I made some furniture. Small furniture. 1:12 scale, which comes out to 1″=1′(for the dollhouse). I went down to the shop on Sunday to grab a tool for the railing I’m working on, and while I was down there…. I thought I’d maybe try and work on the dollhouse. Well, I started gathering up thin shreds of wood around the shop and planing it down. Then I started cutting it, gluing it, bending wire, and before I knew it, I had a little teak coffee table and walnut credenza.
I made them almost exactly how I make large-scale furniture. The wood is a little less than 1/8″ thick, so I really can’t use screws or nails. It’s all glued. I even managed to weld together wire for the credenza base. With the welder heat and wire speed turned WAY down, it was still tricky not to melt the wire completely when welding it. The little sliding doors on the credenza and desk slide back and forth on grooves (just like my scrapwood credenza and desk).
I was so excited about the whole thing and wanted to make more stuff, so I bought some small scraps of fabric and some 1/2″ thick foam and sewed up some miniature cushions for a sofa. Did you know Jo-ann’s sells fabric remnants for dirt-cheap? Monday, after work, I made up a little danish-style sofa base with solid teak and bent wire legs.
I’ve been wanting to try and make this sofa for a while. Only, full-size, to actually sit on, so I figured it was a good opportunity to make a miniature.
Everything is made of solid wood and it’s all hand-sanded and finished. I really shouldn’t have started this because I’m pretty obsessed already. The possibilities are endless and the material is all super-thin unusable scrap. I’ve got some more ideas and can’t wait to make some more stuff. The kitchen cabinets and built-ins are gonna be fun to make for the dome home. Those polygon spaces are gonna be interesting to fill in. What do you think? Gonna look good in that geodesic?
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Dude, you have mad skills with everything you touch. Good thing we aren’t neighbors because we would stay up all night drinking beer and building shit.
Damn right we would
I am obsessed too! I want it all, and I can’t wait to see the finished product. I’ll say it again, but I think you should make these and sell them. I would definitely buy every single piece you make.
holy crap, you’re amazing! emily henderson will probably die when she sees this. and i second what julia said — put it up on etsy!
you will be able to sell every one you make with no problem. You have just hit on a marvelous money-making scheme! These are just perfect.
These are easily some of the best miniatures I have seen. Blown away.
Those, are the cutest, most gorgeous things ever!!!!
Can I come live in your mini dome home? I love the furnishings!
Wow, thanks guys! I’m actually working on more stuff as I type this.
awesome. i’m trying to think of ways to make teeny mid century soft furnishings. or sunburst clocks n sh*t. wow. wow. wow.
OH MY GAWD, these look amazing!!! I want to live in your dollhouse!
Trust me, this stuff would SELL. Sign me up!
I like those micro-furniture.
Hope you will make this couch in real human size one day (will you?).
I want!
And, by the way, you can buy teeny tiny nails for dolls house use:
http://www.micromark.com/Nails.html
you just need to drill the holes for them with a pin vice before nailing them in…
Please make more and sell them on Etsy or ebay. You are making all the miniaturists nuts with desire! Don’t forget to let us know if you do!!!
That’s pretty awesome – I sent this to my mom who does a lot of miniatures and doll houses!
Oh. My. God. These are AWESOME!
those are FANTASTIC!
nnnghhhhhh……….WANTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!