How do you store your dolls day to day? XxX

When we moved in to our new house, we put UV blocking film on all of our windows, plus the windows have blinds and drapes that are more often closed than open. (This was mostly because I also have books and fabric that are sun sensitive, but resin played a part in the equation, too.) They have a stage setting built out of wide IKEA Ivar shelving. Now that we are fully moved in, I can try to get back to giving them my attention.

 

I guess I'm not the best doll owner, but mine are out in the open on display in my room all the time (on doll stands). But I do close the blinds when I'm not home and toss a light blanket over my resin dolls.

 

Right now as I only have one doll (and one on the way) and don't have my craft room set up yet, I keep her in her box most of the time. Eventually I will have a shelf or cabinet made up for displaying them, although I'm sure most of the time my girl will probably hang out on my art desk lol

 

Back when I only had a handful, I kept them in our art studio on display. Over the last several years the dolly population has exploded, so they now have their own closet. I don't keep them boxed up, but I do keep the closet door shut so my kitty doesn't knock them over or get his fur all over them.

 

I keep mine in a tiny diorama on top of my dresser! I absolutely love seeing them, even if I find myself worried about yellowing, and I tend to forget that I have them in the first place if they're packed up. Ideally, I want to get a glass case to keep them in, but that'll have to wait until I have more space.

 

Hopefully in a shelf facing away from the window in a dark corner in my bedroom but I'm getting unnecessarily paranoid about yellowing as time passes by. :p

 

I display one doll at a time, and everyone else stays in their box when I'm not actively doing anything with them. I did have my one display doll on my mantel, but recently my husband and I redid a room in our house to be a study/library type of room, and when we made the big built-in shelving unit we put in a section specifically to be a display box big enough for an SD+. I only like having one out at a time, and whoever I just did a new mod on or finished a sewing project for is usually who gets a turn in the display.
The exception to that rule is Hazel, my one tiny. She is pretty much always out and ends up posed in all kinds of places around the house. She's so portable!

 

Where I can SEE them. Actually the living room belongs to them & the cats.... I have sun blocking curtains on all the windows, btw.

 

PukiPukis go wherever they want, because PukiPuki - right now Aisling is in the dollhouse (in time out until her hair arrives) and Cara is guarding a stack of beads on the table.

Nina (MSD) has mostly been hanging out on the sofa because I'm in the middle of knitting her a shawl and need to keep checking the sizing.

When my SDs arrive, they're going to get a bench to themselves in the corner, and Nina will probably move to join them.

 

I keep them in their boxes in my closet. I keep one doll out at all times, and the rotation changes every week. My room is, luckily enough, situated in such a way that natural sunlight hardly ever shines in. (my room is a bit weird, I only have one window.)

 

I want to see my dolls every day, so they're stored behind my bed, and I use blackout curtains to avoid a daylight
I play with at least a couple dolls yvery day, so I cannot put them into their boxes
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My dollies usually sit on a shelf in my room. I don't keep the blinds down all the way, and I'm not overly worried about yellowing, but they don't sit out in direct line of the light, so I don't really worry that much. Sometimes one will migrate out into the living room, and there's even LESS direct light in there. Still, I keep their original boxes, in case I need to put them away for a little while (like when the parents are visiting).

 

My dolls sit near me in my room. When I am playing games, they are seated on a low shelf right by my TV. I would love stands and do not store them, I kind of feel like that would be a waste. They sit away from the window because like everyone else here, I love seeing them everyday! I'm not really worried about yellowing and I don't anticipate ever selling them so why put them away?

 

I really enjoy hearing how different people handle this. :3

When I first joined the hobby I was super concerned about yellowing. Then I realized rather quick how much I just enjoy seeing them out...so now they have a dedicated bookshelf. : ) The bottom shelves are for the massive amounts of clothes I own, misc. supplies, and they all sit on one of the top-most shelves. Luckily my room windows are situated under a covered deck, so NO sunlight gets into the room (much to my dismay..so dark in here). I try to keep one of them on my desk on occasion so I can see, enjoy and play with them as I like. Rotation!

Someday when we move they'll probably remain on their bookcase, only made sure to be away from *direct* light. Otherwise...out and beautiful!

 

Mine are on bookshelf where they aren't facing direct light, though I do have one who is too big to fit, so she's generally on a night stand under a cover to avoid light and dust. She's the only one I have thought of putting away, only because she's so big, I really hate not having all my dolls out all the time. I like to see them.

 

Anton sits on a trunk at the foot of my bed. Cat sits on my entertainment center. Once I get my computer desk, they are going to be moved over there.

 

Mine are mostly all out where I can see them. They are in my bedroom and my sewing/doll room and some are in my office. The ones out in the open are not in direct sunlight and most in my sewing/doll room are in 2 double door pantry cabinets. I have 99 resin bjds and it is hard to display all of them but most are on display.

 

All of my dolls are out. The room where they're kept is pretty dark naturally. I cover them with linen when I'm not actively doing something with them or traveling. The only time I pack their bodies or heads if if one is away for services or waiting for a body, etc. Ultimately I want special shelving for them so I don't have to bother with covering them with the linen. I love seeing them and at random times I'm inspired to change their look. I know they'll yellow which is fine for me. The joy I've gotten these last few years from collecting is absolutely priceless.

 

At the moment I have three dolls that I keep out so I can see them and my others are currently kept in their boxes. I am hoping this is going to change later this year when we have finished work on our house and I have more space.

Having read through this thread it is great to see some pictures and reading through how people store and display their dolls.

 

I have one doll and a cat. They stay in their boxes during the day when I am at work. I get home late so it is dark when I arrive. That is when I get them out of their boxes and dressed. They stay on a desk where I can see them. Later I make a bed up for them and they stay there during the night. My husband thinks I'm crazy. In the morning they return to their boxes (kind of like vampires).