needed. Internet advice is extremely different – most advice is done through emails or telephone and therefore losing out on many aspects of seeing what is needed and examples in front of you. Most sites only offer basic advice, whereas Rhubarb and Custard have had experience in Dolls Houses for over 20 years.

AFTER SALES SERVICE

We offer a very personal after sales service; we also can give you this at a time that suits you. When you purchase a house from ourselves you also get 10% discount on all future Dolls House purchases saving you £’s in the future – a lot more than £10 when you first purchase a house (if you buy it from the internet).

CHRISTMAS CLUB

Rhubarb and Custard offer a club facility on all our Dolls Houses and Accessories. You can put a deposit as little as £20 down to secure a house and then pay the balance when you wish to – this can be done by instalments or a lump sum. We make sure you get the best deal that is right for – for example a Lady saved over £200 on a Dolls House and accessories for Christmas in 2009.

BUILDING/DECORATING/LIGHTING

Unlike Internet sites we can build, decorate and put light in your Dolls House when you require. We can also build children’s Dolls Houses that are purchased from us by us at no extra charge.

CHRISTMAS/BIRTHDAYS

We can keep your Dolls House you have purchased right up to the last minute and can be collected right up to 10.30pm on any evening. This helps children not seeing their gift until the actual big day. This is an ideal situation at Christmas, and was used on most of our houses last Christmas.

A house ready for you

Park Lane (Now discontinued)


Ex Display House







Fully decorated


A Gorgeous house for any Age

WAS £495.00

NOW ONLY £250.00

SCOTTISH CROFT WITH ANNEX

Based on The Scottish Croft near Balmoral

Built by Local Craftsman The Dolls House Man in 1997

Unique Dolls House

Only one Ever made

Made from Plywood

In Immaculate Condition

(Please note furniture not included)

ONLY £295.00

8 ROOMED HOUSE WITH OPEN BACK

8 Roomed Greenleaf Dolls House

With Lights, Wooden Floors and Open Back

Needs some slight attention and re-decorating.

ONLY £250.00

A Lovely Dolls House

This Dolls House is in excellent condition, however the rear roof has faded (although this is not seen)

RRP £189.99 ONLY £100.00

A TRI-ANG HOUSE IN GREAT CONDITION

A fantastic Dolls House that does need some repairing but could be a fantastic project.

Collectors item, a much sort after house.

This charming English style house was made between the 1940's and the early 1950's

Current value £400.00

OUR PRICE ONLY £250.00

A GREAT HOUSE THAT ONLY NEEDS A BIT OF TLC

HOUSE AND BASEMENT

Fantastic House that needs slight repairing and re-decorating.

Perfect for all ages.

Includes Lighting.

ONLY £350

(We can restore this house for as little as £150)

A VINTAGE HOUSE THAT IS JUST LIKE A FAIRY TALE

1930's VINTAGE HOUSE

FANTASTIC CONDITION FOR ITS AGE

REALLY IS A LOVELY HOUSE THAT HAS CAUGHT MANY PEOPLES EYES

ONLY £175.00

Over 50 Years old - A lovely house.

ANTIQUE HOUSE

Over 50 years old -made out of wood.

Uneven walls and floors show the age.

Does need a little bit of tlc (and we mean a little!)

WAS £600

NOW ONLY £300

Dolls House Club Coming in June

We know that customers are the most important thing to our business. With this we are starting a new Dolls House club where you will obtain discounts and special offers throughout the year. More details will follow in the upcoming weeks.

NEW & VINTAGE HOUSES COMING SOON

Over the next month the new "Dolls House Shop" will be completed. We will have more wallpaper, furntiure and accessories. We will also have a small section dedicated to electrics. But this is not all we will also have new houses on show,including a special display remembering the blitz. We keep on getting more vintage houses and these seem to be getting more and more popular. On friday we will have a Greenleaf Dolls House that is worth a look. This will be for sale for around £250 - it has been built and decorated and will need a minimal amount of work to it. Our website will be getting updated this weekend and will show all our dolls houses, we are also in the process of making a new website solely for furniture and accessories.

NEW LOOK

After a much needed fresh coat of paint Rhubarb and Custard are proud to inform our customers that we have decided to retail only Dolls Houses and accessories. Due to the huge demand we are receving we feel this is the right route to go down. We are therefore selling off all of our wooden toys, puppets and books. Hopefully by the end of May the shop will be a dolls house heaven.

OPENING HOURS

OPENING HOURS UNTIL SUMMER 2010

Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri - 10am - 4.30pm (Closed between 3.20-4pm)
Weds - 10am-1pm
Sat - 10am - 5pm
Sun - Closed

Out of hours available - please email : custard@gmx.co.uk to make an appointment.

VINTAGE HOUSES IN STOCK

As you will all know we sell vintage houses as well as the new ones. We have many different ones coming in all the time - two are on their in the next couple of weeks - a 10 roomed house and a tea room - both worth looking at. Vintage and used houses are becoming very popular with our customers as they can renovate or restore them to the way they want them to look. At present we have 2 triang houses, 1 childs house (on wheels!), a fantastic georgian house, and scottish cottage and a few more. Ulverston is definatly worth a visit and if you want to view any of our houses then please call in.If you cant make it during our opening hours then please email us and you can see them when it suits you. Email:custard@gmx.co.uk.

APOLOGIES FOR BEING OFF LINE

Due to the shop being re decorated we have had no time in updating our blog or website -however as we are now in our last stages the blog and website will be updated this week.

NEWS:

More vintage houses in stock
More Dolls House furniture and accessories instock

Rhubarb and Custard is now a Dolls House Shop - we so not sell anything else.

HALF TERM OPENING TIMES

MON, TUES, THURS, FRI

10am - 4.30pm

WEDS

10am - 2pm

SAT

10am - 5pm