50 Makes for Modern Miniatures: Decorate and furnish your DIY Doll House - Softcover

Andersson, Chelsea

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1446309940 ISBN 13: 9781446309940

Publisher: David & Charles, 2023

Synopsis

Step into the tiny world of modern miniatures with this collection of tutorials for 50 modern dollhouse furnishing makes.

Create your fantasy interior on a tiny scale with these step-by-step instructions for contemporary dollhouse projects including the most exciting contemporary designs for furniture and soft furnishings. With this practical guide to miniatures you can let your imagination run wild and create your dream home without the constraints of location or budget!

There are techniques for 50 projects to create beautiful, modern rooms at the miniature scale of 1:12, which is suitable for dollhouses and room boxes. The projects can be mix and matched to create endless interior variations.

Designer and author, Chelsea Andersson, has designed an aspirational collection of furniture for the contemporary home for you to create in miniature. Learn how to make iconic pieces like the kidney shaped coffee table, a mid-century inspired lamp and a classic accent chair to create your own tiny interiors world.

The projects are made using a variety of inexpensive and easily accessible materials including wood, fabric and paper. Author and miniaturist, Chelsea, walks you through the steps for each one so you can see how they are constructed and finished.

There are detailed step-by-step instructions, photographs and artworks for all of the projects. As well as explaining how to construct the items there is advice for how to get a really polished finish on the projects in order to create the illusion of an actual interior.

The projects include different kinds of seating, tables, bed shelving, flooring and wall decoration, as well as soft furnishings such as wall hangings, rugs and baskets, throws and cushions to bring the space to life.

The projects are divided up into chapters based on different rooms: living room; bedroom; dining room; kitchen; bathroom and patio. All of the projects can be mixed and matched to create your own unique interiors.

About this title

About the Author

Chelsea Andersson is a maker, miniaturist, and prop designer based in New York. She spent nearly a decade as a licensed landscape architect, until her love for creating models and miniatures led to a career in building scale replicas. Through her studio ChelseaMakes, she offers custom-made miniature replicas as well as a line of DIY modern dollhouse kits.

She made her TV debut on season three of NBC's Making It, a reality competition show hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman. Chelsea has also been featured in various magazines and has a course about miniatures on the Domestika platform.

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Introduction
I’ve never met someone who didn’t like miniatures. There is something so inherently sweet – downright magical – about holding a teeny, tiny version of something you know so well.

I loved miniatures as a kid. I made dresses for my dolls out of socks, chairs out of recycled cardboard, and dinner plates from buttons. It was fun to look at ordinary objects and dream up ways to transform them into miniature creations. Because these creations didn’t require much material, it was easy to make them from what I already had on hand. Digging through the recycling bin, there was always material to be repurposed. Every tiny scrap had potential.

This accessibility is what brought me back to miniatures as an adult. Fresh out of college and living in a tiny California apartment, I had neither the funds nor the space to design the home of my dreams. I wanted to create art and furniture – but each project required large amounts of materials and tools that I didn’t have. By making furniture in miniature, I could explore hundreds of techniques and styles without running out of room or breaking the bank. It was limitless creativity in a tiny package.

Whether you’re an experienced mini maker or just getting started, I encourage you to explore, get creative, and have fun. Use what you have on hand and take a peek at what you can recycle and repurpose. Introduce your own style to each of the projects in this book.

As you work through the makes, look for ways to customize and expand them. Bring your own style, color, and experience to each design. Apply what you learn here to the creation of any tiny object. After all, these projects are merely the beginning of your great miniature adventure.

Edition details

• Publisher: David & Charles
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1446309940
• ISBN 13: 9781446309940
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128