Category Archives: room boxes

Posted on 17 December, 2015

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Music room box by Brooke Tucker, at the Great American Dollhouse Museum

Moderation

As an interior designer, I love color. But in miniatures, a balanced color pallet is more important than i real life. It’s best not to go overboard with too much of a good thing.

Proportions

There is no exact formula for allocating color to walls, furniture or accent items the. The 50/25/25 is a good rule of thumb and the picture chosen follow this guide, more or less:

Primary color, 50% – usually a light color on the walls;

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Posted on 11 December, 2015

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Miniature Buckingham Palace Drawing Room – the most expensive exhibit at the Taiwan Museum, found on Rash & Mayur’s Shoebox on Flickr

Negative Space In Miniatures

An important principle taught in art school is called “negative space,” the area surrounding an object. Being incredible witty at that age, we called it “formal waste.” Now that I am mature, I feel it is important for dollhouse miniaturist to understand the concept of defining the boundaries around an object It transfers directly to how most miniature rooms are viewed — from the front.

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Categories: room boxes, space


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Posted on 10 December, 2015

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Josje Bouwt – A class with Geoff Wonnacott.

Josje Bouwt: Louis XVI Parquetry Gueridon

If you have not visited Josje Bouwt’s “A Beautiful World” blog, consider this an introduction to the types of posts Josie provides. I am including the basics on how to create this small writing desk, but I encourage you to follow the links to see all of the pictures. Look around the blog to see if agree that Josje Bouwts’ work is amazing.

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Categories: color schemes, room boxes, table


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Posted on 07 December, 2015

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Astolat Castle Grand Library

Accessorizing Music & Sewing Rooms, Offices & Libraries

Susan’s Note:

As in her two other articles on making your miniature rooms look real, Julia Morrison provides an excellent guide for the basic items you will need to accessories the 4 rooms in the title. Of course, you have decisions to make before buying the items listed. In what era does your project take place? Social status: Aristocracy or We-The-People? Are you recreating a memory, copying a painting or photograph? What’s your budget? Read Julie’s article for some ideas.

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