bad design
This house is super hard to figure out how to thread the ropes to the elevator in a most convoluted way. I have put together many Barbie Houses and doll houses, but never got totally stumped by a house before. I am a college graduate and all they showed in the instructions were a few short sentences and little pictures to show where the ropes should go. It would have been better to have had more written instructions.
The other bad thing about this house was trying to take it apart for shipping. You have to break a few pieces to get it apart. The one I got on ebay had been broken and another seller could not mail me the item because it had been broken when he tried to take it down. I kept the one I got and used it anyway as a kit bash project so that was o.k. But if you want to buy one they cost too much for what you get. The newer 2015 dreamhouse townhouse with the garage was a breeze to put together and had a very nice elevator,too
The new 2015 dream houses can still be bought directly from Mattel and other major stores and it is bigger, and easier to put together.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned