A Tour of Barbie’s Oldest and Rarest Dreamhouses

Today we go inside Barbie’s very first Dreamhouses dating back to 1962. We have 3 vintage cardboard homes and 1 spectacular 1979 plastic structure. It’s an open house and you’re all invited!
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[@MrKDHay]

Midge coming into the new dream house with one eye on the bedroom and the other eye on the kitchen. Loved the Mommie Dearest throwaway line! Now we know why Midge's eyes are swiveling, she's a lush!!! Great stuff as always from you guys on Barbie and babysitting tips too!

[@Thedollswitness]

Haha thank you! I always thought those midge’s looked a little hammered. lol❤️❤️

[@pussycatbot]

Donating to the Couch Gremlin. He doesn't get enough love. ♥︎

[@Thedollswitness]

Omg thank you!!!! So generous! I’ll let the gremlin know he has fans out there. Much appreciated ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@misfittoy1316]

More videos plz!

[@andremedeiros2181]

It's amazing how the cardboard ones still manage to sell the idea. You have an impressive collection!

[@annsofieljunggren3768]

Also spaghetti rings❣️❣️❣️❣️ that and Barbie describes parts of my childhood very well 🥰💖

[@Bear-zj3nj]

I personally love the New Dreamhouse it's so cute

[@ismaelrodriguez6420]

They are all lovely, but my favorite hands down is the 1978 A Frame Dream House. I spent many hours playing with it and my little sister in that house.

[@adbeelkarin]

Midge and Ken in the soda shop... AWESOME NYO!!!

[@jordanodwyer6552]

I qould LIVE in the New Dream House!! Also living for the storylines, Qualudes and Crawford 😂😂😂

[@dramdarmody7239]

Loved seeing the houses, but the best part of the video was that food 🤣😂🤮 so spot on!

[@glynnisi]

They're all amazing. Tempting. When I was a kid, I had my sister's 1962 Fashion Shop & my BEST Christmas gift ever- The 1974 Barbie Townhouse. The pullstring elevator is immortal and that Townhouse rules in my heart ;) I wish SO MUCH that I'd kept the Fashion Shop. It was pretty fantastic.

[@Thedollswitness]

Love the fashion shop! And the amazing little theatre! ❤️❤️

[@lauriemccullam6327]

Wowza!!!! ❤

[@krystajustice1608]

Hilarious Harvey Wallbanger

[@mpmorg3]

This was a wonderful and fun filled adventure. The vintage cardboard stuff looks mint. Jealous you have the college set. Thank you for this post

[@Thedollswitness]

Thanks so much!

[@sighbatsu]

kitschy and camp. always a treat you two 🩷

[@Thedollswitness]

Thank you!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@adbeelkarin]

That 70’s house is a dream come true nyo!

[@aniliname]

Love the Book It shirt!

[@katie_and_her_dolls]

I want a vintage Barbie Dreamhouse so bad! I would love to have any of them but I think the one I like the most is the original Barbie dream house and Barbie goes to college are the coolest. And I like that the homes can be folded up so they don't take up too much room. Maybe I'll get one someday. It was so much fun watching your video, educational and quite funny.

[@Life_of_Rita]

I love seeing those beautiful Little Theater costumes from Cinderella featured in the drive in movie. I love all of the Barbie real estate, but my very favorite is the Little Theater and all of the costumes! Your videos are a hoot! A hoot, I say!

[@annsofieljunggren3768]

Thanks for druging Tottie!! She should always be sedated for sure! She freaks the shit out of me😅🙈🥰 Looove to play with you guys ❣️❣️❣️🥰🙏💖✨💞

[@melirosario3875]

This is my true weakness, dollhouses more specifically actually are the castles❤️I actually had to get a storage locker because they we’re taking over my house and I just I couldn’t stop buying them or throw them in the back of my truck when somebody was throwing out perfectly doll houses I actually found two out of the three parts of the pink 1984 A-frame house, and there was nothing wrong with it, except and I had just spent $100 on a mint condition yellow version house like a few days before !!!!. I love this video you guys are the best. ❤️

[@jackceli1684]

You both need to have your own show

[@matthewsky819]

I have all of these with exception of the 70s dream house ! I love the way you styled it ! It is big but totally worth the space after watching this , I will be on the hunt for one.. Thnx again for another episode , it always feels like I've popped over for a Barbie visit ! Cheers Matt Sky

[@greenjello187]

The 1979 A frame is the best! I had one as a kid and have one now - along with the Dream Cottage. I love them.

[@Thedollswitness]

Nice 🔥🔥❤️❤️

[@user-yc6kf1gu4z]

Loved seeing these dream houses!! Also I had completely forgot about book it!! 😂

[@Bernhard2024]

My favorite is the first one. It's increduble, that you have all this in your home.

[@misfittoy1316]

LMBO!

[@gigiloveyeah]

Handsome twins ❤

[@Thedollswitness]

why thank you!❤️

[@sharonkaysnowton]

Hi. I do not love real estate, but, I do love building my own Barbie houses from card board and MDF. I enjoyed your video of Barbie's oldest and rarest dreamhouses. I think the 1979 A-frame house was the BEST BARBIE HOUSE. I like that it has roof lines and an actual floor. The houses that are sold by Mattel for Barbie do not have floors anymore. They make them so they can fold up easily. I prefer the floor. I like the Barbie houses I make because they are 1) OOAK 2) Easily put together and taken apart 3) Because they are made from cardboard boxes my designs are unique 4) They all have a roof line and a floor and 5) Each house I have built is themed differently. I have a lot of Mattel made furniture. So, yeah- I have a Mattel A-frame full of mid century modern furniture. I loved "A Discovery of Witches" and I built the Sept Tours castle from the cardboard boxes. It turned out beautifully and I had to make the majority of the furniture 16th century look. The furniture turned out beautifully. It takes up the majority of my doll room, but I love it! I am currently working on a Barbie house and the interior will be "steampunked". By the way "thanks" for cooking that wonderful meal for us, but I am not hungry. The Austin-Healy is too cute. I took one of the cheap Barbie cars they had at Target and made me a red Tesslar. It turned out cute.

[@danielroberto2209]

My sister had the 1980's three level town house. It was massive and had an elevator that was pulled with a string. I thought it was so cool! I used it for all my action figures even though the scale was way off. Lol!

[@annland781]

Hilarious. I have the 62 Dreamhouse and the cardboard fashion store😍 That thing is fun to change up the store window and have fashion shows. Love your channel.

[@melirosario3875]

Wow, you’re college set is so stunning. I am a sucker for good background art and also doll packaging art I’m just a sucker for art in general but your house is so crisp and clean. I know they were not cheap.

[@Nocturne22]

The fact that you guys made a Spaghetti-Os jello mold just for this video is true dedication.

[@Thedollswitness]

Haha❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jphcollection]

oh but this is actually the best thing on the internet and architectural digest could never. also your shirt made me want a personal pan pizza??!

[@Thedollswitness]

Haha thank you! And I heard the other day that bookit is still around?! Who knew…

[@annsofieljunggren3768]

My babes💖 Lots of love and light from Sweden/ Annsofi 💖✨💖

[@Spidrick]

Love you guys, you vids always inspire me in my Barbie collecting. Loved drunk Midge offing her favors to Ken!

[@shydreamguyman4098]

in the phone booth hahahaha !

[@BarbieItaly818]

I love the Barbie goes to College one, sooo sweet!!! 🤩🤩🤩

[@tinysoulwhispers4011]

Absolutely glorious ❤

[@CMPxo82]

Awesome video! These Barbie houses are so groovy!🤘🏻

[@Thedollswitness]

Thanks so much! ❤️❤️

[@kathybea2532]

This video was an absolute blast! I watched with my Barbie fan twin sister, and we were howling at some of your commentary. It was so much fun to see the closeups of the Barbie houses with your priceless comments, and as always, to see the dolls themselves (I had a titian Midge and a brunette Ken, and my sister had a blonde ponytailed Barbie) in outfits we owned waaaay back then. We never had a Barbie house, but a friend of ours got the first one for Xmas , and I was really unimpressed with it at the time. I mean... printed CARDBOARD?! How cheap can you get?! It looks a lot cooler to me now, though. Thanks again for a great video and the entertaining walk down memory lane.

[@Thedollswitness]

Thank you!! That’s awesome!! Glad you enjoyed it!! Yeah, hard to imagine kids going nuts for cardboard dollhouses nowadays, but I can’t get enough of them. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@alijane6675]

The effort you are putting into these is impressive. I think it will pay off in subs sooner than later. You’re so refreshingly unique in your approach! Smart content from smart guys. So well done. ❤ Love the mommy dearest references, too. Clever.

[@Monsieurcerfdollhouse]

Hi ! Those are my favorites Barbie house, I would just add The Barbie magical mansion from early 90's I think. I don't have any of these beautiful houses ( I don't have any Barbie houses at all) but who knows... maybe one day or maybe I'll make my own repro with cardboard...😁 Thank you for this new video.

[@Thedollswitness]

The magical mansion is a great one!! Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@reeset2198]

This is insane!!! Insanely glorious!

[@Thedollswitness]

Thank you!❤️❤️

[@Elphaboy]

I WAS eating lunch when I started this video then you guys showed those 60s party dishes and… there went my appetite 🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤮🤮🤮🤮😂 also fully obsessed with this stock you have 😍😍😍😍⚰️and my favorite Barbie dream house is the almost entirely pink one from 95! Something about the Victorian style is just IT for me❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@compactgirl]

When I seen tutti laying on the floor I rofl reminded me of the stories my mom would tell me she said I would throw myself on the floor at the store throwing a tantrum thank you for that memory 😂❤. I love seeing your video of your collection.

[@rogerlloyd1897]

The commitment to the bit is everything. I'm impressed y'all made the dishes lol. I want the repro house soooooo badly 😭

[@Thedollswitness]

Oh damn! Thanks again, Roger!! Always so supportive of the channel! Really appreciate it!! And yeah, I’ve only ever seen those dishes in photos. Someone had to make them lol❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Siansonea]

I've always wanted the 1963 "new" Dream House. I've actually thought about making a version of it in a more realistic style, with real fabrics and textures and the like, but that would be a huge project, and I don't really have the display space for such a creation. My favorite of all of the houses is the 1979 yellow-and-orange A-frame house, it's the centerpiece of one of my doll rooms. Mine doesn't have the original plants, but I found foliage and flowers at a craft store that finished it off nicely, and of course I spray-painted all the dingy white pieces a nice bright white, so it really does look immaculate. Like you, I also added lights, otherwise the first floor just looks like a cave.

[@Thedollswitness]

Your new Dreamhouse project sounds awesome!! I was lucky that someone on instagram sent me the original flowers for the a frame. Damn I love that house ❤️❤️

[@Jimmy-zb7fw]

Love all of your videos!

[@Thedollswitness]

Thanks so much!!❤️

[@andthentheresmod]

This is the best thing that has ever existed, anywhere. Ever. Retro recipes AND vintage Barbara AND MCM houses and furniture?? Smash those like and subscribe buttons!

[@andthentheresmod]

... AND a Mommie Dearest reference?? You are my people.

[@Thedollswitness]

Haha thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!!❤️❤️

[@indybeth200]

Came home from work early with a huge headache, and was so excited to see you posted another video! I loved this. Seeing all the dreamhouses I wanted as a kid, but we couldn't afford. We'd make our "houses" out of boxes and random stuff though, and it was really fun! I loved the "New Barbie House" the most, but that yellow A-frame--wow, that was special. You could've made the video twice as long and I would have been riveted! Hey, who is on the album on Barbie's record player? Love you guys!

[@Thedollswitness]

Aw hope you’re feelin better!! That record on top was Vic Damone. Thank you!!❤️❤️

[@trishalou592]

You guys are hilarious!

[@Thedollswitness]

Thank you!❤️❤️

[@keithhaggard323]

Another great episode. I had the original Dream House but lost it in a move. I now own the reproduction but it is in the shipping carton. The Second Dream home would be a treat to find, but they are elusive in good condition. I bought the 1979 for my nieces with the furniture but their parents thought it was too cumbersome and they gave it away. I always enjoy your take on the history of Barbie.

[@Thedollswitness]

Thanks so much!! Hope you find the new dreamhouse! It’s such a good one that should definitely be reproduced, as others have commented. ❤️❤️

[@patriziabrocato7408]

Thanks!

[@Thedollswitness]

Omg thank you so much! Really appreciate it!! Glad you enjoyed this one!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@FerylMusic]

Yaaaaaay, I’m actually commenting during the advert but I already know I’m gonna like this

[@Thedollswitness]

Haha thank u!❤️

[@sherrimakesstuff3112]

HAHAHAHAHAHA - when you broke into Mommy Dearest! I am DECEASED!!! Also - I'm totally jelly. I ran into a A-frame Barbie house at the thrift once, and I let my partner talk me out of getting it....Next time I'm leaving the partner at the thrift and taking home the dream house 😁 Keep it up you guys! You are KILLING it!!!

[@Thedollswitness]

Haha thanks so much!! And yes, get that dreamhouse if you can!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@rigorramos4288]

This video was fun! Love you guys…❤ you are both so handsome…I’ve noticed that your face have the edgier features and your brother is the more softer version of you…😊 greetings from the Philippines 🇵🇭

[@Thedollswitness]

Haha thank you!! Yeah we’re not identical ❤️❤️

[@melirosario3875]

It’s just been my dream since I was but a wee little club kid that I wanted to hang out with Eddie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol at Maxes, Kansas City and drive around in my 65 black Lincoln continental and have a barn full of horses because it was way more affordable back than that it is now❤

[@ELLIOTDANIEL1975]

Why are you so beautiful!!?!!?? I love the houses especially the collage dorm .,, I’ve never seen that before! I love you !!!!! 😍😍😍

[@krystajustice1608]

Hi guys I love this video vintage Barbie houses cool 😎 that you have them

[@krystajustice1608]

Toys R Us in the 80"s they had the a frame for $179.99 I wish I bought it but it was too expensive when I was 18 years old

[@AJH2719]

In the most respectful way, I am in love!

[@Thedollswitness]

Why thank you!!❤️❤️

[@AJH2719]

@@Thedollswitness all them houses, the creativity, the intellectual knowledge, the sense of humor, the sexiness, the beauty, the Barbies, AND an exact double with all that, and probably more😉 yeah, I'm all the way, in love. Take me. Take me now. Into your Barbie paradise. ❤😄🙌🏻✌🏻👊🏻👏🏻😄

[@dolls_onthego]

The 1979 A frame dream house is my childhood doll house and I man I loved it. I’ve re bought it at least 3 times since my childhood yet sadly always sell it due to lack of room. I’m yet again currently searching for it lol 😅 it never ends!

[@Thedollswitness]

Haha hope you get to hold on to the next one!❤️❤️

[@dolls_onthego]

@@Thedollswitness that’s the plan lol by the way will you and your brother be at Sherri’s doll show?

[@PhantomFever]

😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@GlennMandeville154]

I missed the first time you showed this. What a fantastic job as usual! The two of you have such an amazing connection with your audience . I never knew about the portrait being Barbie's childhood home, verry interesting. Congratulations on a wonderful presentation. I look forward to the next one.🎉😊

[@evillspellcaster]

I’m dying the food came out of nowhere

[@emilyfoster6487]

My two favorite guys always making the best content 👏

[@Thedollswitness]

Aw thank you!!❤️

[@miguelstarboy5572]

a timeless classic love this house!! Kinda hard to concentrate with 2 hotties on camera tho lol also lmfao love the play scenarios

[@Thedollswitness]

Haha thank you!!❤️

[@diorlver]

love these videos plzzzz boys do a little rapping for the fans!!!

[@Thedollswitness]

I may or may not have been throwing together some Barbie rhymes for the future lol❤️❤️

[@diorlver]

PERRRRRRRIODT @@Thedollswitness

[@ZacherlJem]

I wish Mattel would repro the Newly Restyled Dreamhouse. I'd like a crispy mint complete one.

[@Thedollswitness]

Totally 🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️

[@user-bk3rl3pw9y]

Oh my God! two beautiful men, dream houses, the sixties, hot dogs... I can't... it's heaven. We add Barbies and... an amazingly yummy video

[@shydreamguyman4098]

To get the 1st 2 complete ,i had to buy 4 of the first house and 2 of the second . I have 2 of the a-frame with Newly manufactured collum sliders so i will be selling 1 of those . I recently doubled the size of my real house and the loans i had to take out to pay to do that are paid off as of this month . so i will soon be able to display the dolls i'm keeping .

[@Thedollswitness]

Congrats on getting that paid off!! More funds for your collection! haha❤️

[@gigiloveyeah]

Hey ❤

[@melirosario3875]

I think miss midge was hanging out with the cool kids at school they went and got a wink wink poke of B12at the doctors office before she came over to Barbies to babysit! either that or she took some of the kids, Ludes because homegirl looks spaced out! Someone get her a pair of sunnies like stat ❤ no but really I love Midge I like her more recent incarnation, but I would’ve definitely hung out with her back in the day. I will pick her up in my 65 Continental.

[@chouchoue]

That is pretty much it. Maybe add the Sindy Manor/House.

[@Thedollswitness]

I love sindy’s country manor. Nice pick🔥❤️

[@chouchoue]

@@Thedollswitness Other gouache backgrounds possibly from the same illustrator as the campus & 2nd house were the Living Surprise House & the backgrounds for Room Fulls. I posted a reply with links but I think YT deleted it as spam.

[@gigiloveyeah]

They need to make a repro of the new dream house

[@Thedollswitness]

Agreed 🔥🔥❤️❤️

[@nachtorchis]

Has your brother moved in with you? I love he is always in the videos nowadays!

[@krystajustice1608]

Hi guys I have a question for you both . How do I clean and wash the stocking for the Holiday Barbie and Stacy and Kelly sisters 3 pack i know how to wash the dolls from BeautyInsideABox videos and the normal outfits i wash in the washing machine in a pillow case but these outfits are mafe of red velvet dresses and have white fluff material around the hoodies help .I love your videos ya 2 brothers are so cool i have been collecting and playing with my Barbies since I was a little girl and in the 80's , and 90's, 00's , and now

[@Thedollswitness]

Ah man, I wish I had a good answer for that but I don’t want to steer you the wrong way! Usually if something is really delicate I just gently hand wash with a touch of oxyclean and warm water in a bowl. ❤️❤️

[@krystajustice1608]

Thanks for the advice you are the only Barbie doll collector who responded to my question , look at a video on the doll it's not expensive material but I don't want the red to bleed into the white fluff , it looks like velvet but I'm sure Mattel used a cheap material that looks like it , oh by the way remember the video you did on your Western Barbie and the drunk winking eye 👀👁️ I have her and her 👁️👀 is normal no drunk winking eye damage yeah

[@krystajustice1608]

It works great no freaky eye damage

[@Jupitertx79]

Have you every dated someone who wanted to play barbie with you😅

[@Thedollswitness]

Can’t say that I have lol ❤️

[@lisaviscomi1094]

Ok are u guys twins?? And are I identical or fraternal??? ❤❤❤

[@damianwildfong7278]

you had me at weiners

[@Jupitertx79]

Lol yuck. I could only eat that stuff separated 😂

[@kosik800]

You both are so funny ;D

[@Spidrick]

Thanks!

[@Thedollswitness]

Omg thank you so much!! So very generous!! So happy you’re enjoying the channel. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️