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Just finished a commission ‘outside my comfort …
Just finished a commission ‘outside my comfort zone’ as they say. I had to design and decorate a Tudor Rectory, well it’s now finished, my trusting client just let me do what I thought would look nice. I really hope she likes what I have done. Photos below, inside and out, what do you think?
Thought I would share a shop I have come across …
Thought I would share a shop I have come across called Vilia miniatures in Italy. The ready made items are beautiful and reasonably priced and the unpainted furniture is easy to paint. Here’s some I painted to match a room.
http://www.viliaminiature.it
Something different for me, a Tudor Rectory. My …
Something different for me, a Tudor Rectory. My client aleady has a black and white one, so my challenge is to give her something different. I live near a place called Lavenham in Suffolk, famous for its timber buildings. I am basing this little house on a real one of those.I have yet to age the paintwork, but it’s coming along.
I have done this a few times now, but it’s …
I have done this a few times now, but it’s something you can do with any house. If you don’t want to see endless stairs going from floor to floor, then why not build a secret passageway behind a bookcase. This one complete with stairs going up…
I did a project last year for the BBC, I never …
I did a project last year for the BBC, I never reall posted proper photos. the brief was to make a miniature version of Rembrandt’s house in Amsterdam, but on a very tight (BBC) budget. This is idea was the presented was superimposed walking around so it had to look passable for the real one. I forgot to say, I had one week to do it…
Dolls House Grand Designs shared a link.
Creating life in miniature for 40 years – BBC News bbc.co.uk Best friends Caroline and Jane have amassed nearly 70 dolls’ houses […]
Further to my below post, you can find Debra …
Further to my below post, you can find Debra Jacksons’s beautiful miniatures on Etsy, meantime I gave in to temptation and bought one! I am nearly finished My French themed room, I have hand painted some furniture to match the decor, my Debra Jackson piece fits in really well. Can you see it?
In this hobby if you want to call it that …
In this hobby if you want to call it that (although as I do it for a living its more a way of life at the moment) I really do meet not only really nice people but incredibly talented ones. I don’t think they really know how clever they are, if I tried to do what they do, all I would make is a mess. Look at this amazing piece by Debra Jackson. You can find her on Etsy and Facebook.