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Calico Critters Deluxe Townhome - Willow Hall(?)


I'm reviewing the CC Deluxe Townhome, which I believe is the same as UK Willow Hall. It matches the colors on my Willow Hall Conservatory perfectly.

The rooms are small, which is a complaint I've heard a lot and expected going in. Still, my GIANT ADULT HANDS have some trouble positioning SF within.

I don't like the room divider. I thought that it would be a piece that slides in and out, allowing you to have two small rooms or one large room. Instead it pivots out and becomes an outside wall, which seriously restricts access to the space that would otherwise be the fifth room.

It's a pretty house, and I don't regret the $70 I paid for it, but I wouldn't pay $90-whatever like some stores ask. If I was buying for a child, I would just get the Deluxe Village House instead because it's more accessable with bigger rooms.
 
Weirdly, it came in a HUGE GINORMOUS BOX from Amazon. I was really surprised since the house itself isn't that big.
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Re: Calico Critters Deluxe Townhome - Willow Hall(?)


Hi Jabberwockie,

That door is removeable. The two CC Townhomes in my personal collection have the doors removed to make one large room in each house. Each Townhome is set up as part of a larger mall area. You can see how my mall looks on the Sylvanians at the Mall video.

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I recommended to someone visiting my web site to maybe started with the Kozy Kottage for a young child first and then possibly upgrading to the Deluxe Village House because the Luxury Town Home is beautiful to look at but not much to play with.

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lostmymarblz wrote:
That door is removeable. The two CC Townhomes in my personal collection have the doors removed to make one large room in each house.



Your videos are, as always, lots of fun, but how did you get the door out? I tried wiggling it a little bit and then I got worried I'd break it off accidentally.
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Hi Jabberwockie,

It was awhile ago that I removed the doors so I can't give your totally specific intructions. I, too, was afraid of breaking the floor or ceiling but there is some room for movement of the door up and down. If I remember correctly, I pushed the door up as high as possible, then gently pushed down on the floor and pulled out the door. The bottom of the door did scrape a bit on the floor, but there were no marks on the floor to indicate damage. After doing it the first time, the second door was easier to remove because I knew it would come out and nothing would break. Good luck emoticon

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After much trepidation, I was able to remove the door really easily. I sort of pushed the ceiling up as much as I could and then slid the top peg out.

I'm much happier with the size of the room now. It's still small, but it's nicer looking and I can fit more furniture inside.
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