Category Archives: neutral tone

Posted on 13 September, 2019

Helena Rubinstein's Second Empire Room Box

Helena Rubinstein collection. The Second Empire Room Box

Neutrals Beige vs. Gray

When working with beige, 
as with any neutral color, I like to have more than one shade in a dollhouse miniature. Go from light to dark hues on the walls, rug, and large pieces of furniture. The walls could be the lightest shade; curtains, a filmy darker tone; the rug a much darker shade. Because of the compact space, making an unfortunate choice of color in a miniature is more noticeable than a real dwelling, but fixing it is a lot cheaper.

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Posted by Susan Downing

Categories: color schemes, neutral tone


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Posted on 22 September, 2017

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Ron Hubble’s Jacobean Salon In the Miniature Museum of Taiwan

Beige Is Beautiful

Beige Is beautiful if you have more than one shade in the room. When working with a neutral as your primary color, go from light to dark hues on the walls, rug, and large pieces of furniture. The walls could be the lightest shade; curtains, a filmy darker hue; the rug a much darker shade. Be careful to keep these secondary colors compatible, that the undertones are in the same family. Because of the compacted spaces, unfortunate choices in color are more obvious in a miniature than a real room. But it’s a lot easier and cheaper to correct the mistake.

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Posted by Patrick Owens

Categories: beige, neutral tone


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Posted on 26 May, 2016

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Megan Hornbeck miniature found on Shapeways

The Neutrals: A Room With White Walls

Consider your miniature white room a blank slate, an opportunity to do whatever you want, and go wherever your creativity will take you. This positive approach is a lot better than being intimidated by what, at first glance looks like a colorless space.

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Posted by Susan Downing

Categories: neutral tone, white walls


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