House Update

Hi everyone, today I have some updates on my modern dollhouse build.  These pictures have been taken over the last couple of weeks.  Most of my projects are mid-way or just about finished. 
I've done a lot of laser cutting, 3D file making, and assembling for the most part so it may not look like much but I've been working steadily.

The kitchen has been re-cut with my new design.  It's exciting to see it take shape and I was so surprised at how the style all came together.  I think the overall look is more balanced, so thank you to everyone who commented with their feedback!  I had to pause work because I need more acrylics and lights but they should all be in this week.

Like many of the projects around this house, I'll have my fridge tutorial up when the build is complete.

Moving onto the roombox, the windows are fitted (I'm trying to use as many from the kit as I can in my design) and most of my tile from the bathroom is complete (not shown here).  I'm making all the bath fittings on Shapeways and the rest of the furniture is coming along.

One of my design challenges was joining the roombox and the main dollhouse together.  I decided on a removable hallway that fits into the bedroom and can be easily taken out. You can see the glass door to the right of the kitchen below.   I have since decided that I will use an interior Houseworks door without glass to match the bathroom/bedroom door but that hasn't been swapped yet!

This was the best solution to save space and keep the illusion of a larger home.

To make the hallway I cut some extra mdf and put in the kit's front door.

With and without:

Finally, I've started working on the furniture.  I'm almost done my bed.

And while I'm talking about bedrooms I wanted to share a really neat design project I learned about by the fitted furniture company, Hammonds!  Made in Britain since 1926, they offer beautiful modern 1:1 pieces for the home.  I know a lot of us miniaturists take inspiration from the real world and try and create similar pieces in our dollhouses.  Well, imagine my surprise when I found out Hammonds did just that!  They've made a dollhouse filled with scaled-down versions of their designs.

I just love the floor to ceiling mirrored Harpsden wardrobe in the bedroom!  So gorgeous! You can take a look at the custom dollhouse they made on their blog here.  It's not for sale (I know, can you imagine ordering pieces that are offered in either 1:1 or 1:12?!) but really is an exciting project I wanted to tell you about.

Thanks so much for all your patience with my posting!  I can't wait to reveal some completed rooms in the house!