Barbie Malibu House or Barbie Townhouse? Which One is the Better Buy?

By Request: Kind of obsessed with the Barbie Netflix series “It takes Two” … And I just realized there is a Barbie Malibu House and a Barbie Townhouse!!! AND I FOUND THEM ON SELL!!!! 😱 Can these be homes for our Brooklyn and Malibu dolls? Or is one a better buy than the other? Join us for an all new video on KZbin at MyFroggyStuff.
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[@MikaelaCher]

This is actually a little idea i've had for a while: buy a cheap second hand Barbie house and customise it!! And then add some DIY furniture and stuff

[@recoveringsoul755]

There are lots of videos of people getting second hand dollhouses and redoing them, many as haunted houses, but also barbies stuff too.

[@charleighh6875]

I was about to suggest that Toya should customize the malibu house.

[@GingerLolaMiniatures]

I'm doing the same thing on my channel, i have a handful of old barbie dollhouses, some in better shape than others, want to make them more realistic :) hope you'll post yours on your channel! Wouldn't it be fun if myfroggystuff hosted a dollhouse decorating challenge :)

[@ferretchick06]

My friends gifted me an off brand dollhouse their kids were done with. It's been a slow process but I'm working on customizing it. There's never enough room though, so I also designed and build a large wooden one that I'm also customizing. Much better space for display/play but it's pretty large in my space lol

[@GingerLolaMiniatures]

@@ferretchick06 cool, hope you're going to share it on your channel, my dollhouse makeover is close to being finished, still so much to do, hoping to start uploading again by the end of this month and continue on a schedule like before.

[@laughloveshop2618]

I’d love to see you customize these further. Like, paint, add rope to the swing, maybe ModPodge fabric onto the plastic beds…

[@aynfarika]

I want to see these houses modified too!

[@bloomeraklyon5842]

Yes me too

[@jigglejello]

Please customize and turn two houses into one mini Froggystuff mansion

[@navileblond9981]

Yes I would also! 👍

[@lillilster1014]

I really want to do something like that when I get to be older!

[@eshbena]

I've bought Barbie houses before, but I can't resist tearing them apart and rebuilding them in my dread image. XD I wallpaper and build in new walls, add floors, by the time I got done, I realized it would have been easier to build from scratch. LOL

[@recoveringsoul755]

Do you document the process in photos or videos? That might be fun to see the transformation

[@cookies1291]

Ooof but I like the creative way you think

[@illfayted]

The round coffee table reminds me of those little plastic inserts from pizza boxes that were meant to prevent the cheese from sticking to the lid, which is funny because doll coffee table is exactly what I used them for.

[@recoveringsoul755]

Or you can make a bigger one by gluing a larger cap from another container on them

[@Topanga.]

Yes! 👏😂

[@deannabarnes3771]

That's what I was thinking 🤔

[@thisbeem2714]

Same!

[@meerarajeshkannan]

Froggy, definitely deserves wayyyyy more subscribers than she has now, c'mon I can't be the only one who thinks that.

[@Bracelets_by_bella]

I definitely agree

[@nicola1556]

no your not the only one

[@kmcdonald853]

10 million subscribers would be great

[@studygram_]

yeah she's literally been on yt for 10+ years! it's a shame she hasn't reached 5M+ subs yet, i think that most people just watch her vids and ignore subscribing or liking them. i may be wrong though.

[@shenaperry620]

She definitely does. I love her crafts and videos. I have over 500 Barbies, and no space to store them all. I have given quite a bit away.... and had kinda drifted away from my dolls for a while. Now I am hoping to turn one of my guest rooms to a doll crafting room...

[@AquaFuzion]

I struggle with all the plastic of modern Barbie, but my paint skills have definitely gotten better! Thank you for the review.

[@KAriedoll]

I miss the days of real barbie accessories in the early/late 80's. The quality was so much when I was a child.

[@AquaFuzion]

@@KAriedoll Same. I was playing with Barbies in the 70's through early 80's. Modern Barbie is like playing with an entirely different dolls and world. It makes me grateful for creators like MyFroggyStuff who share how to expand the worlds for our dolls if we don't care for plastic... plastic everywhere! lol

[@KAriedoll]

@@AquaFuzion Exactly! Too much (pink) plastic. I'm to the point where I will make my own Barbie houses (I've created miniature house/landscape models, so I just need the time and patience in larger scale). What I would love to see is a return of the A frame barbie dollhouse, maybe a special edition. I would pay up for that one.

[@rebeccamiller3248]

Seriously I prefer yours to theirs. Mattel needs to have you design their doll houses.

[@GingerLolaMiniatures]

I agree!

[@imacat9302]

Hello froggy! I’ve been a fan sense I was only a kid! I met one of my freinds when we found Out we both watched you as a kid! One of my favorite memory’s is doing one of your crafts with my mom when I was young. I still watch you even though I’m grown up! You keep improving! Lots of love!! ❤

[@joannsimpson9568]

I actually think you could do a lot better on both for a lower cost. And they would both be awesome! WILL YOU TAKE THE CHALLENGE! Love all your videos and you and Bella are awesome!

[@bubbysbub]

Agreed!! Even at the sale price, $80 is a bit rough I reckon. For the size, and the crappy printed walls, Toya could make way better. HAS done way better, and for a tiny fraction of the cost. I'd LOVE for her to do a Malibu and Brooklyn house. Seconding that challenge.

[@ely_wannadie]

Love how we go from a house with railing on the second floor, to a house with the most dangerous looking stairs ever lol

[@briannaw716]

😂😂😂.. Im not a fan of those narrow stairs myself. I remember when stairs in a barbies house used to look more realistic but mattel always gon take the cheap way out as the years go by

[@Drewski217]

That Malibu house is WAY too crowded! All the rooms seem small, those stairs are dangerous and there just isn't enough room for any one room/play area. Townhouse definitely is the better buy between the two.

[@chouchoue]

Those stairs are definitely not up to code!

[@Chryledine]

I like the townhouse better. The swing is my favorite piece in that house. Keep your fabulous videos coming. 💕

[@chantehamlet8460]

Toya : it would be nice to have stairs , the same color cups , 4 cups Mattel : WRITE THAT DOWN , WRITE THAT DOWN !!!!!

[@staceyloke9872]

you are just endless joy!! my daughter started us years ago and i’m still here!! i wish she wanted barbies 😭

[@ardellaplays1897]

I love the Malibu house the most. And I love your videos!

[@GingerLolaMiniatures]

It would be so much fun if you My Froggy Stuff hosted a Barbie dollhouse decorating challenge :)

[@vesperdolls802]

id love to see you give these makeovers! great video as always

[@alldollsarebeautifulalldol5349]

Town house, I seen someone repaint the townhouse and add accessories, it was so awesome. I love the improvements😍Can you do a total makeover of the townhouse😍

[@aristotlecruz2021]

It seems just yesterday you made the gravity falls mystery shack doll house then the sisters dollhouse from the darbie show wow time has come by so fast haha

[@recoveringsoul755]

Toya thanks for the review. Saw that white dimensional relief and practically screamed Paint that!! Lol. I saw a blind doll collector review a house from the 80's or 90's, she liked the tactical parts of the house. It had sounds, doorbell, sizzling food on stove, shower sounds, flushing toilets, etc. But she let her fingers rub over the house feeling everything because that's how blind people see. It's fascinating, but not only made me realize that blind people can still enjoy doll collecting, when I've actually thought about this hobby and eyesight in the past. I thought if I lost my sight the hobby wouldn't be fun anymore because so much if it IS VISUAL. Without being able to see colors much would be lost, it's true, by she can't see what the stickers are showing. Her food included a turkey on a plate and other food she could identify, but the boxes in the refrigerator she didn't know what they were. So Mattel needs to put bumps on those muffin pans instead of stickers that can fall off. She was missing a lot of the furniture, I found another review that had most of the furniture and it was a really cool house. The bed came apart to form a chair and ottoman. There were curtains in the window, flowers in the window box, shower curtain it was a really nice house. Goes for a lot of money now. Might have been called Real Living house? I had no idea blind people played with dolls, but why not? If someone helped them pick out a basic wardrobe where everything could mix and match, she wouldn't need as many dolls or outfits, but could still play. I love when my preconceived ideas are challenged and I'm able to understand another person's viewpoint, even if I can't truly know what it's like to be blind. If we close our eyes and just feel the house, does it work? These have a lot of good points like toilets and fridge that open, but the stickers are annoying.

[@iimillstxcaii]

Love your videos Toya you’re such an amazing collector Would you ever consider doing the best dolls in your opinion😄

[@MyFroggyStuff]

We have a series called top 10 😃… I have not made one in awhile 😅 so I will try to add it to the line up

[@kelebogileramokgopa5800]

Malibu

[@lizb5298]

I wish they tried to make them smoother without so many nooks and crannies from the plastic molding on the walls and windows- I’d also love to see you upgrade the doll furniture that’s at dollar tree right now! There’s a big beach chair, vanity, couch, etc

[@SabiduriaVirtuosa]

Definitely the townhouse!

[@ninni4634]

could you try and make one of those swing chairs 🤔

[@SharmClucas]

I think the Malibu house is just loads better. It'd be fun to customize, but I think I'd prefer to just make something from scratch. I'd love to see you do more to these, it's always fun to see you take things apart and redo them somehow.

[@thisbeem2714]

I got the Malibu house for Christmas. I do love it. Still, I wanted more cups. I put the blender on the outdoor fence thing. I decided some of my Barbies were out back having margaritas.

[@kanyasenzsa831]

During the pandemic both of the houses were under $60 dollars on Amazon😁😁... congrats on your purchase...Can you do a DIY of these houses?

[@recoveringsoul755]

Wow really? I like dollhouse miniatures too, and seems like a LOT of people got into the hobby during lockdown. Either pulling out and old dollhouse kit and building it, or starting a new project. Some went on to be in competition shows even. There was an explosion if growth in the miniature hobby

[@kanyasenzsa831]

@@recoveringsoul755 Yes please, because the focus was on food and toiletries so toys price were low in the months of April - June 2020...when order was place the houses were under $100 however the wait was put back by a month (or so) and when the charge was made there were like between $ 55 -$ 58 dollars.. Like two months or so (this year) the Rainbow high doll was selling for $45 and then $58 now it back to $99 - $199

[@maryebert3884]

I'm a wheelchair user and although I don't collect Barbie dolls it took a long time to finally Get a Weel chair barbie. I'd like to see you custo,size the houses and goo gone an exto knife and emery boards are probably already in your tool kit. I keep finding ways to upgrade my doll so gis doll house should be a cake walk for you

[@recoveringsoul755]

I found a blind doll collector reviewing a doll house from the past, it was all about touch. Recognizable shapes for furniture, curtains, food, etc. I was surprised because so much of the hobby is visual. But no reason they can't play too, they just need some more stuff they can feel and less stickers

[@madisonmonigue]

I really also love barbie it takes two and I really loved the video it was really fun

[@liiaaruaas9109]

Hello i am A Very Long fan of you 💖💖💖💖

[@lindseybsmith]

Does anyone else think that the coffee table in the townhouse looks exactly like that plastic thing they put in the middle of a pizza that's delivered?!?! I can't be the only one!

[@asprimaspoppy]

I can’t unsee it now!

[@emilybrooklyn4725]

Yaaaaaa not just you

[@diannabrutsman5271]

Nope, not just you! They should really give customers matching dishes and chairs and enough dishes to go around. And I cannot stand printed backgrounds, why can't they give us the real things and real props? Even if thry are sold separately in some cases, I would prefer that over printed backgrounds. It's sad because I really miss some of the quality Barbie used to have back in the 90s. That goes for clothes, houses, etc. For paying $100 full price I don't think the houses are worth it. Your houses you make are a million times better! They should really consider hiring you for designing their houses and playsets. Thanks for sharing!

[@audreylilly-giddins6404]

I agree, with you, wholeheartedly....

[@bethenecampbell6463]

I got my first folding Barbie house in about 1973. I found the backdrops and sticker accessories frustrating and useless then. They have not improved. And I hate the little pegs and holes on every table they make these days. 100% agree that the cups should be the same color, or at least come in pairs. And if there are 4 chairs then there should be 4 of everything else as well. But I like that there's less pink and I like functional kitchens, rather than just painted background appliances. I use my real blender on my real stove because I have no counter space so it's not unrealistic, just sayin'.

[@staufferfamily9629]

I agree, I can't stand sticker back drops!🙄

[@jeanieschmidt3781]

I like em both. Cram them together and make one big house for the gals to be roomies!

[@sharonkaysnowton]

Hi, Toya- there is a video out there by Buzz Feed Nifty and she re-did the town house. She did a great job. So, my vote is the better house is the Townhouse, because I have already seen the possibilities. You should re-do them both so we can see what you do to them. (PS Mattel should hire you.) Be blessed.

[@freshrain7694]

Loved this comparison. I favor the Malibu House as a doll displayer and not a kid playing. It has classic Barbie architecture pieces like the roof, but is more compact and has pleasant staggered lines for a backdrop on a shelf without being rickety looking. The removable bed is a plus, especially now that we have new game room sets and such. Ultimately, none of the Barbie houses give us large enough rooms to see customized well with a doll in them, so I prefer your wall boxes, but the Malibu house kind-of plans for the rooms to expand onto the shelf in front of it, so that works for me.

[@MamaBearDoll.]

I've had a soft spot for the townhouse since buzzfeed nifty made it over

[@Innerdeamons]

Could you customize the doll houses? That would be so cool!!!!!!!!😍🥰😘

[@melm4760]

As a doll collector. I love both houses! Thank you for the video!

[@immadollygirl2834]

This video reminded me of why I got rid of my Barbie dream house after getting the RH house. However, I know Toya got the mad skills to make these Barbie houses what they should be.

[@LittlemisstoxicTfc]

I had the Barbie talking townhouse as a kid which is purple and I LOVED it I don't think any of the newer dollhouses are very aesthetic tbh

[@Brat-high-school]

ikr

[@ksen1011]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who the thought the 3 legged table in the townhouse looked like those lil white table things used on pizzas 😆

[@julieletford5695]

Yes, once when I was a girl, we were visiting friends in Florida. They ordered pizza for us. The husband gave me the little white thing, calling it a Barbie table. I actually thought it was too small for Barbie, but now every time I order pizza and see one of those, I think of this moment.

[@Savage_1000]

Really she deserves it 😘☺️ she' s just fab 😊love it 😘😘☺️

[@alldollsarebeautifulalldol5349]

I had to look at this video again because besides from loving dolls, placemats, Dollar Tree; my other obsession is dollhouses 😂😍

[@noralove5589]

Definitely the town house 😁😊

[@Handmadebynaamamush]

Personally I like the house’s you make better they are much nicer ❤️🌸

[@user-sk3og3lc7n]

ooo this looks fun reminds me of it takes two but i think thats what its abt yaay continue ur amazing worrk Toya and Bella

[@Rosesfun]

Who ever is reading this have a really good day

[@areebaasif3665]

Hi toya. Wow lovely. Love your videos amazing lovely dolls house. ❤

[@itsjordyn7128]

The townhouse definitely I love the townhouse I dreamed of getting it for my birthday maybe this year I can get it :D

[@Brat-high-school]

I have no idea which house is better I really want both but I cannily get one

[@Kimella777]

Love how you add the play sets❤️

[@alisworld8453]

My froggy stuff is my child hood

[@Totallysamsays]

I would love to see My Froggy renovate one of these houses with new diy walls and furniture

[@shenaperry620]

I bought a sewing machine, but I cannot for the life of me change the bobbin.... but I do enjoy making a lot, attempting to make a lot of the crafts Toya makes.

[@briannaw716]

Crazy cuz i have a issue with my bottom bobbin on mine. Then it dosent help i dont have sewing machine experience to fix it from not stitching correctly. So i just sew by hand

[@imaginacaodacamila5821]

I think you can work with Mattel, like a consultant or something. Love your vids. I have the Townhouse ❤

[@joaomachado6427]

Hi, Toya! I have the Townhouse 😍 and I wish to see you customize this dollhouse a little more… like you did on the Barbie House Makeover. I simply loved that vídeo😍🥰😘 You are the best

[@meggiemusic9]

but why so much pink😭😭 also if barbie is more realistic then why do we have slides and stuff in the house and EVERYTHING IS PINK...also i like the townhouse better! but i like older Barbie houses better so i have the older ones. like early 2000's

[@nanettecruz2228]

Towards the end I was expecting you to merge both houses. 😂

[@davidnjenga2707]

Thanks for the video i loved both houses but my favorite was the Malibu's home

[@foreverjoanna12]

I love both houses! But , the townhouse has more things to do for example your Barbie doll can go on a SWING and move it outside which is cool and it has more space which in my opinion! On the other hand the Malibu house is really nice for 1-3 Barbie dolls but it does have little space but it’s nice and all I think that the townhouse is #1

[@BlakeGildaphish76]

Toya, this is incredibly inspiring. i have the townhouse and i, too, put the fizzy bathtub in the bathroom. It looks SO much better. Funny, i never bothered to get rid of the extra shelving. The thought never even occurred to me. Lol! The orange couch looks way better than the purple one. Good call! i’m going to do some rearranging in my playroom/doll town. And the elevator is definitely getting removed. The Malibu house comes with nice accessories, but i don’t imagine a grown (doll) person living there. All of my dolls are in their 30s and 40s 😄😆

[@TigerwomanXsweden]

Mattel is always so lazy with their stuff. And yay, plastic pillows! More plastic for the ocean!

[@damarisfuentes8962]

Me gustó más la primera casita. Con todo y elevador.

[@Oonagh72]

We had a Barbie Townhouse when we were kids. I distinctly remember the awesome elevator. It was less expensive than the dream house. This was 40 ish years ago.

[@GloriaAyers27]

I don’t really have a favorite. I do like table n chairs in both. The swing is nice. But I so agree Mattel could do better with the accessories and the colors. Match the items better and add more items that are on the walls as actual items with the play sets.

[@thewhaleys8918]

I’m so early!!! Also my sister is watching that show right now!!! :D

[@hayhaycakes.official]

i got the malibu house in 2019. i use some of the furniture with a backdrop i made using cardboard cake boards. the foot spa accessory is my personal favorite from the set.

[@growingwildfitness9670]

Townhouse & the play sets for sure🎉❤

[@thalissonlimaofficial]

Definitely, Brooklyn's house is my fav, cuz it has more space than Malibu's house

[@gayp4nicasf616]

wow,, i used to watch your videos while i was fed food by my mother, this was when i was like six or seven. i’m 18 now, glad to see you’re still here :”)

[@horse.editz12]

If you mix them you get the perfect Barbie house 😁

[@maskytot681]

I wanna see you flip these like remake these dollhouses and give them a makeover. Not so much make dollrooms but like build on or alter the dollhouse

[@pollyplammer7933]

Georgeous video, so cute and optimistic! ❤️

[@leannefardone]

Thanks for reviewing, I like both and I'm a big fan of folding Barbie houses. Love your channel

[@pancakesrblx8766]

Early! How are my childhood KZbinrs doing!

[@briannaw716]

Id love to see you put your own touches on the beachfront mansion house. Its a house made for 12 inch dolls

[@tricorvus2673]

I LOVE Brooklyn!!! Her face is perfection

[@toylover400]

I love your vids xx ❤️❤️❤️

[@justmebeingquirky]

I like dollhouses but there's never enough bedrooms!

[@brinac1.6.scaledolls]

I just bought the Townhouse for my granddaughter and am slowly remodeling it. I also purchased the Glam Getaway house and will change that up later.

[@tinycookingofficial7403]

*_That so perfect. Who agree with me?_* 😋

[@ramiaalhaj7031]

Hello froggy

[@cloud-sk4fp]

I used to watch your videos a LOT when I was younger. you were my favorite youtuber ever and even if the stuff i recreated with your tutorials weren't good, it pushed me to study design lmao. now I'm older and I suddenly remembered you while I'm crafting a model and it's so nostalgic

[@abbymason296]

Can u do a review of All the furniture and dolls and clothing u have plz

[@recoveringsoul755]

Maybe go room by room, like living room furniture, bathroom

[@YUKIZYT11]

My favorite was the Malibu house

[@Brat-high-school]

Same I want it for christmas

[@crabbyraqluv756]

Hi, first I do like your channel. Now I have both of these houses and I love them. I for play with both. They offer such uniqueness. Its hard to say which is better.😁🤩🙃😜🤪

[@megansalazar4774]

I like the Malibu doll house 👍

[@jayniex209]

You should create mini reptile enclosures 💕💕💕💕💕

[@Sewcialitecrew]

Your revised townhouse was my favorite

[@sophiejune4515]

I like the colors and the kitchen better in the Malibu house. I guess the non matching furniture and dishes don't bother me cuz my dishes and don't match either and I only have 2 cups for a table setting of 4 cuz I live alone. I think that's pretty typical. If I buy stuff in sets of four I'm just going to use it myself and have a ton of dishes to wash but only having 2 means less clean up. So if I imagine my doll is single like me it makes sense.

[@adianeyguerrero4665]

You are never too old for toys

[@ttesone8832]

Not gonna lie. If you did a mash-up of these houses ala hidden doll rooms that stacked you would do sooooo much better then Matel.

[@recoveringsoul755]

A modular system of rooms that could stack side by side and upwards would be so much fun. You could rearrange the rooms so many ways and get a new "house" each time.

[@loveanimals4535]

You should be proud of it (being a adult doll collector)

[@jamesdowney7784]

I dont know if you know but there was another malibu house from 2013 I think it folded up and had stairs

[@bbsdollsandtvarchive]

I would have to say the Townhouse is better.

[@alenkaserbec204]

Both houses are nice. But i like more houses that you make and rooms😀😁

[@maryluvs2draw108]

I like both I can't choose 😂😂😂😂

[@whitekitties4224]

I ADORE your channel!!

[@MyFroggyStuff]

Thank you so much!!

[@ayeshafatima9059]

You can take the blue cup from malibu set and use for bathroom and place pink cup back on table in townhouse.

[@zoyakourieh5307]

You're awesome. You're just exciting. I don't know what to say about you. You're the coolest person ever.

[@nicola1556]

imma be able to choice one now bc of you