New York's Tiny Doll House store gets ready for holidays

Record ID: 1700022

  • Title: New York's Tiny Doll House store gets ready for holidays
  • Date: 30th November 2022
  • Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 27, 2022) (REUTERS) NEW YORK CITY UPPER EAST SIDE STREET TO TINY DOLL HOUSE STORE VARIOUS OF WORKER DECORATING STOREFRONT WINDOW FOR HOLIDAY SEASON (SOUNDBITE) (English) TINY DOLL HOUSE, CO-OWNER, LESLIE EDELMAN, SAYING: “Usually, the holiday season is our busiest.” VARIOUS OF WORKERS DECORATING ANOTHER STOREFRONT WINDOW STORE FOR HOLIDAY SEASON AND DECORATIONS (SOUNDBITE) (English) TINY DOLL HOUSE, CO-OWNER, LESLIE EDELMAN, SAYING: “It was a hobby that I absolutely fell in love with. And the next thing I knew, it became a store.” EDELMAN DECORATING RED DOLL HOUSE NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 30, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CHRISTMAS-DECORATED RED DOLL HOUSE IN TINY DOLL HOUSE STORE NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 27, 2022) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) TINY DOLL HOUSE, CO-OWNER, LESLIE EDELMAN, SAYING: “Because we are in New York City, we get customers from all over the world. Anyone, who is remotely interested in miniatures, finds our shop.” NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 23, 2022) (REUTERS) CUSTOMER SHOWING DOLL HOUSES TO HIS WIFE ON SMARTPHONE DISCUSSING WHICH ONE TO BUY, ASKING: “You like the blue one?” (SOUNDBITE) (English) TINY DOLL HOUSE, CUSTOMER, CHAS CLARK, SAYING: (REPORTER ASKING: “So, why you decided to come to the ‘Tiny Doll House’ today?”) “To find a doll house for my four-year-old daughter. She's turning four, so she loves playing with houses. I thought it'd be fun for her.” EDELMAN SHOWING BLUE DOLL HOUSE TO CLARK (SOUNDBITE) (English) TINY DOLL HOUSE, CO-OWNER, LESLIE EDELMAN, SAYING: “You want to stand on this (ladder)?” (SOUNDBITE) (English) TINY DOLL HOUSE, CUSTOMER, CHAS CLARK, SAYING: “No door in that one, though.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) TINY DOLL HOUSE, CO-OWNER, LESLIE EDELMAN, SAYING: “No. This has no doors, which is even better for her age... for her age because you have to... and like I said, I've been doing this for over 30 years, at her age, you're going to find Barbie sitting in here even though she doesn't fit. You're going to find stuffed animals sitting in there. Even though they don't quite fit." (SOUNDBITE) (English) TINY DOLL HOUSE, CUSTOMER, CHAS CLARK, SAYING: “Yeah, it's more just like an exploratory thing for them.” (SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY OFF CAMERA) (English) TINY DOLL HOUSE, CO-OWNER, LESLIE EDELMAN, SAYING: “Exactly. And they're going to make up all kinds of stories, you know... so, when you start with the furnishing, I always suggest a super basic.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) TINY DOLL HOUSE, CUSTOMER, CHAS CLARK, SAYING: “I don't think it's a good investment. It's a toy and maybe the next generation can use it, but I doubt that we will be selling it back to anybody.” BLUE DOLL HOUSE BLUE HOUSE PRICE TAG OF $1,150 (SOUNDBITE) (English) TINY DOLL HOUSE, CUSTOMER, CHAS CLARK, SAYING: “An investment in happiness for my daughter.” NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 30, 2022) (REUTERS) $4,600 PRICE TAG OF MOST EXPENSIVE DOLL HOUSE MOST EXPENSIVE DOLL HOUSE THAT COSTS $4,600 LEAST EXPENSIVE, UNPAINTED $600 DOLL HOUSE AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2022 VARIOUS OF WORKSHOP DOWNSTAIRS, WHERE WORKERS MAKE DOLL HOUSES DECORATED DOLL HOUSE WITH CHRISTMAS-RELATED MINIATURES NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 27, 2022) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) TINY DOLL HOUSE, CO-OWNER, LESLIE EDELMAN, SAYING: “Dogs are $9. Some of the cats are $3,50. We have merchandise varying from $3 all the way up.” NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 30, 2022) (REUTERS) $2,200 MINIATURE CHRISTMAS SLED WITH SANTA $2,700 MINIATURE ENGLISH REGENCY-STYLE TABLE NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 27, 2022) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) TINY DOLL HOUSE, CO-OWNER, LESLIE EDELMAN, SAYING: “I think during the pandemic, when people were in lockdown, it gave them more of a sense of home and being at home. And so, therefore, I think that the idea of a doll house, or a little pastry shop, or whatever became more of a realization of their ideas and wanting to do something while they were stuck at home.” NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 30, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MINIATURE PASTRY SHOP WITHIN TINY DOLL HOUSE STORE NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 27, 2022) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) TINY DOLL HOUSE, CO-OWNER, LESLIE EDELMAN, SAYING: “As soon as we were able to reopen, thankfully, business really came back at a relatively good rate.” NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 30, 2022) (REUTERS) PEOPLE LOOKING AT MINIATURES AT TINY DOLL HOUSE STORE EDELMANN PUTTING PRICES ON CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
  • Embargoed: 14th December 2022 19:42
  • Keywords: Christmas Holidays New York Thanksgiving Tiny Doll House decorations miniatures store toys
  • Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001288128112022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:'Tiny Doll House,' a store in New York City, is getting ready for the holidays.
    The front windows are transformed from Thanksgiving to Christmas.
    Dolls are singing carols and Santa is ready to visit a doll house.
    “The holiday season is our busiest,” said Leslie Edelman, co-owner of Tiny Doll House.
    Edelman stocks up miniatures from more than 500 artists in the world.
    From one of a kind for collectors to everyday items for children and beginners.
    “Dogs are $9, some of the cats are $3.50," said Edelman. "We have merchandise varying from $3 to all the way up.”
    For example, a handmade Christmas sled with Santa at the store's window costs collectors $2,200.
    The most expensive miniature at the store is an English regency-style table for $2,700 dollars.
    This shop imports doll houses from England, but also has a workshop downstairs to make their own doll houses.
    The price tag for a house starts from $600 unpainted all the way up to $4,600 with lights.
    Edelman started his business more than 30 years ago.
    He first made a doll house for his niece, and it became his hobby that turned into a full-blown business.
    During the COVID-19 pandemic, he had to close the store, but he noticed demand grew during that time.
    “I think during the pandemic, when people were in lockdown, it gave them more of a sense of ‘home’ and being at home," said Edelman. "I think that the idea of a doll house, or a little pastry shop, or whatever became more of a realization of their ideas and wanting to do something while they were stuck at home.”
    After sequestering for so long, collectors and children are now able to enjoy the “normal'' holiday seasons with their Christmas-themed doll houses.
    (Production: Hussein Waaile, Kyoko Gasha)
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