The modern dollhouse bookcase project is now complete and set up in a scene with Japanese Re-ment accessories. The bookcases are done! I just finished finishing the bookcases I am super pleased with how they turned out. With that, I decided to give it a whirl with some Re-ment goodies that I had laying around. This picture makes me look like I have giant man hands, but I don’t! It’s just to give you an idea ...
A miniature dollhouse bookcase in a modern, minimalist design, inspired from a similar bookcase designed by Randall Craig. Still making stuff. This time, its a project inspired by a Barbie sized Randall Craig bookcase in a photo taken by Michael Williams of MAWPhoto.com. I forgot who actually had a blog post on Michael Williams’ work, but I had book marked his flickr page a while back and have been enthralled by his pho...
Creating a miniature circle table dining set, inspired by Ikea's FUSION set. Handmade with wood. This was the post that I’ve started and couldn’t find the time to finish it. I’m getting off my lazy butt now…. I am currently in the “making stuff” phase as a way procrastinating from finishing the Coventry Cottage \shifts eyes\ and I thought I would show you the current project I am working on. Th...
The steps I go through to Make a Miniature Modern Twin Bed from scratch. One of the things I’ve started doing after picking up my dollhouse obsession is browsing through various online shops for furniture or room decor for inspiration. The folder now has over 200 images in it! The picture above is a life sized bed room set. It’s called Milano Chocolate set, which is fitt...
Featuring lovely handmade miniature furniture and completed dollhouses by Wendy Elaine. I recently joined the Greenleaf forums (I’ve been mostly lurking) and the first person to greet me was Wendy Elaine. From poking around her Greenleaf profile, I was so delighted to see her website and the wonderful dollhouses and custom furniture she has created! The very first dollhouse she worked ...
Early planning and design ideas for a modern style dollhouse. Ever since my last post on modern miniature dollhouses, Ive been going a bit nuts looking at, learning about, and day dreaming of modern dollhouses and furniture. Its got to the point where Ive even went about designing my own mini modern house in a 3d CAD program. My ability with this program is fa...
A New York Times article about modern miniatures and mini furniture. I just stumbled onto this article from the New York Times on how "Modern Design, in Miniature, Is Growing." Ever since I took up miniatures, I never really felt that it was a mainstream hobby (even though theres a lot of us). But to see it show up on the New York Times was pretty thrilling for me! N...