The main entryway leads into the living room, but the room itself has an odd layout that makes decorating difficult.  There is a nook with a window that I thought had potential to be a powder room.  I used one of the small dividers from the original kit… more »

I had built a lip on the bottom of my range hood to give a more realistic look and to have room to add a light. I chose an LED strip by Novalyte, cutting a rough hole in the balsa to hold the light in place.  These lights are compatible with 12V dol… more »

I knew I wanted a wall mounted spice rack, but I wasn't sure how to go about making the little spice jars to go in it.  I considered using beads for the base and perhaps polymer clay to make the caps, but I couldn't really find anything that worked.  Mos… more »

Jewelry findings make for great minis.  I bought a string of teapot shaped beads by Madame Delphine.  I found a photo of a clock online and printed it on an Avery label.  I then mounted the label on a scrap of balsa. I cut out the clock face and pre… more »

Originally I was going to make upper kitchen cabinets and a range hood for this side of the kitchen.  But, after making a mockup of the range hood, I decided I liked it on its own.  The range hood is made from a block of balsa and decorative wood trim. … more »

In addition to the bird prints, I wanted to add a pop of color to the white brick wall in the kitchen.  I love Natasha Wescoat's artwork, so I found her image June Tree on the web, resized it to 3" x 3 5/8" and printed it on fabric.  I adhered the fabric… more »

I thought about doing a tile backsplash for the stove, but after doing some searching online for ideas I decided to try making a three-dimensional backplash out of polymer clay.  I used the leftover clay from my failed attempts at making a kitchen sink t… more »

In an earlier post, I wrote about making a set of nine vintage bird prints from images I found on etsy from A History of British Birds, published in the 1850s by Rev. Francis Orpen Morris.  I finally finished making the tiny frames.  I had a fair amount… more »

The kitchen sink that came with the Euro Mini's sink cabinet was very shallow and not exactly what I wanted.   The hole in the top of the cabinet for the sink was deep, so there was plenty of room to add a deeper sink.  My attempts at making a sink o… more »

I had originally planned to use light grey scrapbook paper - Glass Slipper by Bazzill Basics, but I ran into two problems.  First, with the white brick wall, the room lacked impact.  Second, and more importantly, I had cut the pieces to run between the w… more »

I put one more coat of red paint on the cabinets and finished them with satin sealer.  I like satin better than gloss for furniture since it gives a sheen but doesn't show all the imperfections that gloss finishes can. The hardware for the cabinets con… more »

After getting the fire box finished, all that was left was to use light to simulate fire.  I bought a resin piece online that has clear portions to allow light to shine through.  It came with an orange bulb, but I added a red bulb to give more depth of c… more »

I had previously painted the kitchen cabinets red.  I wanted to do a faux granite finish for the countertops, so I used a technique similar to the one I had used to turn a piece of cardboard into a marble hearth. I first taped off the lower portions… more »