Larrianne’s Small Wonders

Fantastic dollhouse and miniatures store — very difficult to find such places anymore. This is a treasure for those of us who live in and near Ventura, but their items are also for sale on the internet for those not fortunate enough to live nearby. There are a few spots in the lot behind the store reserved for store patrons.
A huge range of items — from inexpensive to pricey — dollhouses up to several thousand dollars each. Everything you could want to build, wire and light, decorate, furnish, accessorize, and populate your dollhouse, humble or grand, large or small, modern or traditional Victorian, castle or cottage — they even have a cave man display — Cro-​Magnon miniatures. I loved the copper pots, the realistic produce, the holiday decorations, the beds and bedding, even some opulent-​palace worthy tapestries and beds and chandeliers
A true wonderland for anyone who loves dollhouses and their inhabitants or who would like to enter that world. Stop on by. The proprietors are friendly, welcoming, and helpful. Next time you find yourself in Ventura (they are closed on Sundays), make some time to visit and support this truly unique Ventura business.

I can’t say enough great things about this shop and the ladies who work there. I have seen this store many times and thought «I should stop in» but it wasn’t until today that I finally did. I can’t believe I didn’t sooner! They have a HUGE variety of miniatures that range in quality from good to amazing and priced as appropriate. Now, I know miniatures aren’t cheap, but I wanted to see what I could do on a moderate budget and I was really surprised how much I could find. There are lots of adorable and fantastical miniatures in this store for under $ 20. Most of the things I bought today were under $ 10 each including a tiny microscope, camera, valentine’s conversation hearts, a modern-​title book, valentine chocolate, a hollow jack-​o-​lantern with removable top, 10 candy canes, very detailed blue jay, intricately wrapped Christmas presents, a basic Christmas tree, and an i-​pad. An i-​pad?! How cool is that?!
In the $ 10 – 20 price range I got an Easter basket containing colored eggs, a foil egg and a plastic-​wrapped chocolate. Also a battery-​operated string of lights for my mini Chrismtas tree, a beautiful lavender ladies hat with a rose made of ribbons and a miniature electric chair for Halloween!
The woman that helped me the most was super friendly and very helpful in finding things I was looking for in my price range. She gave me lots of good tips and suggestions but I didn’t feel pressured or watched over at any time in the store. There when you need them, not there when you don’t; the staff was perfectly attentive and respectful.
Just as an example of the wide variety of things they have, I saw accessories for every room of a typical modern house, vintage/​victorian house as well as accessories for candy shops, bakeries, gas stations, gardens, outdoors, pet shops and farms. I love that they have a miniature terrarium with tarantulas in it and an aquarium with gerbils in it. Not just cats and dogs (of which they must have hundreds of different ones). They also have a good variety of farm animals, birds (domestic and wild) and some other widllife (foxes, owls, etc.)
Prices range from inexpensive to very very expensive. Typical smooth finish pets might be $ 5 – 20 but I saw a very detailed cat that was actually fluffy that was closer to $ 200. They had a miniature rifle for $ 9 but also another one for $ 130 so you can get something simple or something amazing, depending on your budget. I love this — it can be very intimidating to look at the prices of miniatures and the fact that this store has both ends of prices made me feel really welcome as someone who isn’t heavy into this hobby. The staff also helped make me feel very welcome.
I can definitely see myself coming back here. It was a REALLY fun store and I’m so glad I came in. This is a big asset to Ventura County and I recommend supporting them.
PS they have lots of doll houses for sale and they do accept credit cards! Yay!